AFCON 2027: Sports Minister & NFF Jet Out For Meeting With CAF EXCO In Egypt

The Minister and the leadership of  Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) will be attending the meeting as  representatives of the Federal Government of Nigeria. During the meeting, Nigeria will make its presentation to the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African football, (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. Senator Owan En attending the meeting alongside top members of the Nigerian Football Federation.All countries that submitted bids to host the AFCON in 2025 and 2027 are expected to attend the meeting, where the independent assessment committees of CAF will submit their reports for assessments and discussions by CAF EXCO. The CAF team had previously visited Nigeria, assessing facilities at different proposed host venues around the nation.

The Nigerian delegation includes the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, President of the NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and bid coordinator, Mallam Mainasara Ilo.

Nigeria will make a ten (10) minute presentation to the CAF EXCO, and will thereafter be allocated time to answer questions from its presentation.

The meeting will hold on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.