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CAS Overturns Ban, Fine Slammed On Hayatou For Code Violation By FIFA

February 05, (THEWILL) - Issa Hayatou, the former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from 1988 to 2017, has won his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over FIFA's one-year suspension. THEWILL recalls that in...

IOC Members Condemn FIFA Biennial World Cup Proposals

February 03, (THEWILL) - Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), have slammed attempts to have the FIFA World Cup every two years, as proposed by their colleague Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President. Infantino was not present during the 139th...

CAF Denies Ghana’s Stadium Change Request For World Cup Playoffs Against Nigeria

February 02, (THEWILL) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is faced with additional hurdle of securing a venue to host the first leg of the World Cup qualifying playoffs against Nigeria's Super Eagles after the Confederation of African Football...

FIFA To Trial Robot Referees At Club World Cup With Chelsea Featuring

February 02, (THEWILL) - FIFA has announced intentions to conduct live trials of "limb tracking" equipment, or robotised referees, intended to make off-side calls in the club world cup. These "Robo-refs" are semi-automatic systems that make and determine off-side calls...

FIFA, Global Agents Associations Hold Constructive Talks Over Regulations

February 01, (THEWILL) - FIFA convened a two-day meeting in Montevideo with agent associations from all around the world, as part of its comprehensive consultation process over the FIFA Football Agent Regulations. FIFA's representatives met with organisations representing agents from the...

FIFA Set To Modify Club Player Transfer Rules To Tackle Talent Accumulation

January 20, (THEWILL) - In an attempt to discourage teams from accumulating talent, new laws limiting the number of international loans in and out of football clubs are slated to take effect in July. Clubs will be limited to a maximum...

Majority Want A Two-year World Cup – Infantino

December 21 (THEWILL) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes FIFA's proposals to hold World Cup events every two years have widespread support among national football associations. Infantino made the announcement during the international football governing body's worldwide summit on Monday, when...

Chelsea Know Opponents As FIFA Releases Club World Cup Schedule

December 06, (THEWILL) - FIFA has revealed that Chelsea will face their Club World Cup semi-final opponents on February 9 at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chelsea will face Al Jazira, Al Hilal, or Auckland City, the...

FIFA Celebrates Contributions Of Volunteers On International Volunteer Day

December 05, (THEWILL) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino took the opportunity of the International Volunteer Day to emphasise the critical role that volunteers play in the delivery of FIFA tournaments. Infantino saluted their support during the ongoing FIFA Arab...

FIFA Invites Football Fans To Join In Voting Process For 2021 Best FIFA Football Awards

November 23, (THEWILL) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has sent out email invitations to fans to commence voting for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021. Although the ceremony will be totally virtual, owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, preparations...
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Inside FG’s Ecological Intervention for Kano Farmers

Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.
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