Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

PIF and FIFA  signs partnership for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 PIF and FIFA  has announced PIF as an official partner of FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which will take place in the U.S. from June 14 to July 13, 2025. The partnership reflects FIFA and PIF’s shared vision to enable greater participation in sports by unlocking new opportunities, fostering innovation and engaging fans around the world. With a focus on youth, the partnership will provide opportunities for young people, supporting FIFA in its efforts to engage and inspire at a grassroots level. The new FIFA Club World Cup 2025…

Ahead 2025/2026 season: Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL  ask clubs to provide power generators By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL has stated   that all clubs  are  compelled to make  available  power generators at all  match venues come the next new season. The league body in a letter dated  3rd June addressed to all clubs said, prior to routine inspection of stadium facilities, it is imperative to notify the clubs that the provision of power generators would serve as one of the major requirements for stadia approval. The letter signed by the chief operating officer of the league,…

US, Canada to co host 2025 Gold Cup By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The United States and Canada would play joint host to the 2025 edition of the Concacaf Gold cup The rosters for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup have been confirmed by the north American football governing body. The body disclosed that 16 national teams would be on parade featuring  up to 26 players each. The tournament will take place from June 14 to July 6 in various stadiums across the United States and Canada. Concacaf said. The US, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, Trindad and Tobago, Mexico and other will feature at…

US 2025 club world cup: FIFA introduces body cameras for referees By Abdulgafar Oladimeji World football governing body FIFA has  embarked on landmark innovations at the  FIFA Club World Cup holding in US  to enhance fan experience, transparency and operations FIFA said it  is introducing innovative technologies and changes to enhance the FIFA Club World Cup. The new innovations introduced by FIFA includes  body cameras for referees, live broadcast of offside decisions, AI-driven data collection, and a substitution tablet, with all fixtures live-streamed for free on DAZN.com. FIFA said.

NPFL club owners advocates  for improved security at  match venues, calls for life insurance  for players By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club owners have clamored for the improvement of the security situations at their league match venues across Nigeria. The club owners in an communique issued at the end  of their expansion meeting held Wednesday June 4 at Hotel de Bentley in Abuja said their request was of critical importance to the league. The statement issued said “The Forum emphasized the critical importance of security at league match venues. It called on all State Football Associations…

CAF  moves to spotlight Women’s African cup of nations CAF  has Launched  TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Stars Spotlight Webinar series to shine global light on women’s football in Africa CAF said  this is as part of its commitment to elevating the profile of women’s football in Africa, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced the launch of a dynamic digital series titled the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Stars Spotlight Webinar. Saying the initiative is part of CAF’s broader efforts to amplify the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024, scheduled to take place between 5 – 26 July.

England steps up preparations for the FIFA 2026 world cup qualifiers By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Three Lions have stepped up their preparations in the chase to secure their FIFA 2026 World cup ticket. The  team under Thomas Tuchel is gearing up  for their upcoming games, which involves an  crucial match against Andorra in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. England is utilizing the priority window from June 12 to June 17 to fine tune its preparations for the world cup.

Old football foes: Highlanders, City  Rollers, Hoppers, Young Bees set  to trade tackles in Kaduna Veterans reunion cup By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The inaugural edition of the  annual Kaduna Veterans Reunion football competition will kick off on June 8 at  the playground of the now defunct Lagos street primary school. Our correspondent reports that , four teams  would be taking part in the maiden edition of the tournament  sponsored by  an international businessman, Abdulmalik Umar and co sponsored by Kaduna based clergyman, Pastor Joseph Andishu. Andishu speaking with  our correspondent last Wednesday in Kaduna said “ Kaduna  was the cradle of…

Methodist High School, Owo, Women’s football team zooms to the semi-finals of the Olowo’s Cup . The MHSO Queens, coached by Victor Adeyemi made this achievement after walking over St Louis Girls Grammar School, Owo, in their opening match when their opponents failed to show up for the encounter, thereby  securing the three maximum points and three goals In their second match against Ahamaddiyah Grammar School, they triumphed with a lone goal while they wallloped Corpus Christi College by four goals to nothing giving their with the maximum nine points and not losing a game in the group matches. The…

NSC chairman , Shehu Dikko visits  former NFA boss, Ibrahim Galadima on his sick bed in Kano By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko last Monday in Kano  paid a visit to the sick bed of  the  erstwhile chairman of the  now defunct Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Galadima. MFR. Our correspondent reports that , Dikko was in Kano to condole with the people of the state over the demise of 22 members of the state contingent ,  who died in an ghastly motor accident , while  returning from the   just concluded Gateway Games…