President Bola Tinubu has said the 2025 CAF Awards can happen in Lagos and not Abuja, depending on the desire of members of the Confederation of African Football.

This was disclosed during a meeting between CAF President Patrice Motsepe and President Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday.

In a video from the meeting, Motsepe could be heard saying he desires for the award to be held in Lagos, but he was told that it has to be in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, because Tinubu has to speak at the event.

In response, Tinubu, who once governed Lagos, said, "Even if you want it in Lagos, it can happen."

Meanwhile, Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football Awards as well as the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly.

According to a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday, the approval came during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting between Tinubu and CAF President.

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; NFF President Ibrahim Gusau; former NFF President and Special Adviser to the CAF President Amaju Pinnick; as well as CAF Acting General Secretary Samson Adamu were present at the meeting.