Véron Mosengo-Omba appointed CAF General Secretary

By Agencies,

Véron Mosengo-Omba has been appointed the General Secretary of Africa’s continental football governing body, the Confederation of Africa Football(C...

CAF , CAF General Secretary , FIFA , Véron Mosengo-Omba

FIFA to choose 2023 women’s World Cup hosts on June 25

By Reuters,

The hosts for the 2023 women’s World Cup will be chosen at an online meeting of the FIFA Council on June 25, the global soccer body said on Friday. ...

2023 Women World Cup , Brazil , colombia , FIFA , Host rights , JAPAN

CAF in deeper crisis as general secretary resigns

By Reuters,

The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) general secretary Mouad Hajji resigned on Monday, plunging the continent’s soccer governing body int...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF , corruption , Mouad Hajji

Audit finds ‘possible abuse of power’ in CAF finances

By Reuters,

An independent review of the running of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has found “potential elements of mismanagement” and “possibl...

CAF , corruption

FIFA ends intervention in African football

By Reuters,

FIFA is ending its six-month intervention in African soccer’s governing body, it said on Sunday, after the mission to speed up the reform of footbal...

CAF , FIFA

Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms

By Reuters,

Kenyan lawyer Janet Katisya is among a five-person team of experts brought together by FIFA to help reform the scandal-ridden Confederation of African...

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CAF official Bility gets 10-year ban from FIFA

By Reuters,

African football official Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from the game for 10 years by FIFA’s Ethics Committee following an investigation into t...

CAF , corruption , FIFA , Musa Hassan Bility

Ahmad sacks deputy as CAF purge continues

By Reuters,

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad fired his deputy Amaju Pinnick on Thursday just as global governing body FIFA was releas...

Ahmad Ahmad , Amaju Pinnick , CAF , corruption , FIFA

Infantino rejects ‘colonialism’ criticism

By Reuters,

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected comments that the global soccer body has taken a “colonialist” attitude towards African football and ...

CAF , Gianni Infantino

FIFA backs its hand to improve African football

By Reuters,

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that the unprecedented move to step in and jointly administer African football with the regional bod...

CAF , corruption , FIFA , Gianni Infantino

Lively CAF congress expected amid corruption scandal

By Reuters,

A corruption scandal and a decision to cede control of the body to FIFA are likely to provoke lively debate when the Confederation of African Football...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF

FIFA to take over the running of African football

By Reuters,

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in ...

CAF , corruption , FIFA

FIFA’s top woman wants end to men’s World Cup domination

By AFP,

Fatma Samoura, the highest ranking woman at FIFA, is attacking football stereotypes in a way that the sport's male establishment may find uncomfortabl...

Fatma Samoura , FIFA , World cup

FIFA orders KPL to accept an expanded 18-team league

By Mike Okinyi,

World governing body FIFA has thrown its weight behind Football Kenya Federation (FKF) in its protracted war with the Kenyan Premier League over the c...

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FIFA warns England, Scotland over poppy stance

By AFP,

FIFA general secretary Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura has warned England and Scotland they could face sanctions if their teams wear commemorative poppies i...

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FIFA chief backs ‘more open’ 48-team World Cup

By AFP,

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed in an exclusive interview with AFP that he backs expanding the World Cup to 48 teams, giving "more...

Fifa World Cup , football , Gianni Infantino , Zurich

Disbanded FIFA racism task force achieved its goal- Samoura

By AFP,

  Nothing sinister should be read into the disbanding of the FIFA task force on racism as it had simply achieved its goals, FIFA secretary-gen...

Fatma Samoura , FIFA , football , racism

African Woman Named FIFA Secretary General

By VOA,

FIFA scored several firsts Friday with the appointment of Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal as its first female, non-European secretary general. ...