The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped again by one place from 38th to 39th in the world based on FIFA’s latest rankings. According to the list released on Thursday by the world football governing body, the three-time African champions remained the fifth-best team on the continent. The update in rankings comes after the conclusion of the recent international competitions, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced support for Nigeria’s bid to be re-elected to the FIFA Council, the main decision-making body of the organisation. Nigeria’s current representative on the council, Amaju Pinnick, who is also a two-term President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), was first elected to the FIFA Council in March 2021. He is seeking re-election. The FIFA …

World soccer governing body, FIFA, has threatened to suspend Brazil’s national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its football federation (CBF) leads to the election of a new president in January. In a letter to a Brazilian football executive, FIFA said that the CBF could face suspension if it does not heed its call to wait …

Clubs in England and Saudi Arabia fueled spending on player agents in international transfer deals to a record $888 million this year, FIFA said on Thursday. FIFA noted “isolated cases of service fees even surpassing $10 million”, though the governing body lost a key court ruling in London last month which threatens its global regulations that seek to limit how …

FIFA on Friday confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened into the football federations of Brazil and Argentina after a brawl delayed the start of a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. Tuesday’s match in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium, which world champions Argentina won 1-0, was delayed for around half an hour after rival fans started fighting before kickoff. The iconic …

World’s football governing body, FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips and banned him from making contact with her. In a statement, the World Football governing body said that “(We) decided today to provisionally suspend Mr Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at …

Nigeria have moved eight places in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association. The Super Falcons, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in June, gained 94 points to amass a total point of 1649 to move to 32nd position in the world. The Falcons’ rise in the rankings was largely …

The Nigerian Super Falcons have climbed to the top 10 in FIFA’s most recent Women’s World Cup rankings. The release of the ranking came after Spain emerged victorious over England with a score of 1-0 at the conclusion of the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, which took place on Sunday, 20th August 2023. Based on FIFA regulations, teams that have …

The chairman of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), Aisha Falode has insisted that FIFA would pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup (WWC) prize money through the country’s federation. Following the qualification of the Super Falcons to the second round of the tournament, FIFA secretary-general, Fatma Samoura was reported to have said that the world football governing body had changed …

Football’s ruling body FIFA on Tuesday said it has lifted the suspension of Zimbabwe’s national federation ZIFA. It has also installed a normalisation committee to ensure that FIFA statutes are followed there. The news came ahead of Thursday’s African qualifying draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA suspended ZIFA in 2021 after the government had disbanded the ZIFA leadership …