Kate Scott, Jalal Bouzrara to present 2024 CAF Awards
15 december 2024 - 12:32:43Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The 2024 CAF Awards will be a celebration of the best of African football with a [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba
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2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Meet the qualifiers
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2025 Club World Cup: FIFA confirms qualifiers, unveils new Intercontinental Cup competition
19 december 2023 - 08:20:30Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - FIFA says the 2025 Club World Cup will be played across 29 days in June and [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Award: Africa’s Best Goalkeeper, Moroccan Yacine Bounou, nominated for FIFA award
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WAFCON-winning South African Queen, Van Wyk, set to retire
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FIFA chief condemns 'horrendous violence' in Israel and Palestine
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FIFA under pressure to remove Samuel Eto'o as Cameroon FA president
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch
18 july 2023 - 08:50:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...
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FIFA reveals £159m payouts to clubs for 2022 World Cup representation
15 july 2023 - 07:37:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has announced the breakdown in compensation paid to clubs around the world for their players [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw
02 july 2023 - 10:58:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...
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USA to host new 32-team Club World Cup in 2025
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Sub-standard pitches, lack of medical checks blighted qualifiers
21 june 2023 - 07:20:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Many players in Women's World Cup qualifying had to endure poor pitches and did not receive [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Oshoala, Ebi headline Nigeria's squad
17 june 2023 - 07:17:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five-time African Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala will headline a 23-strong Nigeria squad for [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Chukwueze wins best African player award in La Liga
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Three Nigerian players in England's 21-man squad
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2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup: FIFA receives expressions of interest to host tournament
25 april 2023 - 07:29:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Following the invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the final [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: FIFA strips Indonesia of hosting right
29 march 2023 - 16:55:42Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing body, FIFA, on Wednesday stripped Indonesia of the hosting right of the [...] Full text...
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Club World Cup: CAF President, General Secretary to watch finals
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South African football legend signed as a Manchester United coach
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DR Congo: Ngoma Otis named head coach of Domestic Leopards
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Tokyo Olympics: Men's football tournament begins Thursday
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Former South African football star gets top coaching qualification
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Senegalese football star Sadio Mane donates 500,000 pounds to help build hospital in his hometown
22 june 2021 - 07:36:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and Liverpool superstar, Sadio Mane, has donated 500,000 pounds (about US$694,000) to help in building [...] Full text...
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African teams know their opponents at FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021
03 june 2021 - 18:36:10Zurich, Switzerland (PAPA) - Following the draws for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021, held on Tuesday, 1 June, [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia formally proposes FIFA World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 07:32:39Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging World Cups for men [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win
17 may 2021 - 17:09:42Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...
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UEFA suspends 2 Malian int'l footballers of Austrian club for three months for doping
19 february 2021 - 17:11:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian international footballers, Sékou Koita and Mohamed Camara, who play for the Austrian club, Red [...] Full text...
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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation
22 january 2021 - 17:27:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...
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FIFA threatens players in any breakaway league with ban from international football
22 january 2021 - 17:12:28Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has issued a warning that players who take part in a so-called "European super league" [...] Full text...
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Egyptian Salah and Senegalese Mané in race for the FIFA Best Award
25 november 2020 - 15:31:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Senegalese Sadio Mané, both players of English Premier League club Liverpool FC, [...] Full text...
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Champions League: Gor Mahia hire stand-in coach after CAF bars tactician
24 november 2020 - 12:48:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gor Mahia have named Sammy Omollo theit stand-in coach ahead of the CAF Champions League preliminary [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's first division club Mukura VS appoint Frenchman Djilali as head coach(Corrected headline)
08 october 2020 - 00:51:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan first division club of Mukura VS (South) Wednesday appointed Frenchman Bahloul Djilali as their new [...] Full text...
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Nigerian striker makes history in UEFA Women's Champions League
04 september 2020 - 16:09:12Minsk, Belarus (PANA) - Nigeria's striker, Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva, has become the first African to clinch the golden boot in a [...] Full text...
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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues
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FIFA postpones int'l matches for all confederations except UEFA in bid to reduce travel by athletes
19 august 2020 - 12:41:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Tuesday announced it was replacing the period, 31 [...] Full text...
