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 …

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau on Monday called on FIFA refereeing instructors, who are in Nigeria for three refereeing programmes, to help improve the lot of Nigerian referees to a level that they would be regularly considered for major FIFA and CAF assignments. During a visit by the instructors, Gusau appealed to the instructors from Zambia, …

Nigeria have moved two places in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association The Super Falcons, who were ranked  42nd in the world in the ranking released in March, gained three points to move to 40th. Randy Waldrum’s side maintained their first position in Africa. The Falcons’ rise in the rankings was largely due …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face hosts Argentina in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup on Wednesday as the competition enters its business end. With six titles in the bag, Argentina are the most successful nation in the competition, and stopped Nigeria from lifting the title in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2005 when a Lionel Messi-inspired side …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed $152 million as the prize money for this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Infantino made the confirmation while speaking alongside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during Making Trade Score for Women!, a series of panel discussions held at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The …

The Super Eagles slipped five spots in the most recent FIFA rankings to take 40th place. The national squad is now Africa’s sixth-best team, after Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt, according to FIFA announcement. FIFA last announced the ranking for men on December 22, 2022 with the Eagles finishing the year in the 35th position after losing one step. …

Four Uruguay players, including Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani, have been suspended over incidents following the team’s FIFA World Cup match against Ghana, FIFA announced on Friday. The Uruguayan football federation has also been fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($54,248) and handed a partial stadium closure for their next home match over the “discriminatory behavior of its supporters” and the “misconduct” …

While anticipation builds for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar starting in November, the world’s football governing body of association football announced on Thursday night the 16 cities that will host the 2026 edition. A joint hosting bid was won by Canada, Mexico and the United States in June 2018, making 2026 World Cup to first to be anchored …