Tag: FIFA

NFF to face Potential Sanction by FIFA Over Contract Breach

3Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News, Sports

NFF to face Potential Sanction by FIFA Over Contract Breach

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has been directed by FIFA to pay ex-Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr a compensation fee of $378,000 over a contract breach. The Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has demanded that Rohr be paid a compensation fee after the former Nigeria National team coach protested to the football governing body about a breach in his contract by the NFF. See Also: ‘Eguavoen Never Supported NFF’s Decision To Sack Rohr’ –Ikpeba The German coach was sacked by the NFF a few weeks before the 2021 African Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon. The coach was sacked by the NFF over the poor performance of the Super Eagles during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but the contract agreement between both parties states that the coach was to be...

AFCON 2023: Kenya Miss Deadline To Take Part In Campaign

24May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

AFCON, Corruption, Kenya, News, Sports

AFCON 2023: Kenya Miss Deadline To Take Part In Campaign

Kenya will not take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, whose qualifying campaign is expected to start in early June. This is due to an ongoing ban from Fifa because of governmental interference in the running of the game. The East African nation expected that their ban would be lifted two weeks before their first Nations Cup qualifier if they were to take part in the 2023 campaign. However, as of the Saturday, May 21 deadline, the ban was still active. Read Also: 2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles Are Favourites To Qualify In Group A –Kalou The Harambee Stars had been due to play in Cameroon on 4 June before then hosting Namibia four days later. It means that Group C will now compromise Cameroon, Namibia and Burundi - with the top two qualifying for next year's tourn...

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Suspends All Matches Over Fan Violence

18May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

News, Sports, Violence, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Suspends All Matches Over Fan Violence

Zimbabwe's Premier Soccer League (PSL) has suspended all matches until further notice following pitch invasions, violence and vandalism at a game between Highlanders and Dynamos on Sunday. The biggest fixture in Zimbabwean football was abandoned as the scenes at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo included a supporter attacking a referee, perimeter fences being pushed over and the net of one of the goals being torn by Dynamos fans, which also vandalised the posts. The incidents were sparked after Highlanders went 1-0 up in second-half injury time, with Dynamos protesting about a challenge on their goalkeeper. The PSL's decision means Zimbabwe has a suspension of domestic top-flight action and international football, with the country also under a FIFA ban. Football's world go...

Gabonese Football President Arrested In Child Sex Abuse Scandal

6May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Gabon, Judiciary, News, Sports

Gabonese Football President Arrested In Child Sex Abuse Scandal

The president of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fégafoot), Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, has been arrested after being charged with failing to report allegations of sexual abuse of hundreds of children in the sport. The scandal, revealed by the British daily The Guardian in December 2021, broke when Patrick Assoumou Eyi, coach of the national under-17 team until 2017 and a well-known figure in Gabonese soccer circles under the nickname "Capello", was jailed after being accused of hundreds of rapes and sexual assaults on children for whom he was responsible in his duties for several years. Assoumou Eyi was, since 2017 and until his arrest, technical director of the soccer league of Estuaire, the province of the capital, Libreville. Since his arrest, two club coaches, Orph...

FIFA Makes Changes To Ghana Vs Nigeria World Cup Qualifiers

23Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Ghana, News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup, Youths

FIFA Makes Changes To Ghana Vs Nigeria World Cup Qualifiers

The Black Stars are set to face the Super Eagles on new dates in their bid to secure a place at the showpiece event. World football governing body Fifa has changed the dates for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifying two-legged showdown between Nigeria and Ghana, the latter’s Football Association has announced. The West African sides are billed to rekindle their rivalry in the final round of qualifiers for the global showpiece set for Qatar later this year, with the winners joining four other teams from the continent for the final tournament. The matches had been originally set for March 24 and 27 in Accra and Abuja respectively. “Fifa has revised the dates for next month’s World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off matches between Ghana and Nigeria,” the GFA published on its offic...

FIFA Dismisses South Africa Replay Appeal After Controversial Loss To Ghana

4Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Ghana, South Africa, Sports, World Cup

FIFA Dismisses South Africa Replay Appeal After Controversial Loss To Ghana

FIFA has dismissed South Africa’s request to have their World Cup qualifier against Ghana replayed. South Africa made a “formal complaint” to FIFA after the match last month, appealing for a replay after a series of “questionable decisions”, according to the chief executive of their football association. However, FIFA has now released a statement declaring their request “inadmissible”. The statement read: “The protest lodged by South Africa has been declared inadmissible by the Disciplinary Committee as it did not meet the requirements foreseen under art. 46 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and art. 14 of the Regulations of the Preliminary Competition of the FIFA World Cup 2022. “The decision is subject to appeal.” Ghana’s Daniel Amartey went down in the South Africa box after ...

Super Eagles Drop Seven Spots In Latest FIFA World Ranking

13Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Super Eagles Drop Seven Spots In Latest FIFA World Ranking

Nigeria's Super Eagles are now ranked 34th in the FIFA world ranking. The latest FIFA world ranking, which saw the Super Eagles drop seven places, was released on Thursday and published on the football body's official website. Following their slide, the Eagles are now ranked number five in Africa. Senegal remain Africa’s top team and are now ranked 21st in the world after climbing three spots, followed by Tunisia who now occupy 28th on the global ranking, down two spots from their previous ranking. Algeria climbed 12 places to 30th in the world and third in Africa, while Morocco climbed nine spots and are now 32nd in the world and fourth in Africa. See Also: Mexico Thrash Super Eagles 4-0 in US Friendly Belgium remain the top ranked team in the world followed by Brazil, Fran...

Siasia Sues FIFA, Demands Refund of $54k Fine

5Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Siasia Sues FIFA, Demands Refund of $54k Fine

Samson Siasia, former Super Eagles player and coach, has sued FIFA over the federation’s earlier decision to hand him a life ban from all football-related activities. In 2019, FIFA had found Siasia “guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches”. The world football governing body had said the offence violated its code of ethics while the ban was also accompanied by a 50,000 Swiss francs ($54,000) fine. On June 21, the sanction was however reduced to a five-year ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). The court had also ruled that the life ban handed to the Nigerian was “disproportionate” to the offence he was said to have committed. But in a dramatic twist, Siasia filed a suit at a federal court in New York on Monday, chall...

Buhari Applauds Pinnick on FIFA Election

13Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Buhari Applauds Pinnick on FIFA Election

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr Amaju Pinnick, on his election into the FIFA Executive Council, the highest decision-making organ in world football. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement by presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. The president expressed belief that by dint of hard work, dedication and consistency, Pinnick had proven to be an efficient football administrator. The statement stressed that the world has taken cognizance of Pinnick’s competency skills by electing him into the FIFA Council and one of the Vice Presidents of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The President said the feat of enhanced visibility and prestige of Nigeria in the internation...

CAF President Ahmad To Appeal FIFA’s Ban

24Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Madagascar, Sports

CAF President Ahmad To Appeal FIFA’s Ban

CAF president Ahmad Ahmad is set to appeal his five-year ban from all football-related activities by FIFA over alleged corruption at CAS. FIFA’s Ethics Committee announced Ahmad’ s ban citing violation of their code of ethics represented in the unlawful acceptance of gifts and benefits. However, reports have emerged to confirm that the 60-year-old from Madagascar will appeal FIFA’s decision at CAS. The Ethics Committee pointed out that the penalty imposed on the CAF President and FIFA’s vice president came as a result of his behavior during the period between 2017 and 2019. “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and a FIFA Vice-President, guilty of having breached art. 15 ...