Nigeria’s Ayotunde Phillips Re-Elected Into FIFA Ethics Committee
May 21, 2021 A former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, has been re-elected as a member of the FIFA Ethics Committee for another four-year term in office….
Access Bank, Standard Chartered, FCMB off to winning start as Bank Wars goes live
May 11, 2021 Visitors to the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub on Saturday, May 8, 2021 were treated to exciting, high-scoring matches in the opening day…
FIFA Postpones June World Cup Qualifiers in Africa
May 6, 2021 FIFA confirmed on Thursday that the 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled for Africa during June have been postponed until September due to the coronavirus and stadiums not…
LAGOS INAUGURATES NEW BOARDS OF SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the newly reconstituted Boards of Sports Associations in a brief ceremony on Wednesday, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere….
New CAF President optimistic of Africa World Cup win soon
New Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe raised the bar Tuesday for national teams in the continent by insisting one of them must win the World Cup soon….
FIFA bans CAF President, Ahmad, for five years over corrupt practices
World soccer governing body FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities for corruption….
Pregnant Footballers to get a mandatory 14-week maternity leave in FIFA’s planned reform
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world governing body announced on Thursday. “We…
African countries gear up for return to international football in October
African countries are gearing up for a return to international football next month but with many borders throughout the continent still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic most teams are…
Matches should not be played until September – FIFA medical chief
FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe has said football should not be played until at least the start of September to limit the spread of the new coronavirus and when…
NOC to re-select qualified athletes for postponed Tokyo Olympic Games
Athletes already qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will need to be picked again by their respective National Olympic Committees to compete at the postponed Games in 2021, the International…