FIFA – City Business News

November 17, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Commends Super Eagles Despite World Cup Miss, Urges Focus On 2026 AFCON

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Super Eagles for their determined performance in the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, despite their narrow defeat by the Democratic Republic of Congo in Sunday’s playoff match in Morocco.Nigeria’s hopes of returning to...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Hails Super Eagles’ 4–1 Triumph Over Gabon

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their commanding 4–1 victory over Gabon in Thursday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying Africa Playoff match, describing the performance as a powerful demonstration of the Nigerian spirit — one th...

March 13, 2025 No Responses

Pinnick Loses Re-election Into FIFA Council

Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has missed out on a return to the FIFA Council Seat. Pinnick lost re-election at the extraordinary general assembly held in Cairo on Wednesday, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Super Falcons Now 32nd In FIFA Ranking

NIGERIA’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons, have moved eight places up to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai, Kia Renew FIFA Partnerships

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation on Wednesday jointly announced the renewal of their longstanding partnerships with FIFA through 2030. City Business News report that the renewed agreement welcomes Group subsidiaries Boston Dynamics and Supernal ...

March 26, 2023 No Responses

FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Arrives In Nigeria

The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to Aug. 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three...

March 12, 2023 No Responses

Senegal Lift Under-20 AFCON Trophy With 2-0 Defeat Of Gambia

The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Ca...

January 28, 2023 No Responses

FIFA Bans Four Uruguay Players

Uruguay’s Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez were hit with four-match bans by FIFA on Friday. While Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were suspended for a game each after they confronted the referee following their World Cup match against Ghana.&nbsp...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has accused the West of “hypocrisy” in its reporting about Qatar’s human rights record, on the eve of the World Cup. In an extraordinary monologue at a news conference in Doha, Infantino spoke for ...

October 23, 2022 No Responses

FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Colombia To Face Nigeria’s Flamingos

Colombia on Saturday booked a semi-finals place against Nigeria’s Flamingos at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Colombia breezed past Tanzania 3-0 in the quarter-finals at the Pandit ...

February 11, 2022 No Responses

FIFA Clears Ex-England Junior International To Represent Nigeria

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says world football governing body FIFA has approved the application of Leicester City FC player Ademola Lookman to switch national association allegiance. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclos...

September 3, 2021 No Responses

Mbappe To Miss Next France Qualifiers

Kylian Mbappe will miss France’s next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a calf injury and has left the team camp, the national federation FFF said on Thursday. Mbappe suffered the injury during the world champions’ 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina...

May 5, 2021 No Responses

FIFA Expels Kenyan Club For Match Manipulation

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has expelled Zoo FC from the Kenyan Premier League (2020/2021 season) as of the date of notification of this decision and to assign it to FKF Division One for the next season. FIFA said on Tuesday...

April 8, 2021 No Responses

FIFA Suspends Pakistan, Chad Football Federations

World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on Wednesday the decision to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA) was taken because of interference by the country’s...