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Senegal forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup in a crushing blow to his team’s chances after officials confirmed he would need surgery on a leg injury sustained in the run-up to the tournament. Mane had…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will serve another four-year term at the leadership of world football’s governing body, after emerging as the only candidate for the next election in March 2023. Infantino, who has received widespread…

FIFA announced Popular Nigerian Singer, Kizz Daniel as one of the headliners at the FIFA Fan Festival event in Doha, Qatar. FIFA made this announcement on their social media handle. The performance, which is an extension of FIFA…

FIFA has rejected Denmark's request to train at the World Cup in shirts with the words "human rights for all" written on them in Qatar, the Danish Football Association (DBU) said. The DBU said in 2021 that its two training kit sponsors…

Senegalese international Sadio Mane's hopes of participating in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup could be in doubt after sustaining an injury while playing for Bayern Munich in their 6-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen, in the German Bundesliga on…

Former president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, said "Qatar is a mistake," when they were awarded the 2022 World Cup hosting rights in 2010, adding that "the choice was bad." The Qatar decision has been marred by controversy, including allegations…

The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi, has decried the speculations and outright falsehoods about the relationship between NFF and Head Coach of the Super Eagles, José Santos Peseiro. There has been…

FIFA have written to the participating World Cup nations, appealing with them to "focus on the football" in Qatar, and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political battles. The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino…

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised football's ability to bring people together. She said this during a question-and-answer session on the opening day of the WTO Public…

The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final will be a repeat of the 2018 edition between Japan and Spain. The former won 3-1. To get to this final, champions Japan beat a strong Brazil 2-1.…