Former NFF President Ibrahim Galadima Passes Away

Ibrahim Galadima, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has died, as confirmed by Alhaji Sani Ahm Toro on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Kano. Born in 1948 in Kano, Galadima was a prominent figure in Nigerian football, having served as chairman of the Kano State Football Association from 1977 to 1979 and as executive chairman of the Kano State Sports Council from 1981 to 1983.

He was also a member of the caretaker committee of the National Sports Commission and held the position of 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) from 1985 until 1987. Galadima returned to the Kano State Sports Council as chairman and was appointed to the Commission for Social Welfare and Youth Sports in 1989.

He was involved in the presidential monitoring committee for stadium development in Nigeria in 1995 and served on CAF's youth competition committee in 1999. He was elected chairman of the NFA in 2002, marking a significant chapter in his contributions to Nigerian football.