Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage goes on FIFA podcast

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage is among international music and football celebrities who will star in the first season of the FIFA PlayOn podcast. Tiwa Savage. Launched on 13 January, the eight-episode podcast series forms part of FIFA Sound, which is part…

Lewandowski and Bronze win FIFA player of the year awards

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was named men’s player of the year on Thursday at FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards ceremony in Zurich. The 32-year-old Lewandowski, top scorer in Europe and winner of the Champions League with Bayern, came out ahead…

Fans react to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s return to football with FIFA

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is back in football for the first time since leaving the Emirates Stadium, according to the BBC. They report that the Frenchman is back in the game for the first time since May 2018 after he agreed to…

FIFA expands World Cup

Football’s world governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women’s World Cup, WWC. The WWC has been expanded from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition. It has also reopened the bidding process for potential…

Michel Platini arrested: Former Uefa president taken into custody over awarding 2022 Fifa World Cup to Qatar

Michel Platini, the former president of Uefa and head of European football, has been arrested over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The former France international captain was detained by French police on Tuesday morning in Nanterre, a western suburb of…

FIFA confirm that the 2022 World Cup will have 32 teams, not 48

FIFA have abandoned plans to increase the size of the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams. The idea, which would have seen Qatar share hosting duties with surrounding nations, was expected to be dismissed when the FIFA congress meets in Paris next month, but an announcement…

Russia World Cup: FIFA to pay Nigeria N4.5bn

Coach Gernot Rohr has warned against another pay strike at the World Cup if the country hoped to improve on their previous outings at the global tournament.   At the 2014 World Cup, the Super Eagles skipped a training to protest…

Twin-striker Nigeria aim to bombard Benin

Nigeria plan to bombard Benin in Kano Saturday as they try to avoid a second humiliating qualifying exit from the African Nations Championship (CHAN). Benin caused a first leg shock in the final round eliminator for the 2018 tournament in…

Super Eagles drop one place in July FIFA rankings

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped one position, in the latest FIFA Ranking released on Thursday. Gernot Rohr’s men, previously occupying the 38th position in the world moved down one place and are now 39th. The Eagles finally lost…