Nigeria went down one notch in the latest FIFA Coca Cola World ranking of national teams announced today. The Super Eagles who will be playing in the Russian World Cup, were ranked 52nd, one place down from their position last month. Cameroon slid six points to displace Nigeria at 51st. Tunisia were the first African […]
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino and his CAF counterpart, Ahmad Ahmad, are expected to be in Nigeria next week, when the FIFA Executive Football Summit takes place between February 20 and 22 in Lagos. This was disclosed by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, on AIT. Pinnick expressed the country’s readiness […]
FIFA has thanked Vitaly Mutko for his “responsible step” in removing himself as the president of the Russian Football Union (RFS) as he appeals a lifetime Olympic ban. Mutko, who is Russia’s deputy prime minister, was banned by the IOC this month after the release of the Schmid Report, commissioned by the IOC, confirmed allegations […]
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has read the riot act to the staff of the Federation in the wake of sanctions imposed by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player, Abdullahi Shehu, in the national team’s final 2018 World Cup qualifier last month. The Anorthosis Famagusta right-back was automatically suspended for the game versus Algeria […]
FIFA has punished Nigeria for using an ineligible player in their final World Cup qualifier against Algeria in November. The match in Constantine originally ended in a 1-1 draw but that has now been overturned and Algeria awarded a 3-0 win. The sanction does not affect Nigeria’s World Cup qualification as they had already clinched […]
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr still wants to have Vincent Enyeama in his 2018 FIFA World Cup squad and has opened the doors for the experienced goalkeeper. Media reports suggest that the former Super Eagles skipper, who announced his retirement from international football in October 2015, had ruled out a return. However, Rohr says Enyeama could […]
The Federal Government will spend about N3 billion on Super Eagles for the FIFA World Cup tournament holding in Russia next year, Sports Minister Solomon Dalung disclosed this yesterday. Addressing State House correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari, the minister said the budget for the competition had been sent to the president for a special […]
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says Nigeria paraded the youngest players during the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was announced on FIFA’s official website on Tuesday by a Switzerland-based independent study Centre International d’Étude du Sport (CIES) in it’s issue number 30 of Observatory Monthly Report. The CIES Football Observatory […]
In what will come as a surprise to many, despite putting up a fine performance by going through the World Cup qualifiers unbeaten and easing past perennial rivals Argentina, the Super Eagles dropped 9 places in the latest FIFA ranking released Thursday to become 50th in the world and 8th in Africa. Nigerians will have […]
The Nigeria Football Federation will pay players and officials a total of $2.4 million as a bonus for securing qualification for the World Cup in Russia, a spokesman said Wednesday. “The NFF have agreed to give the team $2.4 million out of the $8 million we are expecting from FIFA,” said Ademola Olajire. The NFF […]
Nigeria is among the countries where the iconic trophy would be visiting before next year’s major showpiece. The World Cup is coming to Nigeria. Do you want to take a selfie with it? The iconic FIFA senior World Cup trophy will be in the country on March 3, 2018 it has been announced. The NFF’s […]
.Approves other key organisational elements of World Cup The FIFA Council on Friday approved an increase in the prize money for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia to a total amount of USD 400 million — 12 per cent up from the USD 358 million awarded at the 2014 edition. The decision was taken […]
Zinedine Zidane has won the Best FIFA football coach award for 2017 ahead of Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri. France legend Zidane helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and a first La Liga title for five years last season, becoming the first manager to lead a club to consecutive European titles in the process. […]
Despite FIFA rankings suggesting that Tunisia is number one in Africa, the Confederation of African Football president Ahmad says Nigeria remain the best in the continent. The CAF boss has aimed a tiny veiled dig at the recently released FIFA rankings which placed the Super Eagles as the fifth best football nation in Africa. In […]
Amos Adamu, a former FIFA Executive Committee member Monday said Nigeria now has a worthy team that would perform well at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to NAN. Adamu made the remark against the backdrop of the remarkable outing of the Super Eagles during the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier, from a group […]
In recognition of its groundbreaking partnership agreements with the Nigeria Football Federation that have energized the Nigerian game and set it on firm course to a brighter and better future, world football –governing body, FIFA has invited Nigeria’s leading energy solutions company, AITEO, to this year’s The Best Football Awards. The letter of invitation dated […]
Pele has sent his congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward surpassed his international goals record. Ronaldo struck a hat-trick, including opening the scoring with a brilliant scissor-kick volley, in his side’s 5-1 victory against the Faroe Islands on Thursday. And his latest Portugal treble means Ronaldo has now scored 78 times for the […]
The business that looks after Neymar’s affairs has confirmed it has begun legal action against Barcelona over alleged unpaid bonuses for the forward. Barcelona declined to pay a €26 million bonus included in Neymar’s contract renewal signed in 2016 after completing his world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Furthermore, the Brazilian faces legal action […]
Rwanda’s Football Association (Ferwafa) is preparing to finalise its bid to host the 2019 Under-17 World Cup. The Ferwafa president Vincent Nzamwita insists the country is capable of hosting a tournament of such a stature. “We have already submitted a formal request to Fifa to host the event and they have registered us and sent […]
A Super Falcons defender, Onome Ebi, has hailed the nomination of the former coach of the team, Florence Omagbemi, for the prestigious FIFA Women Coach of the Year. Omagbemi who coached Super Falcons to win the 2016 African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon was among the 10 coaches shortlisted for the award. Those nominated […]