FIFA has suspended the Indian football federation, meaning that the country will not currently be able to host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October. Football’s world governing body said its council unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football…
FIFA fines Nigeria N63.9m over Abuja stadium violence
World football body, FIFA, on Monday fined Nigeria CHF150,000 (N63.9m) following violence that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA also ordered…
*Court remands church founder over member’s death (Punch)*Court remands 3 for allegedly robbing 4 people at gunpoint (Sun)
Ondo court remands church founder over member’s death (Punch) A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State, has remanded a female pastor, Prophetess Sarah Abuloye, in the correctional centre, over the death of a member of her church. The…
*Hoodlums brutalised me for testifying at Lagos panel –#EndSARS protester (Punch)*ASPMDA urges LASG to obey court orders (Guardian)
Hoodlums brutalised me for testifying at Lagos panel –#EndSARS protester (Punch) One of the #EndSARS protesters, Kamsiyochukwu Ibe, who testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and other Matters, has confirmed…
FIFA considering World Cup playoff switch
The Socceroos could be denied a sold-out home World Cup qualifying playoff match under a shift considered by FIFA. The NZ Herald reports football’s world governing body is considering switching its two-legged inter-confederation playoffs to a single winner-takes-all affair, possibly…
We won’t fall again, Liberia’s coach to Super Eagles
Head of the Lone Stars of Liberia, Peter Butler, has vowed never to lose to the Super Eagles in today’s FIFA World Cup qualifier in Tangier, Morocco. The match will hold at the Stade Ibn Batouta Stadium. The Super Eagles…
*LASU VC: Sanwo-Olu orders fresh appointment process (Punch)*LASG empowers 120,000 public school pupils with digital skills (Vanguard)
LASU VC: Sanwo-Olu orders fresh appointment process (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered a fresh process for the selection of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University. The Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso,…
No FIFA sanctions for Germany team despite ‘Human Rights’ protest
World football’s governing body FIFA on Friday said it will not sanction the German national team for its T-shirt protest in support of human rights before a World Cup qualifier. Germany head coach Joachim Loew said he supported the players…
Amnesty calls on FIFA to press Qatar on worker rights
Amnesty International on Monday called on football’s global governing body FIFA to put more pressure on 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to improve conditions for workers in the Gulf country. Doha has made a series of reforms to its employment…
Akpoguma may feature against Algeria
Former Germany U-20 Captain, Kevin Akpoguma, may feature in this weekend’s international friendly match against Algeria following his clearance by world football governing body, FIFA, to switch allegiance to Nigeria. The Super Eagles will meet Algeria in the first of…