01.10.2026

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Ibrahim Gusau

NFF Leadership Rules Under the Microscope: What 2026 Statutes Actually Say About Resignation, Removal and Board Vacancies

IDNN
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Sports journalist Niyi Busari has put a timely question into Nigeria's football conversation: what actually happens when an NFF Executive Committee member or General Secretary resigns, is removed or leaves office? IDNN went back to the federation's current June 2026 Statutes — and found that one distinction changes much of the debate: an NFF “Member” is not the same thing as an Executive Committee member....

Amun Says He Submitted NFF Report Early to Guard Against Influence — Will Federation Make Findings Public?

IDNN
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Fanny Amun says he deliberately accelerated submission of the NFF fact-finding committee's report because he wanted its decisions protected from possible influence. With the assignment completed according to the former chairman, attention now shifts from his resignation to the bigger questions: what did the committee find, what will the NFF do with its recommendations, and will the findings become public?...

Gusau referee reforms ignite debate over age limits and VAR plan

Noble Onyeagoro
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Gusau referee reforms have become a midday argument in Nigerian football after the NFF president backed VAR training for 10 officials, pushed strict age limits in recruitment and insisted that computer literacy can no longer be optional. The plan is being framed as reform, but the real debate is whether the federation is finally confronting a broken officiating culture....

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