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Falconets players sleeping at Istanbul Airport: NFF exonerates self

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday gave clarification of Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets overstaying for 24 hours in Istanbul following their exit from the Women’s World Cup in

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Blatter, Platini acquitted by Swiss court in FIFA fraud trial

Former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini were on Friday acquitted by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in a FIFA fraud trial.

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3rd term ambition: Pinnick’s e-warriors commence media attack on President Buhari, Dare

The outgoing President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick has hit the overdrive in his reaction to the Presidential directive conveyed through the Honourable Minister of Youth

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World Cup public viewing can spread COVID-19 faster, virologist warns

German virologist fears that public viewing events of World Cup games in November and December could be coronavirus “super-spreaders”.

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FIFA confirms details of final two play-off places for Qatar World Cup

The final two places at this year’s World Cup will be decided in Qatar in June with global football governing body FIFA confirming the venue and match order on Wednesday.

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FIFA slams Nigeria with heavy fine, to play next game behind closed door

The World football governing body, FIFA, has slammed Nigeria with a fine of150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) following the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the

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3rd term denial story:Sports Diva, Ronke says Pinnick is manipulating Nigerians

Nigeria Sports Diva, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello has warned Nigerians against taken the words of the President of Nigeria Football , Amaju Pinnick that he has dropped any plan for a 3rd

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FIFA says majority of fans back more frequent World Cup finals

FIFA says it has fan backing for the much-criticised plan to shift to a biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of an opinion survey of supporters.

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Breaking: Siasia floors FIFA in CAS, sentence reduced drastically

Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia has floored the World Football Governing Body in his case at the Court of Arbitration for Sports, (CAS) over alleged match fixing scandal. CAS

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Nigeria Eagles Supporters Club felicitates with Pinnick on FIFA, CAF positions

  The Nigeria Eagles Supporters Club, on Sunday, applauded the emergence of Amaju Pinnick, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as a member of the FIFA Executive Council

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