Global football body FIFA has rejected the NFA's request to extend the country's transfer window period.

The NFA's request, submitted in the form of a letter to FIFA, asked the global body to extend the transfer window to Friday, the 23rd of this month, after the local second period of the transfer window ended on the 12th of this month.

In a reply to the NFA over the weekend, FIFA emphasized that for reasons of equal treatment and legal security, registration periods may only be amended or modified prior to their beginning.