The NFF president said the exercise has attracted global attention from FIFA, CAF and other stakeholders, and will set a benchmark for future sporting and political elections.
The 52-year-old spent 20 months as assistant to Portuguese José Peseiro from the summer of 2022.
Gusau said in an interview on the NFF’s website on Saturday that there was no cause for alarm.
The decision to change the name was ratified at the 79th NFF Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday.
Two hundred fourteen teams registered for the year’s edition.
The NFF president Ibrahim Gusau gave the charge at the 2023 FIFA badging ceremony in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The NFF is in the process of electing new executives as the second tenure of the current president Amaju Pinnick expires this month.
Pinnick is the first and only NFF president that failed to qualify the Super Eagles for AFCON, back-to-back.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick said the partnership was in line with his vision to make the football governing body self-sufficient.
