FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has for weeks now been on the hot seat, recently expressed his commitment to assist the growth of football in Africa’s most devout football nation, Nigeria, as the country undergoes a significant restructure of its football administration.
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United States businessman Joshua Kushner has blamed power struggles within global football for the outrage over FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, admitting his firm “would not have got involved” if it had anticipated the backlash.
On Monday, August 31, one of the greatest players in Argentina and in football history, Lionel Messi, brought the curtain down on his legendary 21-year international career, just months after leading Argentina to the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as defending champions. However, for years before Argentina’s iconic run in recent years,…
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Marine Dafeur’s international career once appeared to have been taken away by injury, but more than a decade later the Algeria captain is preparing for the possibility of completing one of African football’s most remarkable personal journeys at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
The road to the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League will begin in August, with the six zonal qualification tournaments set to determine the teams that will join defending champions AS FAR in the final tournament.
Gianni Infantino might have backed down from his proposal to sell a minority stake of Fifa to corporate investors and he may be facing a backlash from all sides, but the steady commercialisation of the game continues.
The draw for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2026 Qualifiers has set the next stage of the continental competition, with 16 nations entering the race for the seven remaining places at the finals.
Sports medicine has become an increasingly important part of the development of African football, with player health, safety and long-term welfare now firmly embedded in the planning and delivery of CAF competitions.
FIFA has announced the schedule for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup draw to take place in the host country, Brazil, setting the tone for what is a hugely anticipated global football showpiece.
