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Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, has proposed to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two, as he outlined his vision to “project African football to the top of the world.” Infantino was speaking at a Caf seminar in Morocco, …

Chelsea say Fifa treated them more harshly than Manchester City despite their transfer ban being cut on appeal. The Blues’ two-window ban was halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, freeing them to buy players next month. City did not get a transfer ban after they were also found …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he would like to see an African league created and investment of more than $1 billion on stadia on the continent. “We have to take the  best African 20 clubs and put them in an Africa league,” Infantino said during a visit to …

Yaya Toure says Fifa is not doing enough to stamp out racism and that England should have walked off the pitch in the face of monkey chants during their Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria. The 36-year-old former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder made the comments to AFP after helping Qingdao …

Bankroller of lower tier side Tema Youth, Wilfred Osei Kwaku ‘Palmer’ and his legal team has dragged president of the Normalization Committee (NC), Dr Kofi Amoah to the FIFA Ethics Committee according to Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM after his appeal was turned down. Palmer, who was nursing the ambitions of becoming …

Head coach of Sudan Zdravko Lugarusic and Nicaragua national team captain Juan Barrera have come forward and insisted they did not vote for Lionel Messi, raising doubt that the voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award was rigged. Some were surprised the FC Barcelona superstar picked …

A 61 page beach soccer industry blueprint for Ghana has been presented to FIFA and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in Accra. The impressive document which was put together by the executive committee of beach soccer is titled “SAND TO GOLD – Ghana Beach Soccer Industry”  (2019-2029). The proposed ten …

FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura has heaped praise on Ghana legend Anthony Baffoe for his excellent role during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw in Egypt. Baffoe was the lead conductor of the draw for Africa’s flagship football competition which was held in the Egyptian capital five days ago. …