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England, Germany, Spain qualify for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021
14 august 2020 - 13:36:36Nyon, Switzerland.(PANA) - European football’s governing body, UEFA on Thursday announced that England, Germany and Spain will represent the continent [...] Full text...
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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)
11 august 2020 - 14:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...
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Ex-FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, urges FIFA to suspend his successor, Gianni Infantino
31 july 2020 - 16:56:24Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo, a pacesetter breaking barriers in Albania (A CAF portrait)
26 july 2020 - 16:00:20Tirana, Albania (PANA) - At a time when talks about the low presence of black managers across major European leagues [...] Full text...
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Ayegba, Nigeria's breakthrough goalkeeper (A CAF portrait)
21 july 2020 - 16:01:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria's Rachael Aladi Ayegba made a huge success in Europe by winning the Finnish Naisten Liiga [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer
07 june 2020 - 10:43:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool
31 may 2020 - 07:32:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov't, IOC bail out cash-strapped global sports federations
14 may 2020 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International federations based in Switzerland will be able to access repayable loans part-covered by the International [...] Full text...
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'Cameroon 2020' postponed due to coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 18:02:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Championship of Nations (CHAN), originally scheduled for 4-25 April 2020, has been postponed to [...] Full text...
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino to run unopposed in June
06 march 2020 - 19:56:31Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Though Europe's governing body UEFA has opposed his ideas to expand the world body, the World [...] Full text...
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Getting to know Zimbabwe's new national football men's coach, Zdravko Logarusic
16 february 2020 - 14:43:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last week, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) unveiled its newly-appointed Warriors coach, Zdravko Logarusic, after several months of [...] Full text...
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FIFA president visits Angola
29 november 2019 - 08:37:16Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, arrived in Angola on Thursday for [...] Full text...
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FIFA President expected in Congo Nov. 28
23 november 2019 - 14:53:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, is expected in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Legendary football coach visits Cape Town
14 november 2019 - 15:45:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp is visiting Cape Town during the mid-season break. Klopp, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Sadio Mané only African finalist for UEFA players
08 august 2019 - 20:37:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese striker Sadio Mané is the only African finalist on UEFA's list of player of the [...] Full text...
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FIFA Clubs World Cup to be played 11-21 December
26 july 2019 - 18:33:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup, Qatar 2019, to be played 11-21 December
26 july 2019 - 18:09:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...
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From now on a unique final for African club competitions - CAF
17 july 2019 - 18:44:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup finals will be played in a single [...] Full text...
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FIFA announces tougher sanctions on racism, homophobia
13 july 2019 - 10:53:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After almost 15 years without any major changes to its Disciplinary Code, FIFA, the world football's [...] Full text...
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UEFA chief slams Samoura's appointment as CAF overseer
20 june 2019 - 18:43:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uefa president, Aleksander Čeferin, on Thursday criticized Fifa’s decision to appoint its general secretary, Fatma Samoura, [...] Full text...
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Sevilla come from behind to beat Tanzania’s Simba 5-4
23 may 2019 - 22:41:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Spanish top flight side, Sevilla FC, on Thursday secured a 5-4 hard-fought win over [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Day 1, Group matches on Thursday
23 may 2019 - 05:45:24Lublin, Poland (PANA) - Senegal, one of the four African countries in the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland, [...] Full text...
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Spanish side Sevilla FC visit Tanzania for friendly against Simba SC
20 may 2019 - 16:45:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Spanish top flight side, Sevilla FC, are due in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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U-17 AFCON finals kick off in Tanzania on Sunday
13 april 2019 - 09:31:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The 2019 edition of the Total Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals kick [...] Full text...
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Serbian Zlatko Krmpotić appointed new coach of Rwandan football side APR FC
08 february 2019 - 11:13:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Serbian Zlatko Krmpotić has been appointed head coach of Rwandan First Division league football club, APR [...] Full text...
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Kwese TV to close pay television channels in Africa
05 november 2018 - 15:33:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African broadcaster, Kwesé TV, will begin shutting down its pay-television sports and entertainment channels after a [...] Full text...
