Posts tagged with FIFA

2022 NFF Election: Panicky Pinnick Runs To FIFA For Tenure Elongation

0 comments, 13/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, FIFA, Football, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Agency Report The drama, intrigues as well as clandestine moves that have characterised the September 2022 planned Nigeria Football Federation, NFF election took a new twist over the week as incumbent president of the federation, Amaju Pinnick has written to FIFA seeking for tenure extension... Read more...

FIFA Changes Opening Date Of 2022 World Cup

0 comments, 13/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, European Leagues, FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Our Correspondent With Agency Report World football governing body FIFA has announced a new date for the opening match of the 2022 World Cup holding in Qatar later this year, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report The Qatar World Cup opening match and ceremony slated to hold at the Al Bayt St... Read more...

Azerbaijan Deploys FIFA-funded VAR As ten-team Premier League Kicks Off Today

0 comments, 05/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in FIFA, Football, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Agency Report Ahead of the new season of the Azerbaijan Premier League which kicks off on Friday 5 August, the FIFA Forward programme has funded the implementation of new technology. Video Assistant Referees (VAR) which will be operational for the first time in 2022/23, as well as for Azerba... Read more...

U-20 World Cup: FIFA Confirms Nigeria’s Fixtures, Dates, Time; Releases Official Squads

0 comments, 05/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, European Leagues, FIFA, Football, News

By Amaechi Agbo World football governing body, FIFA has confirmed Nigeria's match fixtures, dates, time and venues as the 2022 U-20 Women's World Cup kicks off in Costa Rica on Wednesday According the fixtures made available, Nigeria U-20 female team, the Falconets paired in Groups C, will b... Read more...

REVEALED: NFF Uses FIFA Development Funding To Pay Gernot Rohr

0 comments, 03/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Agency Report It has been revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation has made payment to Its former employee, Gernot Rohr, with the payment said to have been made through FIFA's Development Funds meant for the NFF. However, Best Choice Sports have learnt that Nigeria's football umpire ... Read more...

FIFA Slams Two-year Ban On Nigeria Player

0 comments, 12/05/2022, by Best Choice Sports in FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Our Correspondent World football governing body FIFA have slammed a two-year ban on Nigerian player, Christopher Chizoba Iyikwobe, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The 30-year old Iyikwobe was slammed with a two-year worldwide ban from the game after a request by the Bangladesh Footbal... Read more...

World Cup Fallout: FIFA Rejects Algeria’s Appeal For Play-off Replay Against Cameroon

0 comments, 09/05/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Agency Report FIFA has rejected Algeria’s desperate bid to have their World Cup play-off with Cameroon replayed, saying on Saturday “they consider the dossier closed”. Algeria won the first leg of the play-off 1-0 in March but lost the return leg 2-1 at home after extra time to miss... Read more...

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino To Seek 3rd In Office, Remains Equivocal On 2-year World Cup

0 comments, 01/04/2022, by Best Choice Sports in FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo FIFA President, Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday he would stand for re-election for a third term in office next year, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. "I want to tell you that I will be standing for re-election next year," Infantino said at the congress of world f... Read more...

Nigerian Footballer Sylvester Igbonu Terminates Contract With Russian Club After Four Weeks

0 comments, 20/03/2022, by Best Choice Sports in European Leagues, Football, Investigation, News

By Our Correspondent The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine have taken its toll on Nigerian football player, Sylvester Igbonu who have terminated his contract with FK Nizhny Novgorod in Russia four weeks after he signed a one-year deal with the club. He was the first Nigerian footballer t... Read more...

World Cup Play-off: FIFA Changes Match Official For Nigeria-Ghana Clash

0 comments, 15/03/2022, by Best Choice Sports in CAF, FIFA, Football, Investigation, News

By Ebube Dike World football ruling body, FIFA has effected minor changes in the list of match officials for this month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff showdown between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana. Both accomplished arch-rivals tango in a two-leg fixture th... Read more...