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FIFA appoints referees, VAR officials for Eagles, Saudi Arabia friendly
FIFA has appointed Portuguese official, Luis Godinho as referee for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, at […]
NFF confirms payment of Super FALCONS’ match allowances, bonuses
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed payments of match bonuses and allowances for the Super Falcons. The NFF President, […]
Women’s World Cup ticket sales heading towards breaking record – FIFA
THE women’s World Cup being hosted by Australia and New Zealand is on track to be the best attended in […]
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria remain unmoved, still world 39th
NIGERIA’s Super Eagles have remained unmoved in the July edition of the FIFA Coca Cola Men’s Ranking to remain as […]
World Football Summit appoints APO Group as Official Public Relations Agency in Africa
APO Group, the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has been appointed as the Official Public Relations […]
Women to be allowed to watch football games in stadiums in Iran
WOMEN in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country’s […]
Super Falcons now 40th position in latest FIFA women world ranking
NIGERIA’S Women’s National Football team, the Super Falcons are now ranked 40th in the world, a remarkable improvement from their […]
Women’s W/Cup: Players to get $30,000 each as prize money from FIFA
PLAYERS at the Women’s World Cup will be guaranteed at least 30,000 dollars each after FIFA decided to disburse some […]
Nigeria out of U17 AFCON
NIGERIA Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in […]
FIFA threatens not to broadcast women’s World Cup European
FIFA has threatened not to broadcast the 2023 women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer, to five […]
No UEFA decision yet on possible ban of Belarus teams
FOOTHBALL teams from Belarus can continue playing in European competitions for now as the continent’s football governing body UEFA is […]
Cologne to appeal FIFA transfer ban at CAS
BUNDESLIGA club Cologne will appeal a transfer ban imposed by the ruling body FIFA in connection with the signing of […]
Infantino re-elected for third four-year term as FIFA President
GIANNI Infantino has been re-elected as the president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) until 2027. The 52-year-old […]
Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president
GIANNI Infantino has been re-elected as the president of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). The election was held […]
German federation says it won’t support Infantino in Thursday’s FIFA election
THE German Football Federation (DFB) will not support Gianni Infantino in Thursday’s FIFA presidential election in spite of there being […]
Morocco seeks 2030 World Cup co-hosting right with Spain and Portugal
MOROCCO, the first African nation to reach the men’s World Cup semi-finals last year, wants to bid alongside Spain and […]
Women’s World Cup hosts push back on reported Saudi sponsorship
WORLD football governing body FIFA could abandon plans for Saudi Arabia’s tourism body to sponsor the Women’s World Cup after a major backlash […]
Russian football clubs remain suspended after court deadline missed
RUSSIAN football teams remain suspended from European and international competitions because they missed the deadline for an appeal against a […]
FIFA confirms U.S., Mexico, Canada automatically in 2026 World Cup
THE men’s national football team of the U.S., along with those of Mexico and Canada, will automatically qualify for the […]
Nigeria now has 29 FIFA referees
TWENTY-nine Nigerian referees are to officiate as FIFA match officials in the year 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
FIFA bans four Uruguay players for World Cup chaos
URUGUAY’S Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez were hit with four-match bans by FIFA on Friday While Diego Godin and […]
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 500,000 tickets sold
THE Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) says more than 500,000 tickets have been sold for the 9th FIFA Women’s […]
FIFA chief Infantino quizzed by Swiss prosecutors
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has been quizzed by two Swiss prosecutors appointed to take over an investigation into his alleged […]
EU Court Rejects European Super League
THE Super League’s claim that UEFA’s governance of European football constitutes an illegal monopoly under EU competition law has been […]
US seizes 55 websites for illegally live-streaming World Cup
FIFTY-five websites have been seized for illegally live-streaming matches from the World Cup in Qatar, the US Justice Department said […]
England gave Senegal world cup lesson, Cisse admits
SENEGAL coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team’s defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions aside 3-0 in the World […]
FIFA tells World Cup organisers to allow rainbow colours as agreed
FOOTBALL’S ruling body FIFA has urged World Cup organisers in Qatar to allow rainbow coloured items in the stadiums, sources […]
Digital app released to boost physical activity and help get children moving
THE World Health Organization, the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA launched a major digital health initiative for […]
FIFA World Cup players to #BringTheMoves and encourage kids to exercise
FIFA and the World Health Organization, WHO, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health, MoPH, Qatar, and the Supreme […]
Infantino says criticism of Qatar “hypocritical”
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accused the Western countries of “hypocrisy” and slammed the criticism towards World Cup hosts Qatar during […]
FIFA chief appeals for Russia, Ukraine ceasefire during World Cup
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one month ceasefire during the World […]
South American football body backs FIFA against Qatar World Cup critics
SOUTH American football confederation CONMEBOL has backed FIFA and called for participating countries to “leave controversies behind” ahead of the […]
Neuer says Qatar World Cup may be his last one
GERMANY and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will probably be his last […]
FIFA pleads with Qatar World Cup participants to “focus on football”
FIFA has written to 2022 World Cup participating teams urging them to focus on the football in Qatar and not […]
Infantino slams low offers for FIFA Women’s World Cup TV rights
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has criticised what he called unacceptably low offers for 2023 Women’s World Cup broadcast rights. “A […]