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NFF unveils timetable for September 27 executive elections

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee has unveiled the roadmap to this year’s Federation’s Executive Committee elections scheduled to hold on 27th September, 2026 in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa State.

The roadmap reveals that the publication of rules and guidelines for the polls, and commencement of sale of forms will be on Saturday, 1st August, with Wednesday, 12th August set as the deadline for the submission of the collected forms.

According to the release by the NFF Communication Department, notification to candidates of any irregularity in documents submitted to the Committee will be between 13th and 19th August, candidates’ regularisation will be between 20th and 27th August, while the screening of candidates will run from 27th to 30th August, 2026.

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While the list of cleared candidates will be published on 31st August, with disqualified candidates given between 1st and 3rd September to appeal, the determination of appeals will be held between 4th and 10th September, 2026.

The final list of cleared candidates will be made public between 11th and 12th September, and the publication of delegates’ list is set for 13th September.

Cleared candidates will be able to campaign from 14th to 24th September, while the deadline for submission of election petitions will be 30th September, 2026.

Taofeek Lawal

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