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FIFA bans Samuel Eto’o from national team games for 6 months
Add a CommentCameroon soccer great Samuel Eto’o was banned by FIFA on Monday from attending any national team games for six months. Eto’o, who has been president of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an incident at the … Read more →
FIFA tells all competing nations to ‘focus on football’ at Qatar World Cup
Add a CommentFIFA has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup to tell them the time has come to “focus on the football”. The tournament, which starts in Qatar on 20 November, has been surrounded by controversy. Qatar has been … Read more →
FIFA probes Ghana versus South Africa penalty incident
Add a CommentWorld football governing body, FIFA has opened an investigation into Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana on Sunday after the South Africa Football Federation (SAFA) lodged a complaint against the referee of the match played at the Cape Coast … Read more →
Fifa approves Laporte’s switch from France to Spain
Add a CommentManchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has had his switch in nationality from France to Spain approved by Fifa. The 26-year-old was granted Spanish citizenship earlier in the week and can now play for the country at Euro 2020 this summer. … Read more →
CAF president Ahmad banned by Fifa for five years
Add a CommentConfederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad has been banned for five years by Fifa for breaching various codes of ethics. The Fifa vice-president, 60, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting … Read more →
Fifa proposes use of 5 substitutions to help with fixture congestion
Add a CommentTeams will be given “temporary dispensation” to make five substitutions to help with the congested schedule they could face when the season resumes, Fifa has proposed. Most leagues around the world have been halted by the coronavirus pandemic. The dispensation … Read more →
I will resign from FIFA when approved as Chief Justice – Anin Yeboah
Add a CommentThe Chief Justice (CJ) nominee, Justice Anin Yeboah has promised to resign as Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when Parliament approves his nomination. Answering questions before the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) Monday, Justice Anin Yeboah said once his … Read more →
FIFA to take legal action to recover $2m from Platini
Add a CommentFIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million) he received “illegally” during Sepp Blatter’s reign at world football’s governing body, according to a document … Read more →
Toure blasts FIFA over racism
Add a CommentYaya Toure has launched a scathing attack on FIFA, insisting football’s governing body “don’t care” about tackling racism. The issue has dominated the sport once again in recent weeks following the horrendous scenes in Bulgaria, which England’s Euro 2020 qualifier stopped twice due … Read more →
FIFA extends mandate of GFA Normalisation Committee
Add a CommentThe Bureau of the FIFA Council has extended the mandate of the GFA Normalisation Committee (NC) to enable the NC supervise the upcoming GFA Elections. The second mandate of the Normalisation Committee expired on September 30, 2019. However, in view … Read more →
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