LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bureau of the FIFA Council has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to manage the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) pending fresh elections into its executive committee. The NFF disclosed this in a statement issued by its Communications Department on Thursday, citing a letter signed by FIFA…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA has written to Nigerian football authorities, demanding clarifications over reports alleging government interference in the issues surrounding the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. The Secretary General of the world football governing body, Mattias Grafström, signed the letter dated September 1, 2026. The correspondence noted that FIFA was aware that NFF President Ibrahim Gusau…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-La Liga president Javier Tebas has taken aim at FIFA and Gianni Infantino, accusing them of attempting to ‘destroy’ soccer with their proposals to expand future World Cups to 64 teams. Spain claimed the tournament title on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in an underwhelming Final. For the first time, 48 nations…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Half-time at the World Cup final could last up to half an hour thanks to Fifa’s controversial Super Bowl-style interval. The BBC and ITV are bracing themselves for a 30-minute break to accommodate an 11-minute “half-time show” along with their usual 15-minute mid-game analysis. The Laws of the Game prohibit the interval of any…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France manager Didier Deschamps missed his team’s group stage match Friday against Norway at the 2026 World Cup due to the death of his mother. The French Football Federation intended to honor their absent manager’s mother by wearing black armbands during the match, but FIFA declined the request according to The Athletic’s…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami International…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. DR Congo beat Nigeria…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has issued a stern warning to his Turkish club, Galatasaray, threatening to report them to FIFA over unpaid wages, BSNSports.com.ng reports. According to the Turkish journalist Dogus ( @sollcampbell) the forward, who has not received his due payments from the club, has already taken steps…
