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 Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was initially selected as the referee for the match, has been replaced by Pierre Ghislain Atcho of Gabon.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...
Nigeria have booked a ticket in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia after defeating Burundi 2-0 in the second leg of the qualifiers in Abuja on Saturday. The Falconets built on their 1-0 win from the first-leg in Tanzania as Esther Ajakaye grabbed a second-half brace at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. It was a goalless affair in Abuja until Ajakaye broke the...
Following Thursday’s ruling by the European Court of Justice, A22 Sports Management, the company supporting the creation of the European Super League, unveiled their new plan for the breakaway league. The CJEU ruled that football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA had acted unlawfully after they threatened to impose sanctions on the 12 European clubs that had initially joined the Super League in 2021. "Indeed, there is...
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