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Popular singer, Peter Okoye has come out to celebrate his footballer son, Cameron on his 12th birthday. Also celebrating the young man, Bernard Collignon, a FIFA license agent commented that he wants him to join the football body in the future Reacting, Peter simply revealed that his retirement plan is ...

1994 was a great year for Nigerians, qualifying for the USA ’94 World Cup was no small deal. And the Super Eagles did not take it for granted, advancing to the second round of the competition. Instrumental to this was Daniel Amokachi, nicknamed the Bull. Ahead of the 2018 Russia ...

Every world cup is played with a new ball; I guess that is what makes it a unique game. Long way since the 1930s�when World Cup balls were still inflated through tie-up laces or an outer shell of leather filled with cork shavings. It was in the 19th century, 1970 ...

The�Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA)�President�Gianni Infantinohas congratulated�Plateau United FC�over their emergence as the new champions of the�Nigeria Professional Football League. The Jos-based club defeated last season’s champions Enugu Rangers 2-0 on Saturday to grab their first ever NPFL title in the presence of their home fans at the Rwang ...

Football governing body, FIFA has given Nigeria clearance to field Chelsea defender Ola Aina in the World Cup qualifier against Cameroon on Monday. Coach Gernot Rohr said Aina, who can play at right-back or left-back, could now line up in Yaounde as the Super Eagles look for a second victory in four days over ...

Football world governing body, Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has appointed immediate past chief coach of The Super Eagles Sunday Oliseh, as a member of its new technical department. Oliseh announced the good news on his twitter handle this morning, but didn’t reveal the details of his assignment.

Legendary Super Eagles Goalkeeper and former skipper, Vincent Enyeama was honored by world football�governing body, FIFA for his excellent performance for his French Club, Lille Metropole. He shared the photo above of himself carrying the award with this caption; �This is how goodness and mercy will follow you all this ...

The FIFA Presidential elections came off today in Zurich to elect Blatter’s replacement. Blatter, who led world football’s governing body since 1998, stood down last year and was later banned from football for six years for corruption. The elections to decide the new president of world football’s governing body passed ...

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former EUFA president Michel Platini, have been banned from football for eight years after the FIFA Independent ethics Committee said the pair’s ‘defence wasn’t convincing enough’.. Read FIFA’s Official statement released this morning after the cut; ”The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired ...

The Super Falcons have ended the 2015 calendar as the number one female football team in Africa according to the monthly football ranking released by the world’s football governing body, FIFA. None of the Super Falcons’ players are on the shortlist of Africa Women’s Footballer of The Year 2015 and ...

One of Nigeria’s greatest footballers, Segun Odegbami has declared his interest to run for FIFA’s president. An election will hold in Zurich Switzerland on February 26th 2016 to determine who will be the next President of the World Football governing body. A statement from 63 year old Segun Odegbami today ...

FIFA president,Sepp Blatter has resigned after 17 years .It comes as an explosive letter appeared to contradict its claims that Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man was not involved in the payment of an alleged $10million bribe.During a press conference at the FIFA HQ in Zurich,the 79 year old who was re-elcected ...

NFF President Amaju Pinnick met with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger yesterday seeking closer ties. Arsenal has agreed to work closely with NFF for better club players and country relationship. Amaju also met FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Switzerland yesterday

Nigeria defeated Korea 6 to 2 in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 on Thursday to head to the finals. Asisat Oshoala was the star of the event, scoring 4 impressive goals, while Courtney Dike and Uchechi Sunday helped to make the goals 6. Korea scored two through Ri ...

FIFA has lifted the ban it placed on Nigeria on July 9th after a high court sitting in Jos sacked the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari and other board members. FIFA had frowned at the court ruling, stating that the move was a government interference in ...

The world football governing body, FIFA, has suspended the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, with immediate effect from all activities in football. The suspension was announced in a statement released on their website ,� Wednesday July 9th. Read the full statement The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, 9 July 2014, ...

According to reports, Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and a few other players received $130,000 ( N21 million) each as appearance fee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. �It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like Enyeama, who were involved in both the qualifiers as ...

FIFA’s disciplinary committee released a statement on their website stating this “The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player). � The player ...

Kanu Nwankwo is currently in Brazil to lend support to the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup where he ran into Sepp Blatter moments before the Nigeria Vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match. Apparently very excited, Kanu posted the selfie they took together, while thanking Blatter for supporting Kanu Heart ...

FIFA has outlawed personalized headphones from the 2014 World Cup, and will punish teams whose players break the rules. It’s been quite common to see players these days wearing huge headphones when making their ways to games, and FIFA has issued a directive banning the trend from the 2014 World ...