FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have instructed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to suspend its ongoing electoral process with immediate effect, putting an end to the elective congress scheduled for September 27, 2026, in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
World football governing body FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have instructed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to suspend its ongoing electoral process with immediate effect, putting an end to the elective congress scheduled for September 27, 2026, in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
The decision comes as the two football governing bodies begin a joint assessment of the legal, governance, administrative and electoral implications of the leadership crisis engulfing Nigerian football.
In a letter dated September 7 and addressed to NFF Deputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme, Elkhan Mammadov, FIFA Chief Member Associations Officer, said FIFA and CAF were reviewing communications relating to the resignations of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and members of the Executive Committee.
The intervention effectively halts all further steps in the electoral process until FIFA and CAF complete their assessment.
