August 27, 2026
…Orders comprehensive reform of Nigerian football
ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has directed the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, to work with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretariat and relevant football stakeholders to ensure continuity in essential football administration and facilitate a broad reform of the country’s football sector.
The directive is part of a comprehensive reform ordered by the President to address Nigeria’s repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and global football competitions.
Tinubu said the reform should strengthen governance, administration, stakeholder representation, player development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football.
