FIFA said the Committee would take over the day-to-day running of the Cameroonian Football Federation's (FECAFOOT) affairs and would organise elections for a new Executive Committee by the end of February.

The decision taken by the Bureau of FIFA's ruling Council was made "following recent failed attempts by FIFA to reconcile the football stakeholders in Cameroon and overcome the current impasse", world football's governing body said in a statement.

It is the second time in four years that FIFA has been forced to intervene in the FECAFOOT.

The governing body also appointed a Normalisation Committee to oversee the organisation in 2013 due to Government interference.

It comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) effectively nullified the result of disputed FECAFOOT elections in 2015.

Tombi A Roko Sidiki was elected President during the vote and his opponents successfully appealed the result of the elections to the Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of the National Olympic Committee and Cameroonian Sport, who ruled in their favour.

Their decision was ignored, however, as Sidiki and his Executive Committee continued to preside over the FECAFOOT, who were banned by world football's governing body in 2013.

Abdouraman Hamadou Babba, the President of Cameroonian club Etoile Filante, then appealed again, this time to the CAS.

The CAS opted not to intervene but supported the decision of the Chamber.

Sidiki has clung on to power at the FECAFOOT ever since, prompting Babba, who has spearheaded the opposition against the embattled President, to accuse FIFA of ignoring the verdict of sport's supreme court.

"This decision comes in connection with the confirmation by the CAS of the decision of the Chambre de Conciliation et d’Arbitrage du Comité Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun to annul the electoral process leading to the election of the current FECAFOOT Executive Committee in 2015 and following recent failed attempts by FIFA to reconcile the football stakeholders in Cameroon and overcome the current impasse," a FIFA statement read.

The move from FIFA comes as Cameroon remains at risk of being stripped of the hosting rights for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

A delegation from the Confederation of African Football was due to conduct an inspection visit in the country this week before it was postponed after auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers withdrew.

CAF President Ahmad, who goes by only one name, has been critical of Cameroon's progress so far and warned they still had to convince the governing body that they will be able to host the tournament as planned.

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be the first edition of the competition to feature 24 teams after the CAF expanded the number of competing nations.