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World football governing body FIFA have suspended Kenya and Zimbabwe with immediate effect, president Gianni Infantino confirmed on Thursday evening. After several warnings over the past months, the two Football Associations have officially been hit with bans at today's council meeting. "Without prejudice to any investigations by national authorities or other...

By Velile Mnyandu in Douala, Cameroon The African Super League (ASL) concept is different from the European Super League version which was shot down by the footballing community in Europe, these were the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Douala, Cameroon this afternoon.  Infantino was speaking to the media just...

The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) have sent a letter to FIFA protesting the unfair treatment of Africans by the world body, after Pitso Mosimane was excluded in The Best FIFA men's coach of the year nominations. AZAPO released the letter, written by their Secretary for Sports and Recreation, Sunshine Mbele,...

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies head coach Jerry Tshabalala believes the world governing body FIFA needs to start paying attention to other continents and not only Europe. This comes at the back of the announcement of the FIFA FiFPro Women's World 11, which featured a lot of Europe-based players. Tshabalala won...

FIFA and FIFPro have announced the 23 nominees for the 2021 Men’s World 11 but it somehow doesn't include in-form Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah. FIFPRO and FIFA asked professional footballers worldwide to vote for their personal World 11. They requested the players to pick the three players who in their...

FIFA have announced their ruling in the controversy around Bafana Bafana's 1-0 defeat to Ghana. The South African Football Association had lodged an official complaint after some questionable refereeing decisions by Senegalese official Maguette Ndiaye, including the penalty which lead to the only goal in the match. FIFA had acknowledged that...

Former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo who did the independent report for the South African Football Association (Safa) appeal for the potential Ghana-Bafana replay has sought to explain the delay in the outcome. Ncobo addressed the media in the Safa press conference on 17 November, three days after the controversial 1-0...

South African Football Association president Dr. Danny Jordaan has expressed his unhappiness with FIFA over their silence regarding the protest against the Ghana-Bafana Bafana match. SAFA lodged an official complaint after the match on 15 November and FIFA did indicated their Disciplinary Committee would look into the case on 23...

A former Fifa referee says the Benin Football Federation have no case against the Democratic Republic of Congo despite the world football governing body investigating their appeal. The BFF filed a complaint with Fifa contesting the officiating of referee Eric Otogo-Castane for the dubious penalty decision and the alleged administrative...

FIFA have released the details of the official appeal from SAFA which reveals the damning allegations made after the Ghana-Bafana clash on Sunday. The football mother body acknowledged on Wednesday that they did receive a formal complaint from the South African Football Association, after SAFA had held a press conference...