The Bureau of the FIFA Council has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to manage the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), pending fresh elections into the federation’s executive committee.
Key Highlights
- FIFA Council Bureau approves a normalisation committee to run the NFF.
- The letter was signed by FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and addressed to Emmanuel Ikpeme.
- FIFA and CAF will jointly appoint the committee members as soon as possible.
- The committee’s tenure will end no later than May 31, 2027.
- Committee members will not be eligible to contest in the forthcoming NFF elections.
The decision, announced by the NFF Communications Department, was communicated in a letter signed by FIFA Secretary General, Mattias Grafström, and addressed to Emmanuel Ikpeme.
According to the letter, the committee’s members will be appointed jointly by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as soon as possible.
Committee To Serve Until May 2027
The committee is expected to oversee the federation’s affairs until it completes its assigned responsibilities, with its tenure ending no later than May 31, 2027.
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FIFA also stipulated that none of the committee members would be eligible to contest any of the positions to be filled during the forthcoming NFF elections.
Pending the appointment of the committee, the NFF secretariat will continue to handle the federation’s day-to-day administration and the running of football activities in the country.
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