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CAF moves to reposition African football
29 september 2018 - 14:34:28Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 27-28 September, 2018, the CAF [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA Referees Committee names match officials for final phase
05 july 2018 - 06:55:48Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 17 referees, 37 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Can hosts Russia withstand the pressure as Russia 2018 begins (Asks Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
13 june 2018 - 12:36:54Moscow, Russia (PANA) - In just over 24 hours from now, the 2018 edition of football's biggest party, the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Who succeeds Messi and Ronaldo?
10 june 2018 - 13:11:14Moscow, Russia (PANA) - For the past 10 years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared the title of "The [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Nigeria face England in penultimate pre-WC friendly
02 june 2018 - 11:09:22London, England (PANA) - Nigeria, one of Africa's five representatives at the 2018 FIFA World cup in Russia, take on England at [...] Full text...
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Petition to punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, hits 100,000 mark
27 may 2018 - 18:21:24Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - A petition for UEFA and FIFA to punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Liverpool and [...] Full text...
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Morocco 2026 unveil FIFA World Cup winner Lothar Matthäus as new bid ambassador
20 may 2018 - 17:44:16Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - FIFA World Cup winner, Lothar Matthäus, has been unveiled as an ambassador of Morocco’s bid for [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC: FIFA names 2 Africans, 13 others as referees for France 2018
09 may 2018 - 14:49:23Paris, France (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 15 female referees, including two Africans, and 30 female assistant [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA names 13 VARs for World Cup Russia
30 april 2018 - 11:57:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 13 referees who will act solely as video assistant referees [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA names referees, assistant referees
30 march 2018 - 06:08:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, representing 46 different countries, [...] Full text...
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Four new members elected to CAF Executive Committee
02 february 2018 - 20:42:06Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The CAF Executive Committee has taken full shape in accordance with the statutory provisions, following the [...] Full text...
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Thierry Henry hails football legend, George Weah
15 december 2017 - 13:59:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Liberian Senator and presidential aspirant, George Weah, is one of the best African footballers in the [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup: Al-Jariza begin campaign on successful note
07 december 2017 - 04:59:42Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - UAE club, Al-Jazira, began their campaign for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup on a [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup: Wydad Casablanca fly Africa's flag as contest begins Wednesday
06 december 2017 - 07:03:42Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - The FIFA Club World Cup, an annual tournament organised by FIFA that involves the champions [...] Full text...
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CPJ joins coalition to establish sports, human rights center
01 december 2017 - 15:47:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has joined a coalition working towards establishing an independent Centre [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, one of the surprise teams at Russia 2018 - Desailly
30 november 2017 - 12:32:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Legendary French midfielder, Marcel Desailly, has tipped Nigeria to be one of the surprise teams at [...] Full text...
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FIFA announces Seeding Pots for final draw for 2017 World Cup
16 november 2017 - 11:02:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With Peru completing the line-up of 32 teams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the [...] Full text...
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FIFA may replace int'l friendlies with new 'World League'
29 october 2017 - 17:34:31Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is considering replacing international friendlies with a new 'World League', saying this new league would [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA U-17 WC 3rd-place: Win or lose, Mali will keep Africa's overall dominance (News Analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
28 october 2017 - 06:41:54Kolkata, India (PANA) - Although Africa will not be in the race for the winners' or runners-up title at the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone legend gets UEFA ‘A’ coaching licence
11 september 2017 - 19:36:29Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Former Sierra Leone international Mohamed Kallon at the weekend completed a 10-week UEFA (Union of [...] Full text...
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Egypt: 2 Africans nominated for best men's player, best women's coach awards
18 august 2017 - 14:02:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two Africans are among the nominees for FIFA's best men's player and best women's coach awards, [...] Full text...
