Fifa Ratifies Nine African World Cup Places
The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain – the continent...
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FIFA Approves Nine World Cup Places For Africa In 2026
The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain - the continent currently...
Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue
Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian football's governing body said Wednesday. "There is an appeal from FAM. We are...
Italian FA May Be Disciplined By Fifa Over Handling of Racism Claims
Italian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused...
FIFA Delays Decision On Israel West Bank Clubs
FIFA said on Tuesday it was "premature" to take any final decision on the controversial issue of Israeli clubs in the West Bank, according to a statement. The communique came after a five-hour long...
Bahrain Sends First Civilian Case To Military Court
Bahrain has referred its first civilian case to a military court following a constitutional amendment approved by the king last month, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Inspired in part by Arab...
Italian FA May Be Sanctioned Over Handling of Muntari’s Racism Claims
Italian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused...
Ghana Will Benefit From Kwesi Nyantakyi’s CAF Appointment – Alhaji Jawula
Former Ghana Football Association Chairman, Alhaji MND Jawula believes Ghana will benefit from the appointment of Kwesi Nyantakyi as CAF’s first vice president. At the first meeting of the Ahmad...
Nyantakyi Heads Caf’s Ad Hoc Committee To Revise Statutes
Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee for Revision of Statutes, one of the two ad hoc committees approved at the Caf Executive...
GFA Delegation Celebrates With New CAF Vice President Kwesi Nyantakyi
The Ghana FA delegation at the CAF Congress in Bahrain were the first to congratulate Kwesi Nyantakyi as CAF 1st vice president. Vice President George Afriyie, Acting General Secretary Alex Asante...
Kwesi Nyantakyi Appointed CAF Vice President
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi has been appointed the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Mr Nyantakyi's nomination for the post...
Palestinian Football Chief Hits Out At Netanyahu Over West Bank Clubs
Any attempt by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pressure FIFA over the issue of Israeli clubs in the West Bank was unprecedented, Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub said Monday....
Kwesi Nyantakyi Confirmed As CAF Vice President
Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been confirmed as the first Vice president of the Confederation of African Football. At the first meeting of the Ahmad Administration in Bahrain on Monday,...
Kwesi Nyantakyi Confirmed As CAF Vice President
Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been confirmed as the first Vice president of the Confederation of African Football. At the first meeting of the Ahmad Administration in Bahrain on Monday,...
Sports Ministry Hails Kwesi Nyantakyi’s Appointment As CAF 1st Vice President
The Youth and Sports Ministry has sent a congratulatory message Kwesi Nyantakyi who has been appointed CAF 1st vice president. The Ghana Football Association president was approved by CAF Executive...
Nyantakyi Named CAF 1st Vice President
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has been named 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Nyantakyi was approved by the CAF Executive Committee...
Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi Named CAF 1st Vice President
Ghana Football Association (GFA) chief Kwesi Nyantakyi has been named the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), making him the second most powerful powerful person in...
Ghana FA Chief Kwesi Nyantakyi Set To Be Named CAF 1st Vice President Tomorrow
Ghana Football Association (GFA) chief Kwesi Nyantakyi will be named as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday when the body's Executive Committee meets,...
FIFA Gathers In Bahrain Under A Fresh Cloud
Two years on from the corruption crisis which consumed FIFA, football's governing body meets for its latest annual Congress in Bahrain this week still far from free of suspicion. It was May 2015 in...
Mike Tyson Launches Fitness Franchise
American heavyweight legend Mike Tyson on Thursday unveiled plans to launch a boxing fitness franchise named after him. The Mike Tyson Academy will open branches in the Middle East, Africa, Europe...