NFF releases elections timetable

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee released the timetable for the federation's executive committee elections scheduled for 27 September in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. According to the schedule, the sale of nomination forms commenced on Saturday, 1 August, alongside the publication of the election guidelines. The deadline for submitting completed nomination forms was set for 12 August. Candidates with irregularities in their submitted documents were to be notified between 13 and 19 August, while the period for correcting such irregularities ran from 20 to 27 August. Screening of candidates took place between 27 and 30 August. A provisional list of cleared candidates was published on 31 August, and candidates disqualified during the screening process had between 1 and 3 September to lodge appeals. The Electoral Committee determined all appeals between 4 and 10 September. The final list of cleared candidates was published between 11 and 12 September, and the delegates' list was released on 13 September. Campaigns by cleared candidates ran from 14 to 24 September before delegates elected a new executive committee on 27 September in Lafia. The committee also set 30 September as the deadline for submitting election petitions.