The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, disclosed that it would, today, inaugurate the Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee that were constituted at last week’s Extraordinary General Assembly of the Federation in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The federation said that its president, Ibrahim Gusau, will preside over the inauguration, scheduled for the NFF Secretariat in Abuja.

The federation affirmed that 12 persons were appointed to the two committees, with seven of them to serve on the Electoral Committee and five to serve on the Electoral Appeals Committee. “Out of the seven who will be on the Electoral Committee, five will be full members – including a chairperson, a vice chairperson and three ordinary members. Two people will be alternates,” it said in a statement. “Of the five persons on the Electoral Appeals Committee, three shall be full members while two will serve as alternates.

“The Electoral Committee shall supervise the electoral process in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Statutes of the NFF (March 2026 edition) and of the Electoral Code (March 2026). It shall be responsible for all tasks relating to the organisation, running and supervision of the elections to take place during the Congress.”

The persons appointed to serve in the two committees include Matthew Burkala (SAN); Justice C. J. Aneke; Mr Emmanuel Dada Obafemi; Alhaji Babagoni Grema, Benjamin Sak; Mallam Bature Musa; Prof. Abdulmalik Awwal; Arinze Azubuike Anughere; Akogun Olugbenga Omole; Abayomi Akin Omoyimi; Ayibaye Peter Great Temedie, Esq and Ayi Ekpo Ukpayam.

Today’s inauguration will signal that the two committees swing into action ahead of the elections into the NFF Executive Committee, which will hold in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Saturday, 26th September 2026.