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Russia: 'All FIFA Confederations Cup drug tests negative' - FIFA
24 july 2017 - 13:29:51Moscow, Russia (PANA) - FIFA has announced that the analyses of all doping tests conducted for the 2017 FIFA Confederations [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Multichoice renews EPL broadcast deal
21 july 2017 - 14:25:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's entertainment pay TV group, Multichoice, has renewed the broadcast rights to the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Latest FIFA ranking for African men's teams
06 july 2017 - 13:41:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following is the latest anking for African men's teams, released here Thursday by FIFA, tabulated [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: "Come to Russia! You will feel the best football tournament ever" - FIFA president
17 june 2017 - 18:20:20St. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - First speaking in Russia before switching to English, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, on Saturday welcomed [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Maradona to deliver anti-racism message in football
16 june 2017 - 12:00:24St. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - As part of FIFA's efforts to stamp out racism in football, legendary Argentinian footballer, Diego [...] Full text...
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Russia: Important factfiles on the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
15 june 2017 - 06:48:33Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are all you must know ahead of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup opener on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Benni McCarthy expected to land first coaching role
12 june 2017 - 15:52:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend, Benni McCarthy, is poised to land his first major managerial [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: New Zealand 2nd team to arrive in Russia
10 june 2017 - 09:55:58Saint Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - The New Zealand national football team, otherwise called the 'All Whites' landed at Saint Petersburg’s [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Referees to get personal escorts from Russian police
08 june 2017 - 12:51:01Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Russian police will provide escort for all referees at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which is [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Int'l pressure mounting on Qatar to withdraw from hosting 2022 World Cup
08 june 2017 - 09:12:41Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is facing international pressure to make a decision on the future of the 2022 World [...] Full text...
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Russia: 'Visa-free entry for FIFA Confederations Cup fans from 7 June'
07 june 2017 - 06:55:19Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Football fans wishing to go to Russia for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup will be granted [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Football legend dismisses suicide media report
02 june 2017 - 10:33:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Benni McCarthy is alive and well despite media reports claiming [...] Full text...
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Russia: Putin promises FIFA World Cup at highest level, credible FIFA Conf. Cup
24 may 2017 - 07:03:29Krasnodar, Russia (PANA) - Russia's preparations to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in [...] Full text...
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Bahrain/FIFA: CAF members, others to bid for 2026 World Cup
12 may 2017 - 07:43:30Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - African nations and countries from other FIFA confederations have been given the go ahead to bid [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan Premier League, Spanish LaLiga pen capacity building deal
11 may 2017 - 15:16:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Premier League and Spanish LaLiga on Thursday signed a three year capacity building partnership deal [...] Full text...
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Bahrain: FIFA Council ratifies 48-team World Cup; Africa gets 9 direct slots
10 may 2017 - 11:50:27Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - The FIFA Council on Wednesday ratified the proposal recommended by the Bureau of the Council during [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Semi-final fixtures on Saturday
06 may 2017 - 03:47:52Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - The following are the semi-final matches on Saturday at the ongoing 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World [...] Full text...
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Italy: Anti-racism campaigner wants black players to boycott Serie A matches over Sulley Muntari ban
04 may 2017 - 04:12:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - A major campaigner against racial abuse in sports, Garth Crooks, has called for all "self-respecting black [...] Full text...
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Egypt: CAF President opens Club Licensing Instructors' seminar in Cairo
03 may 2017 - 15:51:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF President Ahmad Ahmad on Wednesday opened a two-day CAF Club Licensing Instructors seminar in Cairo, [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal, Nigeria in opening matches
27 april 2017 - 05:41:08Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Two African countries, Senegal and Nigeria, will participate in the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Former FIFA president quizzed by US, Swiss investigators
21 april 2017 - 15:53:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) — Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has confirmed meeting with U.S. Department of Justice investigators and Swiss [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA posts US$ 369 million loss in 2016, expects US$489 million loss in 2017
08 april 2017 - 18:12:54Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it lost US$ 369 million in 2016 and expects to incur further losses in [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Africa gets 9 slots under FIFA's new 48-team World Cup
31 march 2017 - 13:33:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa will get 9 World Cup slots when FIFA's new 48-team tournament becomes effective in 2026. According [...] Full text...
