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14 Apr
Nigerian football has again received another major knock as World Football governing body (FIFA), yesterday, announced the appointment of match officials for football events at the 2024 Olympic Games with Nigerian referees missed out.
14 Mar
Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medal-winning coach, Samson Siasia, who is serving a five-year ban from FIFA, and former CHAN Eagles manager, Salisu Yusuf, who also served a one-year ban from the world football governing body, are among 10 coaches that have applied to replace Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles’ coach.
28 Feb
Algeria, Bolivia, Andorra, and South Africa have been listed among teams to participate in a new series of friendly matches, launched by world football governing body, FIFA, in a bid to offer..
23 Feb
Nigeria has snatched Arsenal's Arthur Okonkwo from England with the goalkeeper now eligible to play for the Super Eagles following the approval of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). Okonkwo who was born in the United Kingdom represented England at the under-16 and under-17 levels after which he made his debute for the European…
10 Feb
Iran's football federation said Saturday it has asked world football's governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel's football federation over the country's war in Gaza.
9 Feb
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has issued clarity on the reports of the trial of the 'blue card' at the elite levels.
6 Feb
FIFA has announced that the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, will host the 2026 World Cup final, while the 39-day tournament will kick off at Mexico City’s Aztec Stadium.
31 Jan
Some football fans have warned the Super Eagles against underestimating their opponent going forward at the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d` Ivoire.
22 Jan
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse after the weekend’s “totally abhorrent” incidents at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday.
21 Jan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and "automatic forfeits" for teams whose supporters hurl "abhorrent" abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday.
15 Dec
World football governing body, FIFA, has celebrated Chiamaka Nnadozie’s heroics in her club Paris FC’s win against Real Madrid. Nnadozie inspired Paris FC to their first win in this season’s women’s UEFA Champions League as they beat Madrid 2-1 in Group D on Thursday night. The highlight of the game was the Super Falcons' first…
15 Dec
World football-governing body, FIFA, has approved a total of 30 Nigerian referees to be placed on the international lists for the year 2024. Among the Nigerians are 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four beach soccer referees and four futsal referees.
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