Gusau elected 1st vice president of WAFU B

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has been elected as the 1st Vice President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B Zone.

The election was held in Niamey, Niger Republic, during the CAF African Schools Football Championship (WAFU B qualifying tournament) taking place in the country.

The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin-Simeon Okraku, was elected President of the zone, while Oumarou Sawadogo, President of the Burkinabe Football Federation, was elected as the 2nd Vice President.

The WAFU B zone is made up of seven countries, viz Nigeria, Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Cote d’Ivoire.

Gusau, who assumed the presidency of the NFF in September 2022, has extensive experience in African football administration.

He has served on the Organizing Committee for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and has been a top security officer for both FIFA and CAF.