The Super Eagles of Nigeria on the heels of their impressive performance at the just concluded AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire has moved up in the new FIFA rankings. According to the new ranking, the three time African champions are now ranked third in Africa and 28th in the world. Nigeria’s point haul of 1522.26 see…
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 them 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four beach soccer referees and four futsal referees. In a message conveyed to the Nigeria Football Federation, the 11 referees approved for international duty from…
Liberia President George Weah has lost his reelection bid to become the President of Liberia. Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai in the run-off election which was held on Tuesday. According to the Liberia election commission, Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led with 50.9% of…
The coast is now clear for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup following the withdrawal of Australia in the bidding process. FIFA had earlier invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament by October 31. Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer’s global showpiece on Tuesday’s deadline day. According…
Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Football Association president, has expressed his intention to appeal against the three-year ban imposed on him by FIFA. The FIFA announced on Monday that its Disciplinary Committee has banned Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), from all football-related activities at national and international levels for three…
FIFA has banned the former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three years due to his behaviour after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. The disciplinary committee of FIFA had earlier suspended Rubiales for 90 days after his inactions at the final of the world cup in Sydney. Rubiales, on…
Saudi Arabia has recently taken her investment into social activities and economy diversification plan with the announcement and launching of the annual Esports world cup which will be held in Riyadh starting from the summer of 2024. While further details are due to be announced in the first few months of 2024, here are few…
Following their acceptance as one of the hosting countries of the first ever cross continental world cup in 2030, Morroco has revealed plans to build a world class stadium. This was disclosed by the Morroco Prime Minister office last Friday. The Stadium is expected to be the third largest in the world with 113, 000…
Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 soccer World Cup. This was contained in a statement released by FIFA on Thursday signalling an unprecedented move where the mundial will be held in more than two countries and continent. Also stated in the release is that Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles has dropped a place in the latest monthly FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Despite dropping to 40th position from previous 39th, the Super Eagles still maintain their sixth position on the Africa continent. Morocco remains the top-ranked team on the continent. They are are followed by the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Carthage…
Head Coach Randy Waldrum has listed European Cup winner Asisat Oshoala, dainty attacking midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade and history-making captain Onome Ebi in his list of 23 Super Falcons for this year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand. There is also first choice goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, as well as defenders Osinachi Ohale and…
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura will leave her role at the end of the year after seven years in office. The Senegalese administrator will be remembered for playing a pivotal role in transforming the organisation, restoring its credibility and breaking down barriers. “It was the best decision of my life to join FIFA,” says FIFA…
Following the launching of “Pele in the dictionary” campaign by Pele foundation and Sport earlier this month, the name of the Brazilian legend has now been included as a new adjective in the Portuguese edition of the Michaelis dictionary. According to Reuters, the efforts were geared towards paying tribute and recognition to his legacy in…
World soccer governing body, FIFA on Monday has revoked hosting rights of the under-17 World Cup from Peru. FIFA said the South American nation had failed to fulfil infrastructure commitments ahead of the under-17 World Cup. While it said that the tournament is still set to take place from Nov. 10-Dec. 2, it added that…
World soccer governing body,FIFA has revoked the hosting rights of the 2023 U-20 World Cup from Indonesia. This is the outcome of the meeting between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Erick Thohir. The development to remove Indonesia as the host was taken after its football federation (PSSI)…
FIFA has increased compensation paid to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup by nearly 70 per cent to £355m for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments. This was contained in a statement by the global soccer governing body and the European Club Association (ECA) on Monday. The Club Benefits Programme affords clubs a…
FIFA President,Gianni Infantino has announced the intention of the body to effect an equal prize money for 2027 Women’s World Cup. This development is coming on the heels of the calls for the need to create an equal prize money for both men and women’s mundial. According to Infantino, the money would match the 2026…
The global professional soccer players’ union( FIFPro) has confirmed that it has sent a letter to FIFA demanding an equal pay for the world cup prize money for women . The letter according to the body was signed by 150 women’s national team players in October 2022 – a month before the start of…
Morocco has officially joined Spain and Portugal’s bid to host the World Cup finals in 2030. The country’s Sports Minister Chakib Benmoussa announced at the CAF President Outstanding Achievement Awards Ceremony ongoing in Kigali, Rwanda. The North African giants will join forces with the Iberian neighbours as they seek to host the tournament in seven…
The world football governing body, FIFA are set to implement some changes for the 2026 World Cup which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. FIFA’s proposed format will include a new round-of-32 stage, with plans for three-team groups poised to be abandoned. With 104 matches to be played,the world cup will…
