News: Nigerian Football Federation Leadership Resigns Amid Corruption Probe

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president, general secretary and executive committee have all resigned amid a probe into concerns over governance and financial management. Outgoing president, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, announced his resignation at press conference in Abuja on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The federation will hold general elections next month to replace its president.

Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, has ordered a “comprehensive reform” of the country’s football administration to correct “structural deficits within the system.”

Source: Al-Jazeera | Nigeria’s football federation chief resigns amid corruption allegations

FIFA | Confederation of African Football (CAF) | Overview

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), is the international governing body for men’s (M) and women’s (W) association football, futsal and beach soccer on the continent of Africa. Recognized by the FIFA Congress in 1954, CAF was officially established in 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan; its current head office is in 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt.

CAF organizes and regulates club-level competitions and national team competitions in Africa. Among the national team competitions organized by CAF are the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which are both held every two years (biennially).

CAF has 54 national member football associations and is organized into five regional confederations as follows:

  • North Africa: Union of North African Football (UNAF)
  • West Africa: West African Football Union (WAFU)
  • East Africa: Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
  • Central Africa: Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC)
  • Southern Africa: Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)

The official languages of CAF are Arabic, English, and French.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) Members

The following are the 54 national member football association in the Confederation of African Football (CAF), along with their regional confederations, national federations, national teams and top-tier leagues:

FlagCountryFIFA Country CodeRegional ConfederationNational FederationTop Tier League
AlgeriaALGUNAFAlgerian Football Federation (AFF)Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
AngolaANGCOSAFAFederação Angolana de Futebol (FAF)Girabola
BeninBENWAFUFédération Béninoise de Football (FBF)Benin Premier League
BotswanaBOTCOSAFABotswana Football FederationBotswana Premier League
Burkina FasoBFAWAFUFédération Burkinabé de Football (FBF)Fasofoot D1
BurundiBDICECAFAFédération de football du Burundi (FFB)Burundi Ligue A
Cabo Verde
(Cape Verde)
CPVWAFUFederação Cabo-verdiana de Futebol (FCF)Campeonato Caboverdiano de Futebol
CameroonCMRUNIFFACFédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT)Elite One
Central African RepublicCTAUNIFFACFédération Centrafricaine de Football (RCA)C.A.R. League
ChadCHAUNIFFACFédération Tchadienne de Football Association (FTFA)Ligue Nationale de Football (LINAFOOT)
ComorosCOMCOSAFAFédération de Football des Comores (FFC)Comoros Premier League
Congo, Democratic Republic ofCODUNIFFACFédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)Linafoot
Congo, Republic ofCGOUNIFFACFédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT)Congo Ligue 1
Cote d’Ivoire
(Ivory Coast)
CIVWAFUFédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF)Ivory Coast Ligue 1
DjiboutiDJICECAFAFédération Djiboutienne de Football (FDF)Djibouti Premier League
EgyptEGYUNAFEgyptian Football Association (EFA)Egyptian Premier League (El Dawry)
Equatorial GuineaEQGUNIFFACFederación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol (FEGUIFUT)Liga de Fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial (LIFGE)
EritreaERICECAFAEritrean National Football Federation (ENFF)Eritrean Premier League
EswatiniSWZCOSAFAEswatini Football Association (EFA)Premier League of Eswatini
EthiopiaETHCECAFAEthiopian Football Federation (EFF)Ethiopian Premier League
GabonGABUNIFFACFédération Gabonaise de Football (FEGAFOOT)Gambian Championnat National D1
GambiaGAMWAFUGambia Football Federation (GFF)GFF League First Division
GhanaGHAWAFUGhana Football Association (GFA)Ghana Premier League
GuineaGUIWAFUFédération Guinéenne de Football (FGF)Guinée Championnat National
Guinea-BissauGNBWAFUFederação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau (FFGB)Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
KenyaKENCECAFAFootball Kenya Federation (FKF)Kenyan Premier League
LesothoLESCOSAFALesotho Football Association (LeFA)Lesotho Premier League
LiberiaLBRWAFULiberian Football Association (LFA)Liberian First Division
LibyaLBYUNAFLibyan Football Federation (LFF)Libyan Premier League
MadagascarMADCOSAFAFédération Malgache de Football (FMF)PFL Championnat de Football National Division 1
MalawiMWICOSAFAFootball Association of Malawi (FAM)Super League of Malawi
MaliMLIWAFUFédération Malienne de Football (FMF)Malian Première Division
MauritaniaMTNUNAFFédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FFRIM)Super D1
MauritiusMRICOSAFAMauritius Football Association (MFA)Mauritian Premier League
MoroccoMARUNAFFédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF)Botola Pro
MozambiqueMOZCOSAFAFederação Moçambicana de Futebol (FMF)Moçambola (Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol)
NamibiaNAMCOSAFANamibia Football AssociationNamibia Premiership
NigerNIGWAFUFédération Nigéroise de Football (FENIFOOT)Super Ligue (Niger)
NigeriaNGAWAFUNigeria Football Federation (NFF)Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)
Réunion (FR)1REULigue Réunionnaise de Football (LRF)Réunion Premier League
RwandaRWACECAFAFédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA)Rwanda Premier League
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPUNIFFACFederação Santomense de Futebol (FSF)Campeonato Nacional Santomense
SenegalSENWAFUFédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF)Ligue 1 (Senegal)
SeychellesSEYCOSAFASeychelles Football FederationSeychelles Premier League
Sierra LeoneSLEWAFUSierra Leone Football AssociationSierra Leone National Premier League
SomaliaSOMCECAFASomali Football Federation (SFF)Somali National League
South AfricaRSACOSAFASouth African Football Association (SAFA)South African Premiership
South SudanSSDCECAFASouth Sudan Football Association (SSFA)South Sudan Premier League
SudanSDNCECAFASudan Football Association (SFA)Sudan Premier League
TanzaniaTANCECAFATanzania Football Federation (TFF)Tanzania Mainland Premier League
TogoTOGWAFUFédération Togolaise de Football (FTF)Championnat National de Premiere Division
TunisiaTUNUNAFFédération Tunisienne de FootballTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
UgandaUGACECAFAFederation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)Uganda Premier League
ZambiaZAMCOSAFAFootball Association of Zambia (FAZ)Zambia Super League
Zanzibar2ZANCECAFAZanzibar Football Federation (ZFF)Zanzibar Premier League
ZimbabweZIMCOSAFAZimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA)Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Footnotes:

  1. Réunion is a member of CAF but not a member of FIFA. ↩︎
  2. Zanzibar is a member of CAF but not a member of FIFA. ↩︎

Welcome to Football AfricAm!

Welcome to Football AfricAm, a blog about football in the FIFA1 continental confederations of CAF2, CONCACAF3 and CONMEBOL4. The blog will focus primarily on the “beautiful game” played in Africa and the Americas:

  1. FIFA: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football) ↩︎
  2. CAF: Confédération Africaine de Football (Confederation of African Football) ↩︎
  3. CONCACAF: Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football ↩︎
  4. CONMEBOL: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (South American Football Confederation) ↩︎