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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has threatened a television blackout of this year’s Women’s World Cup in major European countries unless broadcasters improve their offers for rights. Infantino in October criticised broadcasters who he said had offered “100 times less” to screen the Women’s World Cup compared to the men’s tournament.He went on the attack again
World soccer ruling body, FIFA, has imposed a 150,000 Swiss Franc fine on Nigeria following the unruly behaviour of fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on March 29. The match which ended in
Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup and its teams suspended from all international football competitions “until further notice” after its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA announced in a joint statement with UEFA on Monday. The men’s team had been due to play in qualifying play-offs in March for the World Cup in Qatar later this
FIFA on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations as president Gianni Infantino expressed hope that the highly controversial plans will not be derailed by opposition from Europe and South America. Infantino was speaking after FIFA held a virtual global summit with federations to
Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has been elected into the FIFA Council, Completesports.com reports. Pinnick becomes only the second Nigerian – after Amos Adamu – elected into the Council of the world football governing body. He was elected during CAF’s General Assembly which took place in Rabat, Morocco today (Friday). Following several withdrawals prior
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics proceedings against Mr Siasia were initiated on 11
Cameroon and Nigeria are the two African female teams that progressed to the last 16 in the on-going women’s world cup in France. The later’s qualification was based on the outcome of another’s match while the former’s qualification was purely by their making. The Super Falcons of Nigeria 🇳🇬 needed Chile to defeat Thailand
In an unprecedented move, CAF has effectively handed over control to FIFA, the global soccer governing body, in what’s viewed as a stark admission of its incompetence. FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura of Senegal, a former UN official, will run CAF as “FIFA general delegate for Africa” for an initial six-month period. A six-month extension will
According to Spanish outlet Diario Sport, Lionel Messi has been left off the podium for FIFA’s The Best. Incomprehensibly, the Barcelona forward is not in the final three for the world football governing body’s prestigious annual prize. Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mo Salah are the three finalists. They top a shortlist of 10,
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Ahmed Musa’s goal against Iceland was ranked eighth among the Top 10 goals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup which held in Russia. The winner of the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament was Benjamin Pavard of France. Top 10 World Cup Goals; 1. Pavard (France) vs Argentina 2. Quintero (Mexico) vs