International Football

New champions to be crowned as line up complete for U17 AFCON quarterfinals!

The quarterfinal line up for the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is complete after the completion of the group phase on Sunday and a new champion will be crowned after holders Cameroon crashed out at the group phase. THE Indomitable Cubs finished bottom of Group C with no …

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From promise to reality: FIFA Football for Schools launches in Latvia!

The Latvian Football Association (LFF) is aiming to boost its country’s footballing development through its commitment to making football the most popular sport in Latvia for women and making the game part of the curriculum for physical education classes in schools. In their bid to achieve the latter, the LFF …

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FIFA President praises football development projects in Uzbekistan!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has held discussions with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his first-ever visit to the central Asian nation, applauded the country’s involvement in the FIFA Forward and Football For Schools programme, before attending a top-flight game in Tashkent. The FIFA President met President Mirziyoyev in …

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FIFA Football for Schools comes to Uzbekistan!

The Uzbekistan U-20 team will be flying the flag for the country’s youth football when they participate in this month’s FIFA U-20 World Cup as Asian champions. Ahead of that, the underage football scene got a further boost with the recent launch of the Football for Schools (F4S) programme in …

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West Ham United learn The Soccer Tournament group-stage opponents!

West Ham United have learned their group-stage opponents for The Soccer Tournament (TST), a $1million, winner-takes-all, 7v7 world championship event being hosted in the United States this June. The Hammers are sending a 14-person squad to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina for the inaugural TST, which will pit 32 …

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Building the future of women’s football in Switzerland with UEFA Playmakers!

The popularity of women’s football is increasing in Switzerland, with initiatives like UEFA Playmakers encouraging girls to develop a passion for the beautiful game. Earlier this month, Switzerland has been selected to host the upcoming UEFA Women’s EURO in 2025, where 16 of the top European teams and players will …

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Oceania referees benefit from safeguarding workshop!

For the first time, Oceania Football Confederation referees attended a Safeguarding workshop hosted by OFC who have been making admirable strides towards safeguarding in football. 44 referees across Oceania were in Auckland for a week-long OFC Referee Elite Training Course. Held at Auckland’s AUT Millennium, the OFC workshop welcomed the …

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2023 SAFF Congress takes decisions on SAFF Cup, SAFF Club Championship & board members!

The SAFF Ordinary Congress held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka on Saturday, May 6 elected Ali Umar from Football Association of Maldives and Sundar Narsingh Joshi from All Nepal Football Association as the vice presidents of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The duo were elected unopposed by the …

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New national stadium focus of FIFA President meeting with Kyrgyz Republic President!

The construction of a new national stadium “which will make this country proud” was a central theme of talks held between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the Kyrgyz head of state Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek. President Infantino arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic on the fourth leg of his tour of …

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