Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has died. The announcement was confirmed by Alhaji Sani Ahmed Toro, former NFF General Secretary, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Kano. Galadima passed away in Kano, where he was born on June 14, 1951, in Fagge. Both men served in leadership roles during the era when the national football body was known as the Nigeria Football Association (NFA). Toro described Galadima as a respected figure in Nigerian football, offering condolences in a statement to blueprint.ng. "I regret to announce the death of our respected Alh Ibrahim Galadima, former NFA Chairman, today in Kano. May Allah reward him with Aljanna Firdausi," Toro said.
Galadima was Chairman of the Kano State Football Association from 1977 to 1979 and later served as Executive Chairman of the Kano State Sports Council between 1981 and 1983. He joined the Caretaker Committee of the National Sports Commission in 1984. In 1985, he was elected First Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), a role he held until 1987. He returned as Chairman of the Kano State Sports Council after his NOC tenure. Appointed Commissioner for Social Welfare, Youth and Sports in 1989, he later became Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport. Galadima was a member of the Presidential Monitoring Committee for stadium development ahead of the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, which FIFA relocated last minute due to health concerns. He also served on CAF's Youth Competitions Committee. In 1999, he chaired the Kano sub-seat for the Nigeria 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was elected Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association in 2002.
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