Nigeria has been confirmed as the host nation for the 2026 CAF Awards, with Lagos selected to stage African football’s biggest annual awards ceremony. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that the event will return to Nigeria for the first time since 2015. The ceremony will take place at the Wole Soyinka Centre for…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has abandoned plans to sell stakes in the governing body’s flagship competitions after facing fierce opposition from football associations around the world. The proposal would have allowed private investors to acquire minority stakes in FIFA tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups. In return, FIFA offered each of its 211…
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk is eligible to return to competitive football immediately after resolving his long-running doping case with the Football Association (FA). The Ukraine international has not featured in an official match since November 2024 after being provisionally suspended for returning an adverse test for the banned substance meldonium. Although the FA initially handed…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has intensified criticism of FIFA president Gianni Infantino as resistance grows against the world governing body’s proposal to sell stakes in its major football competitions to private investors. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Burnham described the proposal as “outrageous” and questioned Infantino’s leadership. “The idea that it could even be…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has become the latest continental football body to oppose FIFA’s controversial proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors. In a statement released on Friday, the AFC said it stands “in solidarity” with UEFA and Concacaf, arguing that the proposal cannot achieve the broad consensus needed to move…
AC Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, bringing to an end the life of one of football’s greatest defenders. The Italian giants confirmed his passing on Thursday, describing their former captain as a player whose “example and integrity will be forever etched into the club’s DNA.” Baresi spent…
UEFA and its 55 member associations have unanimously voted to boycott FIFA World Cups if football’s global governing body proceeds with its controversial proposal to sell stakes in its major competitions to private investors. The decision was reached during an emergency meeting convened after FIFA unveiled plans earlier this week to create a commercial structure…
FIFA has offered each of its 211 member associations up to $40 million in funding if they support President Gianni Infantino’s controversial proposal to sell minority stakes in the governing body’s flagship competitions. In a letter sent to all member associations, Infantino said nations that approve the proposal by 19 September will receive an initial…
Tournament debutants Malawi produced one of the biggest upsets in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations history after defeating defending champions Nigeria 3-2 in their 2026 WAFCON group-stage clash in Rabat, Morocco. The victory marked Malawi’s first-ever win in the competition and handed the ten-time champions a shock defeat against a side making its tournament debut….
France have officially appointed Zinedine Zidane as the new head coach of the national team following the departure of Didier Deschamps. Deschamps ended his 14-year reign after France’s semi-final defeat to Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, bringing to a close the longest managerial spell in the country’s history. Zidane, who won the 1998…
