FIFA Women’s Ranking: Nigeria now ranked number one in Africa
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been ranked as the first team in Africa after moving up by one spot to place 38th in the world in the FIFA Women’s World Football…
COVID-19: 80 per cent of all cases from Western Pacific, Europe – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 200,000 cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO and 8,000 people have lost their lives. Dr Tedros…
All matches billed for March, April should be postponed – FIFA recommendation
FIFA has recommended that all international matches scheduled to be played in March and April be postponed because of the coronavirus. This new recommendation will affect World Cup qualifiers for…
Court dismisses EFCC’s application to join Pinnick, Sanusi in alleged $9.5m FIFA grant fraud
Justice Peter Affen of an FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday dismissed an application by the EFCC to join the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and…
$7.35bn spent on players transfer in 2019, 80% of spending from 100 clubs – FIFA
Football clubs worldwide splashed out a record $7.35 billion (6.63 million euros) on transfers in the men’s game in 2019, FIFA revealed in a report released on Wednesday. The amount represents a…
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria ends year with highest ranking in a decade
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have ended the year with their highest world ranking in the last decade, FIFA rankings reveal. According to data released by the football governing body…
FIFA files court claims to retrieve $2m from Platini
FIFA says it has filed court claims in Switzerland to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million, 1.84 million euros) he received during Sepp Blatter’s reign…
Buhari congratulates Golden Eaglets, says ‘I am very proud of you’
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria for a fantastic beginning in the group opening match of FIFA World Cup Brazil 2019. Nigeria Under-17 football team opened…
English players suffer racism in Bulgaria as England trash host 6-0
England bounced back from their first tournament qualifying defeat for 10 years with a 6-0 thrashing of Bulgaria on Monday in Sofia in a Euro 2020 Group A clash which…
Iranian women’s attendance at soccer match in Iran, “historic, symbolic ” – FIFA President
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Sunday that the attendance of women at a soccer match in Iran on Thursday was “historic” and a step in the right direction. After…