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After the Senegalese Augustin Senghor and the Ivorian Jacques Anouma, the Mauritanian Ahmed Yahya announced in a press release on Saturday, March 6 that he no longer wants to run for the presidency of CAF. The South African Patrice Motsepe Read more
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) held discussions with Chief of world football governing body Gianni Infantino as he seeks to build strong ties with FIFA and bring his country to play a major role in world Read more
Head of the World football governing body Gianni Infantino Thursday said majority of member-countries of FIFA are favorable to enlarge the number of teams to play in the FIFA world Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 but added that Read more
Bahraini royal and Chief of Asian Football Federation (AFC) has said he will seek re-election at the head of the confederation next year, noting that the organization has made progress under his leadership since 2013. Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa Read more
Qatar has received reassurances from the newly elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino that the hosting of the 2022 World Cup is not at stake following allegations that Doha used illegal financial means to gather votes from member states and decision Read more
As the elections for the FIFA presidency draw closer, candidate Jerome Champagne stated that Qatar would be stripped off the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and it would be passed to the US without any new voting. Read more