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Portugal: Africa elected Ahmad for change – FIFA chief Infantino
25 march 2017 - 17:00:59Estoril, Portugal (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Friday that the election of Ahmad Ahmad as the new [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Draws underway in South Korea
15 march 2017 - 07:51:14Suwon, South Korea (PANA) - Africa’s four representatives - Zambia, Senegal, Guinea and South Africa - will know their opponents [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup: All the 24 qualifiers emerge
08 march 2017 - 05:40:00Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Following the qualification of Africa's Representatives in the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, taking place [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to host 2017 FIFA transfer system conference
07 march 2017 - 14:00:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is set to host the 2017 FIFA International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FIFA to watch over sports betting firms
04 february 2017 - 11:08:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA has concluded an agreement with Sportradar Integrity Services that will provide world football’s governing body [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda sets qualifications for national football coach
26 january 2017 - 17:31:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Football Federation has set new measures for coach recruitment which require prospective candidates to undergo [...] Full text...
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2016 FIFA U-20 WWC: Comprehensive list of officials
22 november 2016 - 06:52:57Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) - A total of 16 referees and 27 assistant referees are handling matches at [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Executive Committee approves key priorities to restore trust in FIFA
18 march 2016 - 12:07:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The implementation of the reforms, which were approved by an overwhelming majority three weeks ago at [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals; reduces bans to six years
24 february 2016 - 18:12:29Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has rejected appeals by former president Joseph Sepp Blatter and head of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: CAF backs Asia's Prince Salman Al-Khalifa's bid for FIFA presidency
06 february 2016 - 18:59:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday announced its support for the candidacy of Prince [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA Ethics Committee bans Blatter, Platini 8 years each
21 december 2015 - 10:56:45Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA's adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans-Joachim Eckert on Monday banned Mr [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA confirms 7 candidates for presidential election
28 october 2015 - 10:56:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s member associations have proposed seven candidates for the presidential election to take place at the [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Two Africans, six others for FIFA presidency
27 october 2015 - 11:10:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two Africans are among the eight candidates who beat the 26 Oct. 2015 deadline to submit [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Issa Hayatou named Acting FIFA President
08 october 2015 - 14:46:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World soccer's governing body, FIFA, Thursday named CAF President Issa Hayatou of Cameroon as the Acting [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-Nigeria captain, Odegbami, to run for FIFA presidency
02 september 2015 - 09:44:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria captain Segun Odegbami has declared his intention to run for the Presidency of world [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Chung launches FIFA presidency bid
17 august 2015 - 18:21:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Korean businessman and politician Chung Mong-joon has formally launched his bid for the FIFA presidency, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former Robben Island prisoner, Sexwale, eyes FIFA presidency
03 august 2015 - 10:39:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African political prisoner and government minister Tokyo Sexwale has confirmed that he [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Serbian coach signs contract with Rwanda's military club APR FC
27 march 2015 - 19:27:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's military side and defending football champion, APR FC has appointed Dusan Duje Suljagic of Serbia [...] Full text...
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Egypt: CAF organizes Club Licensing seminar
15 march 2015 - 16:52:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A ground-breaking Club Licensing seminar, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), opened here Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Equatorial Guinea: CAF President honoured for achievement on HIV/AIDS through football
09 february 2015 - 07:42:17Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou has been honoured with the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Dutch football chief joins FIFA presidency race
27 january 2015 - 13:43:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Michael van Praag, the president of the Royal Dutch Football Association, has confirmed he will challenge [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Malian president to attend AFCON opening ceremony
16 january 2015 - 20:05:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Ibrahima Bouabacar Keita will be at the Bata stadium in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA salutes big names celebrating birthdays this week
04 january 2015 - 16:21:31Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In its regular Sunday feature, FIFA.com presents fans with some of the biggest names in football [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Gone but not forgotten', as FIFA remembers departed greats
01 january 2015 - 12:14:13Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A number of historic figures from the worldwide football family passed on in 2014, a year [...] Full text...
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Morocco 2014: Real Madrid vs San Lorenzo in final match (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
20 december 2014 - 06:01:28Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Europe and South America’s representatives line up here in Saturday’s showpiece match -- the finals of [...] Full text...
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Morocco 2014: Real Madrid sails into final
16 december 2014 - 21:42:40Marakesh, Morocco (PANA) - UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid proved too strong for CONCACAF Champions League holders Cruz Azul [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: France international, Thierry Henry, retires from pro football
16 december 2014 - 11:29:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France international Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football, saying he will return to London [...] Full text...
