FIFA Establishes Normalisation Committee for Nigeria Football
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has approved the establishment of a Normalisation Committee to oversee the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) until new elections are conducted. This decision was made during a FIFA Council Bureau meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.
The committee's formation follows the mass resignation of the NFF leadership, including President Ibrahim Gusau and General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, in August due to a series of failures by Nigeria's national teams. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström communicated that the committee will consist of members appointed jointly by FIFA and CAF, with a mandate that expires no later than May 31, 2027.
Notably, nine members of the committee will be eligible to contest in the upcoming NFF elections. Until the committee is appointed, the NFF Secretariat will manage the day-to-day operations of Nigerian football.
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