{"id":5295,"date":"2026-11-01T00:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/normalisation-cttee-recommended-members-fail-fifa-integrity-test\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T00:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:30:57","slug":"normalisation-cttee-recommended-members-fail-fifa-integrity-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/normalisation-cttee-recommended-members-fail-fifa-integrity-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Normalisation C\u2019ttee: Recommended members fail FIFA integrity test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Normalisation-Cttee-Recommended-members-fail-FIFA-integrity-test.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"FIFA to give NFF N33.2bn for football development\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Normalisation Committee to spearhead major reform in Nigerian football has yet to be announced because several of the committee members recommended did not scale the FIFA integrity test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NFF announced in an official statement on October 22 that world football governing body FIFA have approved a Normalisation Committee to reorganise football in the country following the resignation of the NFF executive committee led by Ibrahim Gusau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement pointed out that the committee members will be jointly appointed by FIFA and CAF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then not much has been reported on this development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top source has now informed that the delay in the announcement of this committee has been held back because several of the<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">proposed members did not pass the integrity test conducted by FIFA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome of those recommended for the committee did not pass the FIFA test, that is partly why the committee is not yet in place, \u201d a top source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, I wouldn\u2019t want to give out the names of those who did not scale through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was further gathered that the committee will have between seven and nine members with strong indications that there could be as many as two non-Nigerians on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a former NFF general secretary as well as a one-time highly influential NFF executive committee member are among those lobbying to head the Normalisation Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee will be expected to round up by May 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/normalisation-cttee-recommended-members-fail-fifa-integrity-test\/\">Normalisation C\u2019ttee: Recommended members fail FIFA integrity test<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Normalisation Committee to spearhead major reform in Nigerian football has yet to be announced because several of the committee members recommended did not scale the FIFA integrity test. 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