The FIFA inspection team, which arrived in Nigeria on Monday on an inspection tour of facilities for the hosting of the 2020 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, has expressed satisfaction at the state of facilities in Benin City, the Edo State Capital. Nigeria is bidding to host the to... Read more...
By Harry Awurumibe Determined to convince the top echelon of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) who is expected in the country today for the inspection of facilities to be used for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final, football authorities will tomorrow inspect S... Read more...
The Women's World Cup will increase from 24 to 32 teams for the next tournament in 2023. Fifa says it has made the decision following the "astounding success" of this summer's World Cup in France. Nine countries are expected to submit bids to host the tournament when the process opens on 4 Oc... Read more...
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state is ready to host the world as the international football governing body, FIFA, commences tour of facilities in Nigeria’s bid to host the 2020 Under-20 female soccer fiesta. Governor, Mr Godwin Obasek According to Obaseki, “W... Read more...
Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala has said that women's football in Africa has more pressing issues to tackle than calling for equal pay. Women's football player earn far less than their men counterpart globally. At the end of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, US captain Megan Rapinoe called out... Read more...
FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura has backed her boss Gianni Infantino and recommended the Women's World Cup be expanded to 32 teams, according to documents seen by AFP on Friday. Samoura, the first female second-in-command at the governing body of global football, urged the FIFA Council to ... Read more...
