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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s (UNIDO), Gerd Müller, have met to look at ways to explore opportunities for African cotton-producing nations...
19 Sep
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday in New York reviewed the progress of their collaboration in leveraging football's power and influence to boost the economies of the least developed countries, with a particular focus on the ‘Cotton Four plus’ nations (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and…
30 Aug
There have been yet more twists in the controversy that surrounds Spanish football federation president, Luis Rubiales, with fresh footage from the Women’s World Cup final disapproving claims Jenni Hermoso lifted him up, reports metro.co.uk.
25 Aug
Super Falcons of Nigeria moved up from 40th to 32nd in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola women’s world ranking released on Friday. The latest ranking was published on FIFA’s official website. The nine-time African champions were one sporting bet of the outstanding teams at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Randy…
24 Aug
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales on Thursday after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president kissed Spain star Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women's World Cup final last weekend.
18 Aug
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back on Friday at critics of the decision to expand the Women's World Cup to 32 teams, saying, "I'm sorry, but FIFA was right."
11 Aug
FIFA’s decision, yesterday, to hand England star, Lauren James, a two-match ban has come under attack by Nigerians, who claim the world governing body is partial in dispensing punishments for infringements.
5 Aug
Zambia’s football association has said it is “surprised” by misconduct claims made against women’s team head coach Bruce Mwape.
4 Aug
Zambia's football association on Friday expressed "surprise" at claims its women's coach abused a squad member at the current World Cup, after FIFA launched an investigation into what it called an "allegation of misconduct"
4 Aug
Zambia’s coach, Bruce Mwape, has been accused of rubbing his hands over the chest of one of his players two days before his country’s historic victory over Costa Rica in their final match at the Women’s World Cup, reports theguardian.com.
1 Aug
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will get their prize money for participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup directly from the Federation of Internationale Football Association (FIFA). FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura disclosed this to the Nigerian women's team on Monday in their dressing room at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium following their 0-0 draw with the Republic…
18 Jul
Match officials explaining VAR decisions live to stadiums and television audiences for Women's World Cup games will make the process "more transparent", FIFA's referee chief Pierluigi Collina said on Tuesday.