Relations between the FTF's President Tata Avlessi and his vice president Gabriel Ameyi have deteriorated steadily to the point that the country's football league was suspended in 2008.

After extensive consultations with the Togo government, the Togolese Olympic Committee and Confederation of African Football (CAF), FIFA agreed that new elections could be held.

Togo government spokesman, Pascal Bodjona said that FIFA's intervention was made to save the administration from total collapse, according to the BBC.

The world governing body of football has set up an independent electoral committee to be chaired by the Ivorian FA President Jacques Anouma.

Avlessi will seek re-election in the contest. His opponents will be Winny Yao Dogbatse and Colonel Rock Gnassingbe who is the brother of the Togolese Head of State, Faure Gnassingbe.

He was president of the Togo Football Federation for more than nine years until 2007. Dogbatse is the owner of the newly promoted Division One club, Gomido.