Football Federation Australia is set to add some on-field expertise with the looming appointment of Mark Bresciano and Amy Duggan to its board.

The former Socceroo and the ex-Matilda are expected to be announced as appointed directors of FFA soon with the organisation's leadership desperate to increase football knowledge among its top brass.

Mark Bresciano is set to join the FFA board. Cameron Spencer

The likely announcement comes almost 10 months after the new board was elected by its constitutions and required to appoint at least two members to its board.

As first reported by the Herald in February, Bresciano has long been linked with one of the vacant positions on the FFA board. Senior sources at FFA suggest Bresciano and Duggan have been recommended as appointed directors and their positions could be confirmed imminently.

The Socceroos great has worked as a consulted with FFA in the past, most notably forming part of the advisory panel to assist with finding a replacement coach for the 2018 World Cup after the shock resignation of Ange Postecoglou in 2017.

Duggan is set to take her place on the board after a lengthy career in the media following her retirement from playing in 2005. Duggan worked with WIN as a presenter, as well as working with ABC and Fox Sports as a pundit and commentator on Matildas and W-League coverage.

Should the pair be appointed as expected, they will increase the number of active members on the board to seven.

The FFA board is operating with only five members after elected director Heather Reid took an indefinite leave of absence having undergone chemotherapy treatment.

It is unknown when she will return to the board, having also been required to issue a public apology to former Matildas' coach Alen Stajcic as a result of actions and comments made in the wake of his sacking.

One of the first tasks Bresciano and Duggan will undertake if they are appointed as directors will be to find a new chief executive following the resignation of David Gallop

A new chief will have to begin by January at the latest with Gallop set to conclude his time with FFA by December.

Sources suggest an external recruitment firm has been sought by FFA to assist with their search for their next chief. There is a strong push from within the organisation's leadership to appoint somebody from within Australian football as their next chief executive.