Fifa
12 Dec
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Tuesday called the attack on a Turkish football referee by the president of top-flight club Ankaragucu "totally unacceptable." The Turkish football federation suspended all leagues indefinitely after referee Halil Umut Meler was punched by Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after Monday's 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor. "There is absolutely no place…
10 Dec
In accordance with the vision of the maiden edition of Honourable Esosa Iyawe Football Tournament Hunt (HIFOT), FIFA licensed agent, Dr Drew Uyi, was in attendance at the final of the competiton, which held on December 9, 2023, at the University of Benin Sports Complex in Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo State. The competition experienced unprecedented…
5 Dec
World football governing body, FIFA, and its European counterpart, UEFA, have teamed up in the fight against racism championed by United Kingdom-London Press TV/Africa Global Channel.
2 Dec
Last Thursday, purely out of curiosity and the unusual invitation I received from Augustine Eguavoen, former captain, as well as former manager of the Super Eagles, for whom I have a lot of respect, I attended a Nigeria Football Federation programme for the first time in ages. The invitation aroused my curiosity.
31 Oct
FIFA, yesterday, banned ousted Spanish soccer federation president, Luis Rubiales, from the sport for three years, for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final, where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony.
30 Oct
FIFA on Monday imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales after his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso shocked the world of football.
26 Oct
Swiss prosecutors announced Thursday they have dropped their three-year criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over suspected collusion with officials concerning the corruption scandal that engulfed world football's governing body.
26 Oct
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have kept the 40th position in the latest world ranking released by the Fédération of Internationale Football Association (FIFA) on Friday, 26 October 2023.
23 Sep 2023
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 2023
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 2023
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 2023
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…