The Committee informed the FFA that it had accepted the recommendations of the Congress Review Working Group (CRWG).

Despite fundamanetal concerns, FFA Board will hold an extraordinary general meeting on September 7 to put the changes to a vote.

A-League clubs and the majority of Member Federations are said to be on board with the recommendations. Football Federation Tasmania and Northern NSW Football have yet to declare their hand while the Northern Territory and the ACT are opposed.

Federation Chairman Steven Lowy, who said he won't stand for re-election, has warned the game will fall under the control of A-League clubs at the expense of the grassroots.

"We cannot allow our game to be controlled by private and largely foreign interests as their interests do not align with those of our national teams and development programs," Lowy said.

He added: “The fact remains that under the proposed CRWG model, the independence of the Board will be compromised.

"Acting as a bloc, as they have done throughout the consultation process, the professional game and only two of the States could control the Congress and therefore the election of directors to the FFA board.

“The governance model advocated by the CRWG leads to the trading of political favours between a few individuals, who would then control the many. The FFA Board remains concerned that our game will not be best served if the commercial game overly influences who sits on the FFA board.

“The national interest of our game is at stake here – the funding of our national teams and our grassroots development programs – and this should be the most important consideration."

To pass, the recommendations must be supported by 75% of the vote.

“Last week I called on all parties to come together to properly analyse the real issues at stake here," Lowy said.

"It is vital that all parties agree on a way forward, for the good of the whole of our game and as it stands today, we do not have sufficient consensus.

“FFA has championed efforts to expand the Congress and expand the A-League under a new operating model.  The CRWG’s recommendations on these issues are not the only way forward – there are of course other options that will address stakeholder concern and satisfy FIFA’s requirements, including Article 15 of the FIFA Statutes.

"What is required now is a conciliatory approach to reach the right outcomes to continue to push this great game forward."