Tag: Gianni Infantino
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Save African Football – SOS to FIFA President Gianni Infantino – By Tony Ajero
Dear President Gianni Infantino, Congratulations on a most exciting World Cup. Russia were good hosts; France are the world champions in football; Croatia, the heroes; Africa – its worst outing in many many years. Notice how our continent is worse than single nations sir! We lick our wounds and pray for a better outing in…
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FIFA to lift ban on international football matches in Libya
President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, says the ban on international football matches in Libya will be lifted soon. “The head of the presidential council (of the government) Fayez Sarraj, has received an official letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, on the demands to lift the ban on Libya hosting international matches. Infantino confirmed to have…
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FIFA president Infantino initiates new mini-World Cup competition
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed staging a new tournament, featuring eight international teams, every two years. The tournament, known as the ‘Final 8’, would be the climax of a global Nations League competition, which is part of an ambitious plan to reform international football which FIFA believes could be worth $25billion in a 12-year…
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Qatar 2022 could be a 48-team FIFA World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams, which may mean matches being played in other Gulf states. Football’s world governing body voted last January to expand the tournament from 32 teams for 2026, but the South American confederation Conmebol have asked for that to be brought…
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In Nigeria football is more than passion, love, religion – FIFA President, Infantino declares
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described Nigeria as a country with unquantifiable passion and love for football, and where football is more than a religion. “I was told that in Nigeria football is passion, but it is a lie because it is more than that. In Nigeria, I was told that football is love, but…
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FIFA president, Infantino warns corrupt football leaders
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has warned football association leaders not to use money meant for the sport, for their own gain. Infantino said in an interview in Mauritania, making it clear that if there are any football federation leaders who want to enrich themselves with football money, they will be caught and sanctioned. “No one…