NFF to Hold 81st Annual General Assembly in Ibadan on Saturday

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will on Saturday host its 81st Annual General Assembly in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The event will take place at the Emeritus Professor Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, opposite the University College Hospital, Orita-Mefa.

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, will declare the assembly open. Expected dignitaries include the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko; NSC Director General, Hon. Bukola Olopade; Senator Abdul Ningi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports; Hon. Kabiru Amadu, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports; and Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, former NFF President and former FIFA/CAF Executive Committee member.

Other invitees include former NFF 1st Vice President, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, as well as former General Secretaries Ambassador Fanny Amun and Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba.

The General Assembly, which brings together chairmen and secretaries of the 36 state football associations and the FCT, will also have in attendance members of the NFF Executive Committee and Management, as well as representatives from the leagues, the Coaches Association, the Referees Association, and the Players’ Union.

NFF President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), will deliver the welcome address before the business session begins. Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the federation’s General Secretary, will present the activity report of the secretariat.

The business session will feature:

• Presentation of the consolidated and revised balance sheet and profit-and-loss statement
• Approval of financial statements and the 2026 budget
• Consideration of membership admissions (if any)
• Votes on proposals for statutory amendments
• Appointment of an independent auditor
• Consideration of proposals and submissions from members and the NFF Executive Committee

The Annual General Assembly serves as the federation’s highest decision-making platform, where critical administrative, financial, and governance issues are deliberated upon.