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A former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has failed in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council, missing out by just one vote. At the Confederation of African Football General Assembly in Cairo on Wednesday,…
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the 2026 World Cup final will feature a Super Bowl- style halftime show. The tournament, featuring 48 teams for the first time, will conclude at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19.…
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Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior was voted FIFA’s Best men’s player for 2024 on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga, beat nine other nominees including Ballon d’Or winner…
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FIFA has confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. The world football governing body announced at an online FIFA Congress on Wednesday. The Middle Eastern country submitted the sole bid for the competition and…
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by three spots to place world 36th in the October FIFA ranking. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1503.29 points within the…
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Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Saturday. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also…
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team still maintained the 1,498.93 it had…
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has expressed his support for the country’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. READ ALSO: Kano hisbah denies LGBTQ support, reaffirms stance against same-sex marriage This was contained in a…
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World football governing body, FIFA has approved a total of 30 Nigerian referees to be placed on the international duty lists for the year 2024. These comprised 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four beach soccer referees, and four…
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped five places to become 40th in the world and 6th in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. Nigeria dropped over 13 points from 1494.32 which they had when the last ranking was released…
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