Tag: FIFA
FIFA bans 4 Uruguay players for World Cup chaos
Uruguay players, Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez, were hit with four-match ban by FIFA on Friday.
Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were however suspended...
Messi, Mbappe, Haaland shortlisted for FIFA Best Men’s Player award, Ronaldo...
Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi, and France forward, Kylian Mbappe, have been shortlisted for The Best...
FIFA probes Salt Bae’s access to World Cup final celebrations
FIFA says it has commenced an investigation into how celebrity chef, Nusret Gokce, popularly known as Salt Bae, gained “undue access” to Argentina’s on-pitch...
Singer Kizz Daniel to perform at Qatar World Cup
Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, widely known as Kizz Daniel, has been listed as one of the headline performing artistes at the 2022 World...
FIFA extends 4-year ban on Orji Okonkwo to worldwide
World football governing body, FIFA, has extended the four-year ban on former Nigeria junior international, Orji Okonkwo, to worldwide.
Okonkwo was earlier banned by the...
Buhari: I’ll resist any attempt to undermine football devt in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has said football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, saying his administration will resist any attempt...
Falconets crash out of FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Falconets, on Sunday, bowed out of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 0-2 loss to Netherlands.
The Falconets could not reenact...
Sepp Blatter, Platini cleared of corruption charges
Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, and ex-UEFA president, Michel Platini, were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday.
Blatter, who led...
FIFA to use semi-automatic offside tech at Qatar World Cup
Football’s world governing body, FIFA, says it will use semi-automatic offside technology at the November to December World Cup in Qatar to make video...
Super Eagles drop by one spot in latest FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by one spot in the FIFA World ranking for June to become world 31st and fourth-placed team...
