Former Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years. Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s Women’s World Cup final win over England. He was provisionally banned by Fifa…
Shame! FIFA says World Cup prize money will be paid directly to players because of NFF
FIFA has announced that the 2023 World Cup prize money will be paid directly to the players — without interference from a third party. In a viral video on social media, Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary-general, said the policy change is…
2023 W/W Cup: FIFA’s decision to pay players directly will motivate youngsters, Akanni says
Wahidi Akanni, an ex-international said that the decision of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to pay players allowances directly, will motivate upcoming talents. Akanni, a former Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association, said this in an interview…
New African Football League to start on Oct 20 -Infantino
The kick-off of the new eight-club African Football League has been confirmed for Oct. 20 by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. He made the announcement at the General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Abidjan on Thursday. The…
Israeli team arrives in Saudi Arabia for FIFA video game World Cup
An Israeli team arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday to compete in the video game version of the FIFA World Cup in Riyadh, Israeli media reported. The team, which includes the players, their trainer and their deputy manager, entered Saudi…
FIFA lift suspension of Zimbabwe’s football federation
Football’s ruling body FIFA on Tuesday said it has lifted the suspension of Zimbabwe’s national federation ZIFA. It has also installed a normalisation committee to ensure that FIFA statutes are followed there. The news came ahead of Thursday’s African qualifying…
Falcons plan protest, World Cup boycott as NFF cancels bonuses
The Super Falcons are planning to stage a strike and boycott their opening game of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr Mohammed Sanusi told them their match bonuses for the competition…
FIFA concerned about World Cup ticket sales in New Zealand
Women’s World Cup co-hosts New Zealand need to lift ticket sales in coming weeks given the relatively modest “selling power” of the national Football Ferns team, FIFA executive Sarai Bareman has said. Bareman, FIFA’s chief women’s football officer, said she…
Oshoala welcomes FIFA’s decision to pay players directly
Smarting from previous experience of African players having to stage protests over unpaid bonuses and allowances, Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, has thrown her weight behind the decision of FIFA to pay 2023 Women’s World Cup incentives directly to…
Women’s World Cup: Fifa president Gianni Infantino threatens tournament blackout in Europe
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has threatened to not broadcast the Women’s World Cup in five European countries unless TV companies improve their rights offers. Infantino said “disappointing” offers from the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and France were a “slap in…
