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Egyptian FA petitions FIFA over missing votes
Add a CommentThe Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has written to Fifa for an explanation of its missing votes for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award. The EFA says that Pharaohs’ acting coach Shawky Gharib and captain Ahmed Elmohamady placed votes for Liverpool’s … Read more →
Date for GFA Extra-Ordinary Congress finally set, FIFA rep to storm Ghana
Add a CommentThe Normalisation Committee (NC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has set Wednesday, August 19 to Thursday, September 5, 2019 for GFA’s Extra Ordinary Congress. According to the Committee, the rescheduling clears any ambiguity over interpretation of relevant provisions of … Read more →
FIFA calls on Ghana gov’t to investigate killing of Ahmed Suale
Add a CommentThe International Federation of Association Football [FIFA] has condemned the killing of Tiger Eye PI investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale. Ahmed Suale was in shot dead by assailants in Accra on Wednesday. Citi News sources say he was the lead investigator of … Read more →
FIFA Suspends The Sierra Leone Football Association
Add a CommentThe Bureau of the FIFA Council decided today to suspend the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. This decision comes after a recent letter from FIFA to the Minister of Sports of Sierra Leone … Read more →
FIFA clears Ghana Black Princesses to start preparations for tournament
Add a CommentGhana’s female U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses, are expected to begin preparations immediately for the U-20 women’s World Cup in France after they were cleared by FIFA. The participation of the Princesses was in doubt following the injunction placed … Read more →
Anas Video: FIFA Approves On Government Moves To Fight Illegality
Add a CommentFIFA has given the government of Ghana the go ahead to use its national laws to fight criminal conduct and illegality in the Ghana Football Association. This was made known after a meeting between the government of Ghana and FIFA … Read more →
Gov’t meeting with FIFA on Anas’ video postponed indefinitely
Add a CommentThe planned meeting between the government of Ghana and officials from FIFA in Accra has been postponed indefinitely, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. Officials from FIFA were expected in Ghana on Thursday, June 21, ahead of a meeting with the Minister of … Read more →
2026 World Cup: US, Canada & Mexico bid ‘would create £8bn profit for Fifa’
Add a CommentA joint bid by the US, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup would create an $11bn (£8.1bn) profit for world governing body Fifa, the organisers say. A North American World Cup is projected to create $14bn (£10.3bn) … Read more →
Fifa set to meet over $25bn offer to launch two tournaments
Add a CommentFifa is planning to hold a special meeting next month at which two lucrative tournaments could be given the go-ahead. Football’s world governing body is said to have held “promising” consultations in recent weeks with regional confederations, individual football associations … Read more →
GFA writes to FIFA to run league during World Cup
Add a CommentThe Ghana Football Association wants FIFA’s permission to run the domestic league during the time of the summer World Cup in Russia. According to rules of the world’s football governing body, all leagues must conclude before the World Cup commences … Read more →
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