Tag: #WORLDCUP, CAF, FIFA
CAF Backs Two-Yearly World Cup, Plans Super League
Mary KanuJul 19, 2021
African football’s governing body CAF supports staging the World Cup every two years and is pushing ahead with plans for a continental Super League, according to a...
Sports Minister: We Raised Money For Siasia To Fight FIFA Ban
Mary KanuJun 30, 2021
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has insisted that his ministry did not abandon former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia as being claimed by the...
Super Falcons Unmoved On Latest FIFA Ranking
Mary KanuJun 25, 2021
The Super Falcons of Nigeria remained stagnant in 38th position on the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday, June 25. The nine-time African champions also remain top...
$7.35bn Spent On Players Transfer In 2019, Says FIFA
Football clubs worldwide spent a record $7.35 billion (6.63 million euros) on transfers in the men’s game in 2019. FIFA revealed this in a report released on...
FIFA bans ex-bolivian football chief for life
FIFA has banned the former treasurer of South America’s football federation for life after an ethics panel found him guilty of bribery. Romer Osuna, who also once...
FIFA shortlists Oshoala and Nchout for Women’s World Cup Goal of the Tournament
Three time African player of the year, Asisat Oshoala and Cameroon winger Ajara Nchout have been named among nominees for the best goal at the just concluded Fifa...
FIFA probes Cameroon on Womens’s World Cup
Following their Women’s World Cup last-16 loss to England in Valenciennes, football’s governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)...
Women’s World Cup: Banyana Banyana to play against Germany on Monday
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana will face a do-or-die match against Germany at the Fifa Women’s World Cup at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier on Monday...
