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FIFA  on Monday named Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its Observers for Thursday’s elections into Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee. Mudege is FIFA’s Senior Manager for Development Programmes (Africa) while Piazza is a…
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Former Football Association of Zambia President KalushaBwalya has revealed he will appeal the two-year ban handed him by FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee. Bwalya was banned for allegedly receiving benefits…
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France has won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, defeating Croatia 4-2 Mario Mandzukic scored an own-goal to open scoring, with referee Nestor Pitana awarding a penalty to Les Blues after a confirmation from the  the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)…
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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino says the world football ruling body recognises only Amaju Pinnick as president of Nigeria Football Federation, and will not accept any outside interference in NFF’s affairs. Infantino, while responding to…
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FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura and the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) believe Super Eagles made the continent proud despite their World Cup ouster. A 2-1 loss to Argentina in the last group D game at Saint Petersburg…
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FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped up in the latest sales stage which ended on Tuesday. The ruling body FIFA said that 394,433 tickets were sold during a…
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Felix Brych of Germany, who officiated last season’s UEFA Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Juventus, is among 36 referees named on Thursday for the 2018 World Cup. World football ruling body FIFA said in a statement…
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will be played with made-in-Pakistan football, Azim Khan, Head of Chancery at the Pakistani High Commission, said on Thursday in Abuja. “The balls for this year’s World Cup tournament are being produced…
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The FIFA World Cup trophy has arrived in Nigeria, as it continues its tour of 91 cities in 51 countries across six continents before the opening ceremony. During its stay in the country, the iconic prize of world football visited the…
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The original FIFA World Cup, which will be handed over to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000 –capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15th July 2018, as prize for conquering the world at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in…
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