FIFA have asked three candidates to back South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe in the upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election.
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CAF president Ahmad Ahmad handed a five-year ban by FIFA
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president and FIFA vice-president Ahmad Ahmad has been handed a five-year ban for breaching the FIFA Code of Ethics.
FIFA bans Haiti FA president for life over sexual abuse of female players
Haiti’s football president Yves Jean-Bart has being banned from all football-related activities for life on Friday following accusations of systematic sexual abuse of female players.
FIFA announce reforms to protect pregnant footballers
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world governing body announced on Thursday.
FIFA suspends Trinidad and Tobago from international football
FIFA has suspended Trinidad and Tobago from international football after its football association (TTFA) pursued a dispute through the country’s High Court.
Infantino claims FIFA purged of ‘toxic’ corruption
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday defended his fight “against corruption” in football in spite of being under criminal investigation in Switzerland since the end of July.
Nigeria moves up to 29th best team in the world in new FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by two spots in FIFA’s ranking for September to place 29th after more than six months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
South American World Cup qualifying start pushed back to October
South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, has been pushed back a month and will start in October.
FIFA postpones women’s Under-17 World Cup to 2021
The women’s Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed for three months, FIFA said Tuesday.
Asian World Cup qualifiers face postponement over virus: FIFA
FIFA and Asia’s football governing body are considering postponing upcoming World Cup qualifiers over the novel coronavirus.