Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to 48 teams – after initially suggesting he wanted to boost it to 40. According to the 46-year-old Italian, 16 countries would be eliminated after a preliminary knockout round. The rest of the tournament would then be the same as it is now, with … Read more
Kwesi Nyantakyi swept onto the FIFA Council with on Thursday when securing 31 votes in a very close race in Cairo. The 47-year, who is the President of the Ghana Football Association, finished second in the race which was won the CAF vice-president Almamy Kabele who had 37 votes. Nyantakyi beat Madagascar’s Ahmad by just … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has congratulated Wa All Stars on their triumph in the Ghana Premier League and urged them to build on the success. A letter to the Wa club, who sealed their first league title last week, said the triumph has been achieved off the back of true team effort and said it … Read more
UEFA’s 55 member nations will elect a new president at the special congress on Wednesday in Athens. The little-known Slovenian lawyer Alexander Ceferin is the favourite to get the job. He is up against UEFA veteran Michael Van Praag to replace the scandal-ridden Michel Platini, whose tenure ended in disgrace after being banned by FIFA’s … Read more