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Nigerian Samson Adamu named CAF general secretary

1 November 2026

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu, has been appointed General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. CAF announced the appointment in a statement on its website on Sunday, following what it described as a comprehensive recruitment process. Adamu had been acting General Secretary since March, after Veron Mosengo-Omba resigned. Mosengo-Omba later became president of the

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