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A 15-man team from the Confederation of African Football headquarters will arrive in Nigeria on Friday for a second and final inspection of the facilities Nigeria is setting up to host the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF and the 2026 CAF Awards.
The 48th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF will take place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Saturday 21 November 2026, while the 2026 CAF Awards – the largest football awards ceremony on the African continent – is scheduled for Monday 7 December 2026 at the Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos.
During the first inspection which took place from July 31 to August 4, CAF officials interacted with leaders of various institutions and agencies that will be involved in organizing the events, in Lagos and Abuja, and agreed on regular communication towards mutual understanding and arrangements that would ensure seamless, innovative and futuristic events.
The 15-man team, which will be led by CAF Chief Safety and Security Officer, Dr. Christian Emeruwa, will land in Lagos on Friday afternoon and expect to further assess and have robust and meaningful engagements with executives of the Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, Eko Hotel & Suites and Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Lagos State Government officials.
In Abuja, the team will further assess and engage with senior management at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Transcorp Hilton Hotel and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
They will also pay courtesy visits to the President and Director General of the National Sports Commission.
The CAF delegation will be led in the inspections of Lagos and Abuja by a six-man team from the Nigeria Football Federation, led by Dr Ademola Olajire.
