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FIFA has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to oversee the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation pending fresh elections to the NFF Executive Committee.
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FIFA and CAF will jointly appoint members of the committee, which must complete its assigned tasks no later than May 31, 2027.
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Members of the normalisation committee will be ineligible to contest any positions during the forthcoming NFF elections, while the federation’s secretariat will continue handling its day-to-day administration.
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The development follows the resignation of the entire NFF leadership after the Super Falcons failed to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu subsequently directing comprehensive reforms of Nigerian football.
October 22, (THEWILL) – FIFA has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to oversee the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation pending fresh elections into the NFF Executive Committee.
The Nigeria Football Federation disclosed on Thursday in a statement on its website that the football governing body has approved the committee’s appointment.
FIFA approved the appointment in a letter signed by its Secretary-General Mattias Grafström and addressed to Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme.
According to the letter, the committee’s members will be jointly appointed by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football.
The letter stated: “The normalisation committee shall consist of a suitable number of members, who will be appointed jointly by FIFA and CAF as soon as possible.
“The period during which the normalisation committee shall perform its functions shall expire as soon as it has fulfilled all of its tasks, but by no later than 31 May 2027.
“None of the members of the normalisation committee will be eligible for the positions to be filled during the upcoming NFF elections under any circumstances,” it said.
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In the meantime, the secretariat of the NFF will continue with the day-to-day running of the organisation and administration of the country’s football pending the appointment of the Normalisation Committee.
It would be recalled that the entire NFF leadership resigned following the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
Subsequently, the National Sports Commission approved Emmanuel Ikpeme as interim General Secretary and Ademola Olajire as interim Deputy General Secretary, while the planned NFF elective congress was suspended pending reforms.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu also directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football, while urging the NSC to work with FIFA and CAF on the process.
