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Lewandowski wins FIFA’s best player award
32-year-old Robert Lewandowski has defeated the golden duo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA’s player of the year award.Already, Lewandowski’s stellar...
FIFA reveals Nigeria’s latest position in the World Rankings
Nigeria’s senior national team has ended 2020 as the 35th best football playing country in the world.Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles remain unmoved in December’s...
Minister, FIFA agree on youth football development
By Mike ObohMinister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare alongside Ministers from selected countries on Friday had an on line meeting with ...
NFF confirms receipt of $1m from FIFA as COVID-19 Palliatives
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of $1 million as COVID-19 palliatives from world football governing body,...
COVID-19 pandemic to cost football N5.4trn this year — FIFA
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cost club football 14 billion dollars (about N5.4 trillion) this year worldwide, a leading official at global football...
FIFA confirms 2022 World Cup match schedule
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has confirmed the match schedule for the 2022 FiFA World Cup in Qatar.A statement on the world...
NFF to benefit from FIFA COVID-19 grant
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is to benefit from the sum of $500,000 (about N95million)with FIFA sharing $150million to its member associations as palliative amid the...
Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus
Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.“Football...
FIFA recommends March, April internationals be postponed
FIFA has recommended that all international matches scheduled to be played in March and April be postponed because of the coronavirus.The global football body...
FIFA offers help to players with unpaid wages
World football administrators on Tuesday unveiled plans to help players left in difficulty by clubs who fail to pay their wages.Several recent reports have...