Tag: FIFA
Afghan abuse scandal: Infantino rejects criticism of FIFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday strongly rejected criticism of the global ruling body’s handling of the sexual abuse scandal…
FIFA defends VAR ahead of World Cup quarter-finals
FIFA on Wednesday defended its VAR review system, saying referees had reached a 98% accuracy rate in decision-making during the…
Qatar 2022: Cafu unveiled as SC Ambassador
The Qatar World Cup 2022 organisers on Friday in the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo unveiled two-times FIFA World Cup…
FIFA pressures Iran to allow women access to matches
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ramped up the pressure on Iran to ensure local female football fans are allowed to…
Corruption Scandal: FIFA takes over running of CAF
A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff…
Former Afghan football president banned for life
The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has been banned for life from all soccer-related activities for abusing…
BON, FIFA partnership, great opportunity for Nigerian viewers – BON boss
The newly-signed partnership agreement between Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and world football governing body FIFA offers great opportunity for…
FIFA bans ex-Oceania general secretary Nicholas for 8 years
Former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) general secretary, Tai Nicholas, has been banned from all soccer-related activities for eight years, for…
Sepp Blatter: I want to sue Infantino, FIFA
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is running unopposed in his bid for a second term as the head of world football’s…
FIFA bans South Sudan official for 10 years for corruption
FIFA, the international football governing body, has banned South Sudanese official Chabur Goc Alei for 10 years for corruption, the…
Former FIFA boss Blatter says money risks ruining football
Sepp Blatter, the former president of football’s world governing body FIFA who was ousted during a corruption scandal, says money…
FIFA bans eight players, agent for life over match-fixing
FIFA issued eight-lifetime bans to current and former players and an agent on Wednesday after they were found guilty of…
FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives Nigeria on Thursday
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is expected to arrive Nigeria on a tour on Thursday, Demola Olajire, Nigeria Football…
FIFA bans Chelsea from signing new players
English Premier League club Chelsea have been banned by FIFA from signing new players in the next two transfer windows.…
FIFA should expand 2022 World Cup to 48 teams if possible – Infantino
FIFA should if possible increase the size of the football World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32…
FIFA bans Gambia football head for 4 years for corruption
FIFA has banned Seedy Kinteh, former president of the Gambia Football Federation, from all football activities for four years after…
Manchester City Gets Lion Share From FIFA’s World Cup Largesse
Manchester City lead the way with just over 5 million dollars as FIFA on Tuesday announced it has dished out…
International matches: Pinnick lauds FIFA for approving Stephen Keshi Stadium
Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday said world football body FIFA deserves commendation for approving…
FIFA considers possibility of increasing teams at Qatar 2022
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday said football’s governing body was looking into the possibility of increasing the number of…
Former Ghana FA president, Nyantakyi banned for life by FIFA
Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi was handed a life ban from all football-related activities by FIFA on Tuesday…
Juventus admits tense relationship between clubs and FIFA
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli described the relationship between European clubs and FIFA as tense and implied on Thursday that the…
Yekini’s USA 94 celebration will live on in World Cup folklore – FIFA
World football governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay post-humous respect…
FIFA appoints 24 match officials for Club World Cup
The Referees Committee of world football governing body FIFA has picked 24 match officials who will be in charge at…
CAF qualifiers: FIFA ban knocks out Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone may have gifted Ghana Black Stars six points in two African Nations Cup qualifiers scheduled for Kumasi on…
FIFA suspends Sierra Leone FA over government interference
FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect, due to government interference in soccer affairs, the…
FIFA congratulates Pinnick on re-election as NFF President
Gianni Infantino, President of World Football ruling body, FIFA has sent a congratulatory message to Amaju Pinnick on his re-election…
FIFA, CAF name Observers to NFF Elections 2018
World football–ruling body, FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday’s elections into…
FIFA to regulate transfer fees, player loans
A FIFA task force has proposed the use of an algorithm to calculate transfer fees as well as a luxury…
Nigeria escapes FIFA ban
World football governing body, FIFA, has suspended its planned ban of Nigeria from participating in its activities.
Nigerian Govt writes FIFA, recognises Pinnick-led NFF
Laolu Akande, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the Federal Government had conveyed…