FIFA has confirmed the host cities and stadiums for the 2026 edition of the World Cup. Los Angeles and Vancouver are among the 16 host cities that have been selected. The cities of Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas, Los…
FIFA has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to pay former head coach of the national team, Gernot Rohr, the sum of $380,000. The money is compensation for Rohr, who the NFF sacked as Super Eagles handler in November 2021.…
The FIFA Appeal Committee has ruled that the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed. The verdict was reached after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football associations. The qualifier in September was abandoned just…
The final two places at this year’s World Cup will be decided in Qatar in June with global football governing body FIFA confirming the venue and match order on Wednesday. Doha’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will host the decisive games…
World football governing body FIFA said on Monday it has sanctioned six African football associations, including that of Nigeria, following March’s 2022 World Cup play-off matches. FIFA, however, did not order the replays requested by Algeria and Egypt, while the…
The Attorney Mediators Association, Lagos Chapter, on Tuesday congratulated its member, Ms Beverly Agbakoba-Onyejianya, for being listed by FIFA, as one of the 19 mediators engaged to resolve global sports disputes through mediation. This is contained in a statement in…
Nigeria will play Ecuador in a warm-up match ahead of the 2022 World Cup. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a statement on Friday. The game has been scheduled for June 2, 2022, at the 25,000-capacity…
FIFA has denied it is considering changing its calculation of playing and stoppage times before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There were speculations that the world football governing body will make changes, so that fans can get to see…
The Russian Football Union (RFU) has failed in a bid to stay the suspension of its national team from World Cup qualifying, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. The RFU had wanted a decision from the…
World football–ruling body FIFA has effected minor changes in the list of match officials for this month’s 2022 World Cup playoff showdown between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Ghana’s Black Stars. Both teams face off in a two-leg fixture for one…
