The Bureau of the FIFA Council, yesterday, approved the COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations. Under the terms of the plan, $1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA member associations, and the six confederations to assist in the…
COVID-19: FIFA approves $1.5bn relief fund
FIFA is to make available $1.5bn in grants and loans as a relief fund to help associations impacted by the coronavirus, world football’s governing body announced on Thursday. Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, said the relief fund had been “unanimously…
*Coronavirus patient attempts to escape Lagos isolation centre (Punch) *Face masks, hand sanitizers sold out in Lagos following Coronavirus scare (DailyTrust)
Coronavirus patient attempts to escape Lagos isolation centre (Punch) Following the detection of the first case of the novel Coronavirus disease and the placing in quarantine of the patient, identified as a 44-year-old Italian, at the Infectious Disease Hospital in…
*One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu threatens to ban NURTW in Lagos (Guardian)
One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) One person was killed and several others sustained injuries when members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities clashed on the Sagamu Road in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told…
*NDLEA arraigns man for allegedly peddling 967.9kg marijuana (Punch) *Court grants Mompha N100m bail (Nation)
NDLEA arraigns man for allegedly peddling 967.9kg marijuana (Punch) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday in Lagos State arraigned man, Usman, who allegedly trafficked in 967.9kg of cannabis Sativa (marijuana). The agency charged Usman on one count of…
FIFA: It’s time to allow women into stadiums, Infantino tells Iran (Punch)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Iran it is time to allow women into football stadiums and that the global soccer body expects “positive developments”, starting with their next home match in October. While foreign women have been allowed limited…
Bility banned for 10 years over financial offences (Punch)
A Liberian official, Musa Bility, has been banned from football for 10 years for alleged financial offences on Wednesday by FIFA. Bility, a former president of the Liberian federation was found guilty of misappropriating FIFA’s funds, according to the organisation.…
Iran agrees to allow women watch upcoming 2022 World Cup Qualifiers —FIFA (Punch)
Iran’s Football Federation has agreed to allow women to attend upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers of their men’s national team but that approval from the government is still needed. The ruling body FIFA on Thursday said that a letter from…
FIFA launches global child safeguarding network (Punch)
FIFA promised to enhance child safeguarding standards across its 211-member associations as world football’s governing body launched a new programme on Wednesday. The FIFA Guardians toolkit has been put together after consultation with experts in the field from UNICEF and…
Megan Rapinoe backs booing of FIFA and Gianni Infantino by World Cup fans (Metro)
Megan Rapinoe has backed the booing of FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino after the USA secured back-to-back World Cups. Goals from Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle saw USA beat the Netherlands and become World Champions for the fourth time in…
