NFF Extraordinary General Assembly holds Monday in Yenagoa

The Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, will on Monday host this year’s Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

A release from the Federation’s Communication Department said Governor Douye Diri will declare the extraordinary general assembly open at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa.

Like the Annual General Assembly, the EGA congregates all chairmen and secretaries of Football Associations of the 36 States and the FCT, with all members of the NFF Executive Committee and Management in attendance, as well as chairmen and secretaries of the various Leagues, the Coaches Association, the Referees Association and the Players’ Union.

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NFF President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, will present a welcome address to the plenary before the business session. During the business session, the Congress will deliberate on amendments to the extant NFF Statutes, the NFF Electoral Code and the Standing Orders of the General Assembly. There will also be appointments of members of the NFF Electoral Committee and the NFF Electoral Appeals Committee, as well as appointment of the Independent Auditor of the NFF.

Sporting Tribune reports that officials from the world football-governing body, FIFA and the continental governing body, CAF, are already in Nigeria to observe proceedings of the 2026 NFF Extraordinary General Assembly.

Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko; Director General of the NSC, Bukola Olopade; Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Abdul Ningi and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu, among others, are some of the top dignitaries expected at the occasion.