FIFA President Gianni Infantino, along with FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, presented Edouard Mendy with The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper in Yaounde on Sunday, February 6 just minutes after the Senegal goalkeeper helped his nation to a historic maiden CAF Africa Cup of Nations win. Mendy saved a spot-kick as …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in meetings where CAF presented its plans for the revamp of continental club competitions to the African federations and some of the continent’s top clubs. Mr Infantino is in Cameroon as the CAF Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close this weekend and took …
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Some of Africa’s football legends, including former TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations winners, together with CAF and FIFA officials will take on the field against Refugees in a friendly match on Sunday morning, February 6, 2022 at 10h00. The match, to be played at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, is an initiative …
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FIFA has launched an innovative FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), offering bespoke assistance to member associations (MAs) to help them achieve their full potential and continuing the measures taken to reduce the disparity in the level of football between different regions of the world. TDS is part of FIFA’s collaborative …
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A 5-2 victory for RFU over Japan in the final was the culmination of a fantastic tournament which saw a number of records broken, providing FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) with plenty to analyse. Led by FIFA Beach Soccer technical experts Claude Barrabe and Matteo Marrucci, along with FIFA goalkeeping …
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International football has returned to Baghdad after eight years as the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) ushers in a new era under the leadership of former international defender Adnan Dirjal who was recently elected as its President. In a hugely significant moment for the IFA, the Iraqi men’s national team beat …
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Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Vietnam will have no margin for error when they clash in a round robin playoff to determine the fifth team to earn an automatic slot to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia/New Zealand. The three losing 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India quarterfinalists …
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As part of its robust consultation process concerning the FIFA Football Agent Regulations, FIFA held a two-day meeting with agent associations from all around the world in Montevideo. During the meeting, FIFA’s representatives discussed key points in relation to the current draft regulations with organisations representing agents from the Americas, …
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Tests run by FIFA at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup at the end of 2021 indicate that limb-tracking data could provide ground-breaking insights and new applications for coaches, medical staff and fans alongside its pivotal role in semi-automated offside technology. FIFA is currently exploring the potential of limb-tracking technology, which …
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The 35 participants in The Next 90 educational programme gathered on Tuesday for the first online session in a course that will run for the next ten months. The programme began with a welcome speech from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Thank you for being here with us, for embracing this …
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