The extension of the NFF General Assembly and Executive Committee is one of the main recommendations of the report on the 10 Year Football Development Masterplan.
In order to accommodate a woman in line with FIFA's thinking and new global practise, the report recommended increasing the number of voting delegates at the NFF elective congress from forty-four (44) to one hundred and eleven (111) and slightly increasing the number of Executive Committee members from fifteen (15) to sixteen (16).
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) General Assembly will make the final decision on this recommendation, according to the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
Speaking on Tuesday at the State House, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja during the presentation of the Masterplan report to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister affirmed that only the NFF Congress can make the expansion a reality.
“Mr President has called for fairness and equitable representation of stakeholders in our football administration and the Masterplan report also recommended the expansion of the constituents for the NFF elective congress and Executive Committee to make it meet new realities and needs.
“The report called for the increase of the NFF elective congress voting delegates to 111 and the Executive Committee to 16.
“The NFF Congress (General Assembly) will have to make final decision on this,” Dare stated.