CAF NAMES NIGERIA’S SAMSON ADAMU AS ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY

The Confédération of African Football, CAF has named Nigeria’s SAMSON ADAMU as its caretaker general secretary.

CAF President PATRICE MOTSEPE made the announcement yesterday at a press conference in Cairo after a meeting of CAF executives.

ADAMU replaces the retiring Democratic Republic of Congo’s VERON MOSENGO-OMBA, who had been criticized for staying on as general secretary past the organization’s mandatory retirement age of 63.

MOSENGO-OMBA has also been accused by some employees of creating a toxic atmosphere in the workplace, although an investigation after staff complaints, cleared him of any wrongdoing.

ADAMU served as CAF’s Director of Competitions from 2018, where he supervised the organization of major tournaments across the continent.