Tag: FIFA
Infantino re-elected FIFA president for third term
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) until 2027.
Infantino was re-elected after standing unopposed at the congress...
2026 World Cup to feature 48 teams
Football's world governing body, FIFA, on Tuesday, said the 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams...
Messi beats Mbappe to win 2022 FIFA Best men’s player
Lionel Messi, on Monday, won the 2022 FIFA Best men's player prize on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina at a...
2030 World Cup: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay submit joint bid
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
The four South...
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...
