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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated in very clear terms that Nigeria risk being banned if the Nigeria Football Federation’s leadership, as recognized by the world football governing body, continues to be compromised. Ousted NFF President Amaju Pinnick is facing a challenge to his...

FIFA has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place between November 21st and December 18th. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, confirmed Friday at the final Press Conference on the 2018 World Cup in Russia that football leagues around the world … read more via THISDAYLIVE –...

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino says the world football ruling body recognises only Amaju Pinnick as president of Nigeria … read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2NNgmdt Get More Nigeria Sports News

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has assured the soccer-loving Nigerians that the world football governing body, FIFA, will not ban Nigeria over the ongoing impasse. He gave the assurance when the ministry signed an agreement with Greenfield Assets LTD to sponsor the...

MOSCOW — As good as this World Cup has been, FIFA has shown it is not afraid to tinker with what would seem like an ideal system. Is anyone truly looking forward to when the competition expands to 48 teams? .... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports –...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has invited the Thai boys’ football team trapped in a cave to the World Cup final, as messages of support poured in from top players. Infantino said he hoped the Wild Boars team, who were stranded by... Read more via Channels Television –...

The governing body responded to the criticism of officials, describing the Argentine’s comments as “entirely inappropriate and completely unfounded” FIFA issued a statement that “strongly rebukes” Diego Maradona’s criticism of referee Mark Geiger following England’s World Cup penalty shoot-out...

Supreme Court had on April 27 this year asked the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to return to the Federal High Court sitting in Jos, for the expeditious hearing of the suit seeking to remove the BED executives. A five-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief … read more via...

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has told the BBC that he is sad no African team made it to the knock-out stages of the World Cup. All five African teams ndash; Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia exited this year rsquo;s competition in the group stages. He told … read more via...

German great Lothar Mattaeus says Neymar needs Brazil to win the World Cup before he can be voted the world’s best player. read more via USA Today – https://ift.tt/2MKg9Gy Get More Nigeria Sports News

For obvious reasons, none of them was able to progress from the group stages into the knock stages. And for the records, it is the worst performance in the last 36 years of the colonial history in the competition. read more via ModernGhana News – https://ift.tt/2KzwH6S Get More Nigeria...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and other teams that crashed out on the group stages of the 2018 World Cup will be paid only £6.1 million each by the football governing body, FIFA. Nigeria would have received £9.1 million if the match against Argentina ended in their … read more via Daily Post...

FIFA said it had no plans to change its fair play criteria that allowed Japan to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup at the expense of Senegal in controversial circumstances. Japan and Senegal were both locked on four points in Group H with identical goal … read more via Punch...

Diego Maradona has reportedly been banned by FIFA from his ambassadorial role over his antics in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Group D game between Nigeria and Argentina. The Argentine great is among the FIFA ambassadors for the tournament in Russia … read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

The Danish Football Association has been fined $20,040 and given a warning for crowd disturbance and the display of a sexist banner by Denmark fans at the World Cup, FIFA said on Sunday. FIFA said in a statement that Danish spectators had thrown objects at fans from Australia … read...

World football governing body FIFA on Sunday named Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir as centre referee to officiate the prestige Group D Russia 2018 World Cup.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2tpLOG4 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir has been appointed by the FIFA to officiate the crucial Group D Russia 2018 World Cup clash between the Super Eagles and Argentina in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Cakir’s appointment was confirmed on the verified Twitter handle of FIFA Media … read more via...

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter claims that VAR is failing due to a lack of consistency. The 82-year-old Swiss believes FIFA should be.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2yyhEFG Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigeria will certainly be pleased with FIFA’s decision to appoint American-born Matthew Conger as the referee for the Super Eagles clash against Iceland on Friday, June 22. The Kiwi whistleblower will be assisted by compatriot Simon Lount (Assistant Referee 1) and Tonga’s Tevita Makasini...

Mexico have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,600) after their supporters were found guilty of making "discriminatory and insulting chants" during the first half of their 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday.... read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2I9BTch Get More Nigeria Sports News