Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- FIFA has approved the appointment of a Normalisation Committee to manage the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) pending fresh elections to its Executive Committee, following months of leadership uncertainty and calls for comprehensive reforms.

The NFF announced the decision in a statement, saying the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the committee's appointment on Thursday.

According to a letter signed by FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom and addressed to NFF Acting General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will jointly appoint the committee's members.

"The normalisation committee shall consist of a suitable number of members, who will be appointed...