Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport, Lagos

NFA chairman Ibrahim Galadima must reform his body's statutes

Following Fifa's ruling that the Nigeria Football Association must reform its statutes by 31 December or face sanctions, the NFA has set up a five-man committee to look into the much-criticised 'decree 101'.

Fifa's committee for national associations, which sat on 22 September, ruled that the decree compromised the independence of the NFA.

Decree 101 of 1992 gives Nigeria's sports ministry the power to appoint the NFA's secretary-general, who is the chief executive, and several other board members.

This is in contravention of Fifa guidelines which state that FA board members must be elected and not nominated by the government.

The body to look into the Fifa ruling will be led by Professor Onje Gwado with the head of the NFA's technical commiteee, David Suleiman, as his deputy.

According to another committee member David Suleiman, their primary objective is to propose reforms to the NFA statutes as demanded by Fifa.

"The five-man committee is charged with the responsibilty of looking at the decree and how it faults Fifa's stand," he told BBC Sport.

"Our findings will be forwarded to the sports ministry but the statutes would have to be passed into law by the National Assembly (Nigeria's parliament).

"This committee is expected to report back by 31 October so that the final draft statutes can be presented to Fifa before the December deadline," Suleiman said.