•Referee Andres Rojas FIFA yesterday unveiled its list of match officials for the June 11-July 19 World Cup, including 52 referees, six of whom are women. Football’s governing body will also take 88 assistant referees and 30 video match officials, who hail from all six confederations and 50 member associations, reports AFP. “The selected match...
•Arthur Okonkwo The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed that goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has switched international allegiance to represent Nigeria in future matches. The Wrexham AFC first-choice goalkeeper’s change of association from England was approved on April 6 and has been listed on FIFA’s official platf...
•Gianni Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino told our correspondent today that Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war. “Iran will be at the World Cup,” Infantino said at half-time of Iran’s friendly against Costa Rica in Turkey. “That’s […]...
FIFA has mandated that every team participating in its women’s competitions must have at least one female head or assistant coach. The directive is part of new regulations by the world football governing body to increase the number of women coaching at the highest level. The regulations, approved by the FIFA Council yesterday, will take [&hell...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it is appealing the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected its petition challenging the eligibility of certain players fielded by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off in Rabat, Morocco, last...
•Super Eagles Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match. DR Congo beat Nigeria 4–3 o...
•Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Malam Shehu Dikko, has explained why Congo national football team was listed among teams for the playoff round despite Nigeria’s protest over the qualification process. Speaking on the sidelines of a football tournament marking Intern...
•Super Eagles Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have effectively ended after FIFA confirmed the final line-up for the inter-confederation play-off tournament, naming DR Congo as Africa’s representative. In an accreditation notice circulated to journalists ahead of the competition, FIFA detailed the tournament format and...
•FIFA ball Fresh uncertainty has surrounded Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup hopes after FIFA published its 2025 CAS & Football Annual Report without any reference to Nigeria’s petition against DR Congo. The report’s release has heightened anxiety among Nigerian football fans, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is still awaiting a ruling on ...
International transfer fees in men’s football hit a record $13.08 billion (10.9 billion euros) in 2025, world football’s governing body said today. FIFA said in its annual Global Transfer Market report there was an all-time record of 86,158 international transfers completed in 2025, reports AFP. Women’s football accounted for 2,440 transfers (...
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