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Morocco 2014: 2 quarter-final matches on Saturday
13 december 2014 - 09:25:26Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In continuation of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament in Morocco, 2014 African Champions league winner [...] Full text...
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Morocco 2014: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup begins Wednesday
09 december 2014 - 06:50:47Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - All is now set for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, otherwise called Morocco 2014, in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: US supports Kenya's Livestock sector
04 november 2014 - 12:55:04Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Kenya, Robert F. Godec, and Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries [...] Full text...
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Mali: Bealgian appointed coach of Mali's Djoliba of Bamako club
28 october 2014 - 16:03:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's first division club Djoliba of Bamako has contracted Belgian coach Ivan Minnaert as lead technician [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA U-20 WWC: Again, Nigeria loses to Germany in final
25 august 2014 - 09:10:48Montreal, Canada (PANA) - For the second consecutive tournament, Nigeria on Sunday (early Monday in Nigeria) lost to Germany in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FIFA reconfirms Morocco as Club World Cup host
21 august 2014 - 14:01:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FIFA Club World Cup will be held as planned in Morocco between 10 and 20 [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Italian referee for Nigeria/Argentina match
24 june 2014 - 17:21:44Porto Alegre, Brazil (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has picked Italian referee Nicolas Rizzoli for Wednesday's final Group [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Africa’s beacon, Côte d’Ivoire, to consolidate against Colombia (Corrects day of match)
19 june 2014 - 09:18:05Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The Ivorians, the only African side to have won a match so far, are set to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Platini dumps old friend, Blatter
13 june 2014 - 10:03:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President of European football governing body UEFA Michel Platini has said he will no longer support [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Suicide bomber dies in Jos blast
25 may 2014 - 08:58:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An attempt by a suicide bomber to kill football fans in Nigeria's northern city of Jos [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Blatter hints at fifth-term FIFA presidency bid
09 may 2014 - 16:35:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has dropped the strongest hint yet that he is ready to stand [...] Full text...
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France: CANAL+ AFRIQUE acquires broadcasting rights for 2014 FIFA World Cup
23 april 2014 - 16:00:20Paris, France (PANA) - CANAL+ AFRIQUE has acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be held [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Inter Milan to play Harambee Stars in Nairobi
15 april 2014 - 15:07:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Top Serie A club, Inter Milan, will tour Kenya in May for a series of friendly [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'I can floor Blatter,' says Platini
29 march 2014 - 11:05:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed that he is the only person capable of defeating FIFA [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: CAF, UEFA to sign MOU on cooperation
18 february 2014 - 11:08:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African soccer's governing body CAF and its European counterpart UEFA are set to sign a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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Kenya: CAF, UEFA to sign mutual cooperation MOU
17 february 2014 - 17:18:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are set to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Draws for qualifiers of 2015 Orange Afcon set for 27 April
28 january 2014 - 16:30:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The draws for the qualifiers of the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations finals will be [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Oliseh, Tshabalala to compere 2013 Glo-CAF Awards ceremony Thursday
09 january 2014 - 02:43:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ex-Nigerian national football team captain, Sunday Oliseh, and South African Television Icon, Carol Tshabalala, will compere [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Club WC finale: Will local Raja continue giant-killing tradition? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
21 december 2013 - 08:10:47Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - With victories over Auckland City FC in the play-off for quarter-finals, Club de Futbol Monterrey in [...] Full text...
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Global footballers body faults FIFA transfer system
18 december 2013 - 16:43:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFPro, the worldwide union for professional footballers, has threatened to shake up the global transfer system [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Club WC semi-finals: Will Guangzhou upset favourite Bayern Munich? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
17 december 2013 - 07:46:23Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - Favourite Bayern Munich of Germany play its first match here Tuesday at the 2013 FIFA Club [...] Full text...
