The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Dr Ayo Abdulrahaman as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier Football League as the 2026/27 season kicked off on Friday.
The appointment was announced by the NFF on Friday, the same day the new NPFL season opened with a headline fixture between Shooting Stars and newly promoted Inter Lagos at the Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan.
The federation said Abdulrahaman’s appointment took immediate effect.
His appointment followed a directive issued by the NFF on Thursday, August 27, for all board members and chief executive officers of the various leagues, as well as chief operating officers who are not members of NFF staff, to vacate their positions.
The directive is part of the federation’s ongoing restructuring of its management and league administration.
