Tag: FIFA
NFF Electoral Committee Unveils Roadmap For Elections
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday inaugurated the newly -elected NFF Electoral and NFF Electoral Appeals Committees, with emphasis…
2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar – FIFA
Qatar will not host the World Cup in 2022, according to Theo Zwanziger, the German member on the executive committee…
NFF Mourns Ntiero
General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu has expressed deep shock over the death on Wednesday of…
Monrovia football stadium to house Ebola centre – FIFA
A large football stadium in Monrovia will be converted to house two large Ebola treatment units, FIFA said Thursday. The…
NFF Crisis Not Over Yet
It is often said that he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. But, by their conduct,…
Nigeria avoids international suspension – FIFA
African champions Nigeria on Tuesday avoided a ban from international football after FIFA said the country’s football association had complied…
FIFA deadline passes for Nigeria as ban looms
FIFA deadline on the Nigeria Football Federation passed on Monday with no sign at the association’s offices of the body’s…
Blatter to contest as FIFA president again
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Monday that he will be a candidate for a fifth term in charge of world…
FIFA set to ban Nigeria over Chris Giwa’s presidency
World governing body, FIFA has warned Nigeria for the umpteenth that it would be suspended from all footballing activities if…
No Congress On Thursday, say Giwa’s NFF
Chris Giwa-led Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has declared that there is no congress of Nigeria football holding on Thursday, 4…
Sports Minister urges FIFA to settle NFF crisis, not ban Nigeria
The Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has expressed hope that FIFA will not ban Nigeria as he…
9 Eagles Hit Calabar For AFCON Qualifier
At least nine players including Nosa Igiebor and Godfrey Oboabona have already arrived the Eagles camp in Calabar ahead of…
NFF boss dismisses FIFA ban threat
The new head of Nigerian football, whose disputed appointment has thrown the domestic game into turmoil, has dismissed the threat…
Giwa Allays Fear Over FIFA Ban On Nigeria
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ambassador Chris Giwa has allayed fears of Nigerians over a letter from world governing…
FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an “elected” executive committee led by…
I won’t challenge Blatter at FIFA – Platini
UEFA president Michel Platini announced Thursday that he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football’s world body…
US parents sue FIFA over safety concerns on headers
A group of American parents is suing FIFA to force it to limit the number of times young soccer players…
Maigari released by DSS after arrest
The head of Nigeria’s embattled football association was released from custody on Wednesday after being arrested before a general assembly…
Platini to announce FIFA presidential intentions
European football chief Michel Platini on Thursday will announce if he is to stand against Sepp Blatter in next year’s…
FIFA urges Russia to cut two World Cup host cities
Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday that world football’s ruling body FIFA has recommended reducing the number of 2018…
Maigari Returns To Office As NFF Boss
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, returned to the Secretariat of the NFF on Monday and…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: North Korea Will Fall
Falconets coach Peter Dedevbo is upbeat his team can go all the way to the final of the FIFA U-20…
Falconets thrash New Zealand to reach semis
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala and Uchechi Sunday both scored twice to send the Super Falconets into the FIFA U-20 Women’s World…
You Can Beat England, Coach Charges Falconets
Adebobola Alawode As Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets, get set to confront their opponents, England, at the ongoing FIFA U-20…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: Mabo Warns Falconets
Adebobola Alawode Following the lacklustre performance of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team, the Falconets in their Group C opener against Mexico…
Falconets Ready For U-20 World Cup
Sunday Akintoye Nigeria’s Falconets are ready for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup which kicks off tomorrow in Canada. Nigeria…
FIFA calls for Italian FA probe into Pogba racism case
FIFA on Monday called for an investigation into alleged racist comments made by the front runner in the race for…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets Land In Canada
Nigeria’s Falconets, arrived Canada on Sunday for their training tour ahead of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which…
FIFA fines Argentina for Falklands banner
FIFA has fined and reprimanded the Argentinian Football Association after the World Cup finalists put up a banner laying claim…
No Automatic Shirt For Iheanacho —Flying Eagles Coach
Despite his eye-catching display for English Premier League champions Manchester City, Kelechi Iheanacho will not just walk into the starting…