Tag: FIFA
Prince Ali to challenge Blatter for FIFA presidency
FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein said Tuesday he would stand against Sepp Blatter for presidency of football’s world…
Onigbinde Laments Football Woes In 2014
Former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde is not happy with the dwindling fortune of Nigerian football in 2014. The 2002…
NFF Counts Gains Of 2014
Taiwo Adelu Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, led by Amaju Pinnick is relishing the achievements Nigerian football family…
England had best bid for 2018 World Cup, says FIFA official
FIFA official Harold Mayne-Nicholls said that England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup was by far the strongest…
FIFA to decide Qatar World Cup dates in March
FIFA hope to finalise the dates for the 2022 Qatar World Cup in March, ending a debate over the Gulf…
FIFA executive meets amid corruption report
FIFA president Sepp Blatter opened a meeting of his 25-member executive committee on Thursday amid a storm of controversy over…
Garcia quits as FIFA corruption investigator
Former United States prosecutor Michael Garcia resigned Wednesday as FIFA’s chief corruption investigator in protest at the football governing body’s…
Platini slams new FIFA ‘failure’
UEFA president Michel Platini said Wednesday that the resignation of FIFA’s top corruption investigator Michael Garcia was a “new failure”…
Falcons Not Yet World Cup Team —Nkwocha
As the Super Falcons get set to take on the world’s finest at the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year,…
2015 Women’s World Cup: ‘Falcons Fear No Foe’
Taiwo Adelu Goalkeeper of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Precious Dede, has warned that the team won’t be scared of any opposition…
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NFF Boss, Pinnick Sacked
Barely 24 hours after the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Electoral Appeals Committee upheld the 30 September polls that produced the…
How Enyeama Lost BBC Award
Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama’s hopes of being named the BBC African Player of the Year for 2014 was dashed…
Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract
Sony has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, a report said Tuesday, as the money-losing electronics…
New NFF Law: ‘It’s New Dawn For Nigeria Football’
Sunday Akintoye Football stakeholders in the country have expressed satisfaction following the amendment of a bill by Nigerian lawmakers to make…
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Senate amends, passes bill to make NFF autonomous
Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill amending the way the country’s football association is run, which could reduce the…
English FA rejects FIFA World Cup report criticism
England’s Football Association on Thursday rejected claims by world governing body FIFA’s ethics committee that it violated bidding rules in…
FIFA rules out 2018, 2022 World Cup revotes
A revote into the controversial awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was ruled out on Wednesday despite widespread…
Brazil welcomes FIFA $100 million World Cup legacy fund
The President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Jose Maria Marin, Monday welcomed the signing of a memorandum enshrining implementation…
Uyo Stadium Opening: Eagles, Ghana Fight For Cup
It has been revealed that a trophy will be won at Friday’s prestigious international friendly between the home–based Super Eagles…
Musa, Enyeama Nominated For Glo/CAF Award
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday in Cairo announced the nominees for the 2014 African Player of the…
FIFA Congratulates Glo League Champions, Kano Pillars
World football-governing body, FIFA has kept its pledge of monitoring intensely events in Nigeria football, as the body on Thursday…
Court drops NFF case, saves Nigeria from FIFA ban
A court case against Nigeria’s football association that threatened to earn the country a lengthy ban from international competition has…
Impossible to shut Blatter up, says Ancelotti
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has launched a stinging attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter as he backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s…
Ronaldo, Messi, Hazard, Di Maria lead FIFA 2014 Ballon d’Or shortlist
World football governing body FIFA along with France Football magazine have revealed a 23-man shortlist for the 2014 Ballon d’Or,…
FIFA’s hammer dangles on Nigeria, says its fed up
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria football looks to be, unfortunately, heading into a long, dark night as world football governing body, FIFA…
Nigeria risks new FIFA ban after court voids FA vote
Nigeria is at risk of another FIFA ban after a court declared the elections that ushered in Amaju Pinnick as…
AWC S/Final: Falcons In High Spirits
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in high spirits ahead of their clash with arch rivals, Bayana Bayana of South Africa in…
Federation Cup Finals To Hold 23 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has approved Sunday, 23 November as the date for the grand finale of this year’s…
Eagles’ Woes Beyond Keshi, Onigbinde Tells NFF
Taiwo Adelu FIFA and CAF Instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has declared that the removal of erstwhile coach of the Super…
FIFA hails India’s new league
The inaugural Indian Super League will help the cricket-mad nation develop a football culture with the ultimate aim of qualifying…