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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has congratulated Bafana Bafana after qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bafana return to the global showpiece for the first time since 2010, securing their first qualification since 2002. Hugo Broos' men secured a 3-0 win at Mbombela Stadium, while Nigeria thumped Benin resulting in South...

FIFA’s newly expanded Club Benefits Programme is set pay out about $355 million (just over R6 billion) as a form of reward to teams for releasing players for the World Cup qualifiers. This significant payout means that there has been an increase of nearly 70% for what they paid out...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has strongly condemned racism that was directed at AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during their English Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield on Friday, which led to the game being temporarily stopped. The match started with Reds fans, players and technical staff paying tribute to...

FIFA has unveiled the emblem for the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup set to be staged in the United States in 2025. The world football governing body president Gianni Infantino made the announcement on Wednesday, describing it as "the start of a new era in club football". ALSO READ: All...

With exactly a year to go to the day, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has sent a message to the teams participating in next year's FIFA Club World Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns are of course one of those teams that will be participating as one of the CAF qualifiers alongside Al Ahly,...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has congratulated Mamelodi Sundowns to their qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Sundowns were knocked out of the CAF Champions League semi-final for a second successive campaign after going down 1-0 to ES Tunis, losing the tie 2-0 on aggregate. But despite another CAFCL heartbreak, Masandawana...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has described the feeling of attending his first Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium on Saturday as "incredible". Infantino arrived on the day of the Derby on Saturday and waved his hands to greet fans around the stadium, accompanied by CAF...

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has revealed what FIFA president Gianni Infantino told him before handing him his medal after winning the inaugural African Football League. Mokwena and his men beat Wydad Athletic Club 2-0 at a packed Loftus Versfeld Stadium, with Infantino in the stands, and 3-2 on...

FIFA have confirmed that the 2023 Club World Cup will take place in Morocco between 1 and 11 February, while also announcing a new 32-team Club World Cup format from 2025. The news were confirmed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the FIFA Council met on Friday to adopt a...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a message to Banyana Banyana after their triumph at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-4804738-3'); }); Banyana beat Morocco at their own home ground to secure their first-ever WAFCON title and have been celebrated...