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Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms
By Reuters, 1354, September 12, 2019 (EAT)
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...

CAF , FIFA , Janet Katisya
Ex-Nigeria coach Siasia banned for life by FIFA
By Reuters, 945, August 17, 2019 (EAT)
Former Nigeria national team coach Samson Siasia has been banned from the game for life following a match-fixing probe by world governing body FIFA. ...

FIFA , Match-fixing , Samson Siasia
CAF official Bility gets 10-year ban from FIFA
By Reuters, 1436, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
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
Infantino rejects ‘colonialism’ criticism
By Reuters, 1445, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected comments that the global soccer body has taken a “colonialist” attitude towards African football and ...

CAF , Gianni Infantino
FKF probes ‘very serious’ Muthomi-Avire saga
By John Kyanda, 1241, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) CEO Robert Muthomi has termed allegations levelled against him as 'very serious' in the bizarre transfer saga involvin...

FKF , John Avire , Robert Muthomi , Sofapaka FC
FIFA backs its hand to improve African football
By Reuters, 1135, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
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, 1445, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
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, 1208, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
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
CAF president Ahmad questioned by French authorities
By Reuters, 1629, June 6, 2019 (EAT)
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad was being questioned by French authorities in Paris on Thursday morning, world football’s go...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF , FIFA
Man City face Champions League ban
By Agencies, 1313, May 14, 2019 (EAT)
Uefa investigators want Manchester City to be banned from the Champions League for a season if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules. H...

man city , UEFA , Yves Leterme
The cancer of Kenyan football and its prevalence on the beautiful game
By Julius Jumah, 1905, May 4, 2019 (EAT)
By Julius Jumah On the afternoon of February 2, 2004, about 45,500 spectators sat in the famous Stade 15 October Stadium in Bizerte, Tunisia some...

cancer , coaching , fans , Francis Kimanzi , John Baraza , Kenyan football , lack of stadia , stadia
Fifa slaps ex-Stars defender Owino with 10-year ban over match-fixing
By Citizen Reporter, 1837, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
Former Harambee Stars player George Owino has been banned from all football-related activities for 10 years and fined Ksh.1.5 million by FIFA over mat...

10-year ban , FIFA , George 'Wise' Owino , Match-fixing
Amr Fahmy fired after accusing CAF boss of corruption
By Reuters, 1225, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
African soccer’s ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential ...

Ahmad Ahmad , Amr Fahmy , FIFA corruption
CAF whistleblower fired after accusing Ahmad of corruption
By Reuters, 1708, April 15, 2019 (EAT)
African football's ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential ...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF , corruption
FIFA urges federations, leagues to take hard line on racism
By Reuters, 1100, April 14, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , racism
Klopp, Guardiola would back players leaving pitch over racist abuse
By Reuters, 1436, March 30, 2019 (EAT)
Juergen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are both willing to halt matches if players are subject to racist abuse, the like of which experienced by some England...

England , halt matches , Juergen Klopp , Montenegro , Pep Guardiola , Players , racist abuse
FIFA to push on with 48 team Qatar World Cup plan
By Reuters, 1128, March 15, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA’s ruling council has not ruled out expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams but a final decision will probably be pushed back until Ju...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , Qatar 2022
FIFA impose transfer ban plus fine on Chelsea
By Reuters, 1547, February 22, 2019 (EAT)
Chelsea have been banned from signing new players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to the international transfer and r...

Chelsea FC , FIFA ban , Transfers
Owino was not alone in Harambee Stars match fixing scam: Fifa
By Jacob Icia, 1816, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
Jacob Icia The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Harambee Stars following the publication of Fifa's preliminary investigation, could have in...

Fifa investigation , George Owino Audi , Harambee Stars , kenya , Match-fixing
FIFA suspends Afghanistan football chief
By Reuters, 1939, December 12, 2018 (EAT)
Global soccer body FIFA has provisionally banned the president of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Keram from all football-related acti...

Afghan Football Federation (AFF) , Afghanistan , Ashraf Ghani , FIFA , probe