Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has partnered with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to further develop football in Nigeria. The signed MoU between Stanbic IBTC and NFF is slated to be effective from 2022. Under the agreed terms, Stanbic IBTC will provide Group Life Insurance for all 35 players of…
Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, became the cynosure of the global soccer lenses on Wednesday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was joined by the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, to attend the opening round of the maiden Aisha Buhari Women Cup. Nigeria’s Super Falcons played against Mali’s Les Aiglonnes…
Former Arsenal defender, Emmanuel Eboue has been suspended from football-related activities for one year by the world football governing body, FIFA. Consequently, his new club, Sunderland, have terminated his contract with them. The Ivorian star got FIFA’s sledge hammer after failing to pay one of his representatives. Sunderland disclosed in a statement that Eboue’s suspension…
Star actress, Juliet Ibrahim has showed her support of the inclusion of women in leadership position at The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) with these new pictures. It would be recalled that Juliet co-hosted the 2015 CAF Awards in January 2016, where she dazzled as she spoke both English and French languages, exhibiting the…
President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Issa Hayatou, has been named the new leader of FIFA. However, Hayatou will occupy the exalted position in an acting capacity. Sepp Blatter was suspended from office after the world football governing body told the Swiss that he has been “relieved of his duties” due to his…
Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonalds, three leading sponsors of the FIFA World Cup have called for the immediate resignation of FIFA president, Sepp Blatter. The sponsors made this known on Friday, saying their call is for the “benefit of the game.” Blatter’s reign has been plunged in corruption allegation, though he has not been personally linked…
Portuguese striker, Christiano Ronaldo, has been announced as winner of the 2014 FIFA World Footballer of Year. The Real Madrid player picked the coveted individual award in football on Monday night at a ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland. He beat Barcelona and Argentine player, Lionel Messi, and Manuel Neuer, a Bayern Munich and German goalkeeper,…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has cleared the air on a letter received on Thursday, which a section of the media claimed asked the Federation to restore its former president, Aminu Maigari, to his position. In a swift reaction, NFF acting president, Mike Umeh, in a statement, explained that there was no where FIFA told…