World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that the next edition of the FIFA World Cup, which would be held in Qatar would feature 32 countries, and not 48 being proposed. This was made known in a four-paragraph statement released on the soccer body’s website on Wednesday evening. FIFA, headed by Gianni Infantino has been […]
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Togolese Football Association official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla has been banned from all football-related activities for life after being found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate an international friendly. World football ruling body FIFA said on Wednesday that Fagla, who is also a referee, had taken bribes in violation of the organisation’s code of ethics. “The […]
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African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been drawn alongside hosts France, South Korea and Norway in Group A of the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year. Two-time champions Germany are in Group B with China, Spain and Africa’s second representatives South Africa, while 2015 hosts Canada are with European champions the Netherlands, Cameroon and New […]
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Luka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards by being crowned FIFA’s best player of the year on Monday. The Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder starred for both club and country as Madrid won a third straight Champions League, and he inspired Croatia to reach the World Cup final […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been nominated as finalists for ‘The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award,’ world football’s governing body announced on Monday. Ronaldo, who has won the award for the last two years, helped Real Madrid claim a third consecutive Champions League crown, before securing a transfer to Juventus. Midfielder Modric, […]
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World Football governing body, FIFA has released eleven nominees for 2018 Player of the Year award. Egyptian Mohammed Salah, alongside Harry Kane, highest goal scorer at the 2018 World Cup, five-time UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Russia 2018 Golden Ball winner Luka Modric are part of the nominees. Argentina captain Lionel Messi, as well […]
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Nigeria’s Ex-international Emmanuel Amuneke and Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba were named by FIFA today as members of one of the two panels to shortlist candidates for Men’s Footballers and Coaches of the year for the 2017/18 season. Another panel will do the shortlist for Women’s players and Coaches for the season. Amuneke is 47 years […]
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Brazilian referee, Sandro Ricci, will alongside two compatriots and two Spaniards, handle Nigeria’s opening Group D game against Croatia at Kaliningrad on Saturday in World Cup in Russia. Ricci will have Emerson de Carvalho as his First Assistant Referee (AR1) and Marcelo van Gasse as Second Assistant Referee (AR2), both Brazilians. Antonio Mateu and Pao […]
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Nigeria has retained her last month Coca Cola FIFA world ranking on 47th position and sixth in Africa in May. The rankings released on FIFA website on Thursday recorded few changes as the first 47 countries retained their previous positions. According to the rankings on the website, seven international ‘A’ matches, all friendlies, took place […]
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President Donald Trump’s threat to nations against a U.S. bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup has prompted FIFA, soccer’s governing body to refer to guidelines that warn against political influence over bids. Morocco is the only rival to a joint bid to stage the event from the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the […]
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