CAF has opened media applications for its 48th Ordinary General Assembly, scheduled for Saturday, November 21, 2026, in Abuja. The confederation's October 21 notice names the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre as the venue for the Nigerian gathering.
The application window closes on Tuesday, November 3. Interested media are directed to the CAF Media Channel, the route specified in the official announcement. That deadline concerns requests to cover the assembly; it is earlier than the date of the meeting itself.
Applying does not automatically secure accreditation. CAF says every application remains subject to confirmation and that selection will not operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Journalists should therefore distinguish submission of a request from receiving an approved place at the event.
Successful applicants will be notified and supplied with further information later. The notice does not set a date for those notifications or publish detailed collection and access arrangements. Its confirmed practical information is the application channel, closing date, meeting date and venue.
The assembly is expected to bring together representatives of CAF's 54 member associations and other stakeholders. Its institutional role includes reviewing the organisation's activities and considering matters that shape football across the continent. It is a governance meeting rather than an on-field tournament.
For newsrooms planning coverage, the next step is to submit through the official channel before the stated deadline and await CAF's decision. The announcement establishes the accreditation process; it does not establish the assembly's eventual resolutions, which will require reporting after the relevant discussions and decisions.