Former Barçelona striker and current President of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been accused of match-fixing and paying someone to make threats. According to a report by The Athletic, Samuel Eto’o is facing serious allegations outlined in a file sent to FIFA’s Ethics Committee. The current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation is accused of…
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of the Federation of International Football (FIFA) has banned Mr Jonathan Bukabakwa, former youth coach at clubs of the Urban Football Agreement of the regions of Lipopo and Malebo in Congo DR, from all football-related activities for 20 years. The FIFA in a release on Friday said…
Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) following the Spanish Football Federation president’s conduct at last week’s women’s World Cup final. Rubiales has refused to resign from his post despite a major uproar caused by him kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips while she collected her medal…
FIFA is investigating an official complaint that Zambia head coach Bruce Mwape sexually assaulted a player at the Women’s World Cup. Mwape is accused of rubbing his hands over the chest of one of his players during a training session in New Zealand on 29 July. “A complaint has been received,” a FIFA…
The Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ms Fatma Samoura has told Super Falcons of Nigeria that it is because of players like them that FIFA decided to pay prize money directly to players. The FIFA secretary general who addressed the Super Falcons after their 0-0 draw with the Republic of…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al Nassr have been sanctioned by world football governing body, FIFA over a transfer issue involving Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa. Al Nassr have been banned from registering new players going into the new Saudi Arabia Professional League season after failing to pay Leicester City the money they owe them over Musa’s…
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has declared that they will collaborate with Vinicius Junior, a winger for Real Madrid, in their efforts to eradicate racism. Vinicius Junior, a Real Madrid winger, will spearhead FIFA’s newest anti-racism initiatives, which the organization claims would ensure that “there will be no more football with racism in it.”…
Argentina will not become the number one team in the FIFA rankings this month, despite winning the 2022 World Cup. Instead, the world football governing body will rate Brazil ahead of their South American rivals. Brazil have held the top position since February, when they overtook Belgium. And even though they failed to make it…
The world’s football governing body, FIFA has set aside $1.696b for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The organization says it has set aside about $440M or 26% of its WC budget towards prize money, which will be the largest share of the tournament’s allocations. The figure represents a 10% increase in the allocation from…
Amidst preparation for the 2022 World competition in Qatar, FIFA has released hosts cities for the 2026 World Cup games. The update released by the football governing body shows that the 2026 games would be co-hosted by three countries including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Truetells Nigeria reports. The list of host cities was revealed in a ceremony…
