The upcoming football World Cup in Qatar is to start a day earlier than planned to allow hosts Qatar to play the first match. Dpa and other media have learnt that the council of the world governing body FIFA is dealing with a request. The match between Qatar and...
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF)has condemned Napoli President, Aurelio De Laurentiis, over his controversial comments that the Italian Serie A club would no longer sign African players unless they agree not to play in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Speaking on Wall Street Italia show. Laurentiis said...
World football governing body FIFA said on Friday it would look into and not tolerate human rights violations reported at its official World Cup partner hotel groups. Human and labour rights charity Equidem and labour rights forum GLJ-ILRF had made startling revelations in a report published on Thursday. They...
President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, on Sunday announced that the confederation’s Executive Committee has resolved that the African Super League will kick off in August 2023. Motsepe who said the league would be launched in Tanzania this August also said other details of the competition,...
Football’s governing body FIFA is joining other sports federations in reviewing their rules for transgender athletes, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. The aquatics sports body FINA and the International Rugby League (IRL) decided over the past days to exclude trans athletes from women’s events. The World Athletics may follow...
World governing football body, FIFA has announced a list of 16 cities to host the 2026 World Cup. This comes as FIFA also announced on Friday that the competition will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The list of host cities was revealed in a ceremony in...
Global football governing body FIFA will decide in the coming weeks whether half-automated technology will be used to assist offside decisions at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. On Monday the rule-making International Football Associations Board (IFAB) will be informed about tests using the technology at their...
The final two places at this year’s World Cup will be decided in Qatar in June with global football governing body FIFA confirming the venue and match order on Wednesday. Doha’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will host the decisive games on June 13 and June 14. Australia and the...
A fine of 150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) has been slammed on Nigeria by the World soccer ruling body, FIFA. FIFA imposed the fine on Nigeria over the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super...
Former Nigerian coach, Gernot Rohr has dragged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) before FIFA and is awaiting a ruling on a $1m compensation claim for unfair dismissal. Rohr was fired in December, weeks before the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The German is the longest-serving Super Eagles...
Following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has approved the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and member of the FIFA Council, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed into a new role within the working group of the world football governing body. The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Véron Mosengo-Omba, confirmed Pinnick’s appointment in a letter...
FIFA has faced calls to sanction Iran and even throw its team out of the 2022 World Cup finals over the Islamic republic’s renewed failure to allow women to attend an international football match. Iranian news agencies this week confirmed that 2,000 women who had bought tickets for Tuesday’s...
Gianni Infantino will seek a third term as FIFA president next year, he told the congress of the global football governing body in Doha on Thursday. “Because we are all united here and the members of FIFA are here, I wanted to tell you first,” he said. Infantino, 52,...
The East African nation of Zambia has confirmed the death of its football official in Nigeria, a situation that could expose Nigerian football to FIFA sanctions. The Football Association of Zambia confirmed the death of Joseph Kabungo, a CAF/FIFA medical officer, in Abuja after Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier second...
Irate fans invaded the main bowl of the Moshood Abiola Stadium destroying everything in sight immediately after Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Ghana on Tuesday, which ended the Super Eagles dream of reaching a seventh World Cup appearance in Qatar in November. Ghana qualified for the World Cup thanks to...
The Super Eagles will received the sum of €12.2m (N5.6bn) from FIFA if they qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The competition which will feature teams from 32 countries, will be taking place from November 21 to December 18. If the Super Eagles team defeats the Blacks Stars...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The first Secretary of the Nigeria Football Association (since 1958) late Etubom Orok Oyo popularly known as “Mr. Football” is to be immortalized by family and friends after 14 years after Federal Government’s unfulfilled promises. To this end, the family with support from friends and...
World champions France have called for Russia to be thrown out of 2022 world cup. Russia should be expelled from the 2022 World Cup after invading Ukraine, French Football Federation President, Noel Le Graet told Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday. On the fourth day of the invasion, Ukrainians and...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a statement on Sunday, following international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....