The world football governing body, FIFA, on Wednesday, unveiled the new logo for the 2025 Club World Cup set to take place in the United States, Afrosport reports. The competition sees a new format, as for the first-time ever, 32 teams will participate in the club competition scheduled to run from June 15 to July 2025. Ready for a new era of club football 💫#FIFACWC |...
World football governing body, FIFA has punished Canada women’s football with a deduction of six points, suspension of coach Beverly Priestman and a substantial fine over the drone incident during New Zealand training before their Paris 2024 Olympics opener. After investigating the incident that happened on Monday during New Zealand training session in Saint-Etienne, FIFA found Canada guilty of breaching its rules and fair play regulations...
World governing body FIFA has fined Equatorial Guinea for fielding Emilio Nsue in two 2026 World Cup Qualifiers he was ineligible to play in last year. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee revealed that the 34-year-old was ineligible to feature the in the qualifiers against Nambia and Liberia on November 15 and 20 respectively. The Equatorial Guinea FA have been fined 150,000 Swiss Francs as a result while...
Ahead of next month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Benin Republic and Nigeria, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has substituted the officials initially selected to oversee the tie. Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was initially selected as the referee for the match, has been replaced by Pierre Ghislain Atcho of Gabon. Weyesa’s countrymen, Temesgin Samuel Atango and Tigle Gizaw Belachew, retained their...
Nigeria are now the 28th best-footballing nation in the world after finishing second at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles are now the third-best country in Africa, after leaders Morocco and Senegal who were both eliminated in the round of 16. The Super Eagles are the second biggest movers in Africa, after moving up 14 spots in the global...
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