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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Benin joined calls for FIFA to dock points from South Africa following an eligibility controversy as West African nation defeated Lesotho 4-0 in World Cup qualifying on Monday. The Cheetahs moved to 14 points in African qualifying Group C after their victory at Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium. If FIFA enforces a […]
The Zimbabwean national football team, also known as the Warriors, has improved its position in the latest FIFA world rankings, climbing two spots to 122nd place. This advancement follows their participation in a four-nation tournament in Malawi, held during the international break in March. With an updated score of 1143.66 points in the April rankings […]
World governing body Fifa says a ban “may have to be imposed on” Zimbabwe unless the elected FA regains control of the sport by 3 January. Last month, the Zimbabwe FA (Zifa) board was suspended by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), a body mandated to develop sport by the government. Fifa disapproves of governmental interference […]
FIFA has announced plans to raise $1bn (£775m) to build at least one stadium meeting Fifa standards in each African country. Fifa president Gianni Infantino was talking in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 80th anniversary celebrations of Congolese side TP Mazembe. He insisted that Fifa wanted African football to shine and […]
ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) President and Zanu PF loyalist Philip Chiyangwa has scorned those opposed to his intended return to active national politics as he inadvertently revealed plans of one-day seeking to become FIFA president. The former Chinhoyi legislator and ex-Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairman recently revealed plans to contest the same parliamentary seat under […]
FIFA legal experts are holding discussions in Zurich to determine whether Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualifier against Senegal should be replayed after the referee was found guilty of match-fixing Shock waves reverberated at the start of the week when FIFA said its disciplinary committee had banned Joseph Lamptey of Ghana for fixing the result of […]
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