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CAS dismisses Santos case against Barca over Neymar transfer
By Reuters, 2124, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Brazilian club Santos’ case against Barcelona relating to the signing of Neymar in 2013, the S...

Barcelona , CAS , neymar
SDT rejects calls to eject Mwendwa from FKF
By Jacob Icia, 2316, May 28, 2020 (EAT)
The Sports Disputes Tribunal on Thursday dismissed applications seeking to kick out Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa from office...

FKF , John , Milton Nyakundi , Nick Mwendwa , OHAGA , Sam Nyamweya , SDT
Swiss prosecutors to drop one of cases against ex-FIFA chief Blatter
By Reuters, 1504, April 11, 2020 (EAT)
Switzerland’s federal prosecutor is about to end its investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter's deals with the Caribbean Football Union...

FIFA , Sepp Blatter
Ronaldinho under investigation for more crimes: prosecutor
By Reuters, 912, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated f...

Paraguayan jail , Prosecutor , Ronaldinho Gaucho
Judge rules Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail
By Reuters, 1334, March 8, 2020 (EAT)
Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho was ordered to remain in jail in Paraguay on Saturday after a judge ruled him a flight risk. The e...

FC Barcelona , Ronaldinho Gaucho
Former Barcelona forward Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay – police
By Reuters, 1444, March 7, 2020 (EAT)
Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho Gaucho was arrested in Paraguay on Friday for attempting to enter the country with an adulterated passp...

arrested , Brazil , Gilberto Fleitas , Paraguay , Ronaldinho Gaucho
Ronaldinho to be freed in ‘adulterated’ passport case
By Reuters, 1212, March 6, 2020 (EAT)
Paraguayan prosecutors will not charge Ronaldinho Gaucho for possession of an altered passport, but the former Barcelona player has admitted guilt and...

Roberto Assis , Ronaldinho
Audit finds ‘possible abuse of power’ in CAF finances
By Reuters, 2021, February 9, 2020 (EAT)
An independent review of the running of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has found “potential elements of mismanagement” and “possibl...

CAF , corruption
Homeboyz blame FKF inaction for FIFA player bans
By Godfrey Ashiali, 1521, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kakamega Homeboyz President Cleophas ‘Toto’ Shimanyula says Football Kenya Federation (FKF) must share the blame for the four-year bans meted out ...

FIFA , FKF , Kakamega Homeboyz , KPL , Match-fixing
FIFA ends intervention in African football
By Reuters, 1052, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
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, 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