A former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, (NFA), Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima is dead.
Galadima on Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2026, in Kano after a protracted illness.
He was 78 years.
Galadima was an astute Nigerian sports administrator and former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) , now called Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
He was the Chairman of the Association, NFA, until 2005.
He was removed after Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
He was a former Commissioner for Sports and also Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission.
He was the Chairman of the Kano sub-seat during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Nigeria.
In 2010, he was nominated by the NFA to replace Dr. Amos Adamu, as Nigeria’s representative on the CAF Executive Committee.
He headed a reformatory committee set up by former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung to reform football administration in Nigeria, advocating self-sustaining football with quality sponsorship rather than sole dependence on government and pushing for rules that respect both FIFA statutes and Nigeria’s laws.
He was described as “intelligent, humble, honest and hardworking” with relevant football experience.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
