Bureau of the FIFA Council don approve appointment of normalisation committee to manage Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) affairs, pending fresh elections into its executive committee. NFF tok am for statement wey its Communications Department release on Thursday, citing letter signed by FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafström and addressed to Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme.
FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF) go appoint members of the committee together. According to the letter, the committee go get suitable number of members and dem go appoint dem as soon as possible.
The committee go stay in office until e finish all im tasks, but no later than May 31, 2027. FIFA also rule say no member of the normalisation committee go fit contest any position for the upcoming NFF elections under any circumstances. Until dem appoint the committee, NFF secretariat go continue to handle day-to-day administration and running of Nigerian football.
The development follow leadership crisis for NFF. President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and other members of the federation Executive Committee resign on August 27, 2026. The resignations happen amid mounting criticism over Nigeria failure to qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup and Super Falcons failure to qualify for 2027 Women’s World Cup. The mass resignations create leadership vacuum and disrupt preparations for NFF elections wey dem schedule for September 27, 2026.
