The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, resolved to set up a special committee to investigate financial grants amounting to $25 million reportedly received by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
ThemomentNG reports that the decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Adedayo Adesola (APC, Lagos) and Felix Nwaeke (PDP, Rivers) at plenary.
Adesola, who moved the motion, noted that alleged mismanagement of FIFA and CAF grants was largely responsible for the poor performance of Nigeria’s national teams in recent years.
He recalled that in December 2016, FIFA raised an audit query over the handling of $1.1 million development grant to the NFF, stating that $802,000 was not properly accounted for. This prompted the then Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, to order an independent audit.
“Between 2018 and 2019, NFF officials, including the then President, Amaju Pinnick, faced criticism and were subject to EFCC and ICPC probes and court actions tied to alleged mismanagement of funds and sponsorships,” Adesola said.
