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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that FIFA will still be paying the prize money for the 2023 Women's World Cup (WWC) through the country's football federations. This clarification was made by Aisha…
In a groundbreaking decision, the world football governing body, FIFA, has declared that the prize money for the 2023 World Cup will be paid directly to the players, eliminating any involvement of a third party. The…
Megan Rapinoe, a key figure in the US Women's National Team (USWNT) and a two-time Women's World Cup champion, has confirmed that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2023 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)…
In the most recent Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) rankings released on Friday, Nigeria's Super Eagles have ascended one spot. The thrice-crowned African champions have climbed to the 39th spot,…
football world is abuzz with the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo breaking the FIFA record for men's international caps if he plays tomorrow, which would be his 197th appearance. The Portuguese national team, also known…
On Thursday, Gianni Infantino, the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, was re-elected as the president of FIFA until 2027. He stood unopposed during the congress of the world football's governing body, and he was elected for the…
Nigeria's Flamingos have defeated Germany to win a bronze medal at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. The Nigerian ladies won a nail-biting penalty shoot-out against Germany 3-2 on Sunday 30th October, after their 3-3…
The draw for the 2023 Women's World Cup is complete, and we now know that the opening game of the tournament will be a showdown between co-hosts New Zealand and 1995 world champions Norway, at Auckland's Eden Park on…
Robert Lewandowski’s behaviour at Bayern Munich has been branded “embarrassing”, as he pushes for a summer transfer away from the Allianz Arena, with Artur Wichniarek surprised to see his fellow Pole tarnishing a…
FIFA+ has been launched by football's global governing body, with the platform set to deliver free streaming to sports fans around the world. Although the service is similar to Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+, users…
With the World Cup in Qatar just over six months away, world football governing body FIFA has unveiled FIFA+, a free digital streaming platform created to connect football fans across the globe more deeply with the…
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA has revealed how much the winner of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will receive. In the last edition of the World Cup, Russia 2018, a total of $400million was…
The draw for the 2022 World Cup has been conducted on Friday. They were conducted by Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Bora Milutinović (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay…
Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over Nigeria after an away goal decision in the match that ended 1-1 in Abuja stadium on Tuesday. The Super Eagles failed to defeat the…
Nigeria will receive €12.2m (N5.6bn) from FIFA if they qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup later this year. The World Cup in Qatar will take place from November 21 to December 18, with 32 teams taking part in the…
Since the memorable penalty shoot-out in South Africa 2010 between Ghana and Uruguay, both nations have faced very differently in the last eleven years. While Uruguay has been in and about the big names in South…
World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a…
Ivorian professional footballer Yaya Toure says that FIFA is not doing enough to end racism in football. The 36-year-old former Manchester City midfielder made the statement after his current club, Qingdao Huanghai, got…
Nigeria's Super Eagles will battle five-time world champions Brazil in an international friendly match in Singapore on Sunday, October 13. The squad mainly made up of foreign-based stars were checking into their hotel…
The five-time World Cup champions will lock horns with the Super Eagles during the next Fifa international break. Brazil has officially announced the scheduling of a friendly match against the Super Eagles on October 13…