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Police probing death of Manchester United fan in Nairobi
09 december 2013 - 18:01:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Nairobi are still investigating the death of a young man who reportedly committed suicide [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Cote d'Ivoire lose narrowly to Italy in opening game
17 october 2013 - 19:19:43Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - Italy Thursday began their 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup here on a [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA rankings: 12 top teams maintain positions
09 august 2013 - 19:12:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The top 12 teams in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings for men remains unchanged, with Spain still [...] Full text...
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Mauritania picks French stand-in for sick coach of home-based team
12 may 2013 - 13:36:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - French coach Braconnier Pascal Albert is due to take over from his compatriot, Nicolas Santucci, as [...] Full text...
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Qatar reaffirms position to organize 2022 World Cup in summer
23 march 2013 - 16:54:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Qatar's 2022 World Cup organizing committee has reiterated to the European Football Union (UEFA) boss, Michel [...] Full text...
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Racism, match-fixing, hooliganism in football worry Platini
23 january 2013 - 15:11:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President of Europe's soccer governing body, UEFA, Michel Platini has cited match-fixing and illegal betting as [...] Full text...
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Jose Mourinho calls Drogba irreplaceable in Chelsea
23 september 2012 - 14:49:55Paris, France (PANA) - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Ivorian striker Didier Drogba is irreplaceable in his former English [...] Full text...
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Western Union unveils new football-based education initiative
11 september 2012 - 14:27:21Paris, France (PANA) - Seventy-one million bright and hard-working students across the world are not enrolled in secondary or vocational [...] Full text...
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UN expert tasks nations on racist attacks at sporting events
04 july 2012 - 08:28:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, [...] Full text...
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Arsenal FC, Airtel sign 3-year partnership agreement for operations in 5 African countries
28 june 2012 - 14:10:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Arsenal Football Club of England and African mobile network operator, Airtel, on Thursday signed a three-year [...] Full text...
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UEFA chief opposes goal-line technology
27 june 2012 - 15:03:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his opposition to the putative goal-line technology, by saying [...] Full text...
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FIFA changes venue of 2012 U-20 Women's World Cup to Japan
09 february 2012 - 10:17:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The venue of the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup has been shifted from Uzbekistan to [...] Full text...
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Ghana and Bayern Munich star Sammy Kuffour takes final bow
24 december 2011 - 14:00:28Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) – Former Ghana and Bayern Munich star Samuel Osei Kuffour on Friday finally bowed out of football [...] Full text...
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Algeria’s ex-soccer star, Rabat Madjer, is new UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
29 september 2011 - 13:20:37Paris, France (PANA) - Algeria's former international soccer star, Rabat Madjer, will take office 12 October in Paris as the [...] Full text...
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Top Spanish sides want to develop Kenyan football
08 july 2011 - 14:50:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Spanish La Liga top teams, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, will partner with the Kenya government [...] Full text...
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UNAIDS to use Women's World Cup to push HIV/AIDS campaign
26 june 2011 - 11:30:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is to use the platform created by the 2011 [...] Full text...
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Spanish specialists train Malian doctors in sports medicine
01 march 2011 - 18:14:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty Malian sports doctors from first division clubs and 25 referees on Monday commenced [...] Full text...
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Algerian, Ivorian grab Africa's 2 slots on FIFA Executive Committee
23 february 2011 - 15:00:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Algerian Mohamed Rouaroua and Ivorian Jacques Anouma Wednesday grabbed the two African slots on the FIFA [...] Full text...
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CAF General Assembly holds in Sudan
23 february 2011 - 09:31:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 33rd General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds later Wednesday (23Feb) in [...] Full text...
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Africa's best not good enough for FIFA World XI
11 january 2011 - 10:15:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The reigning African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o and two other African stars, Ivorian Striker Didier [...] Full text...
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Ghana names third successive Serbian to coach Black Stars
10 january 2011 - 22:10:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association on Monday named the third successive Serbian as the coach of the [...] Full text...
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Ex-Nigerian defender Taribo West to grace Kenya's SOYA awards
09 december 2010 - 18:07:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian Defender Taribo West, arguably the country's most powerful defender, will be the chief guest at [...] Full text...
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South Africa, ICAO sign training pact
04 october 2010 - 09:32:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) signed a pact in Montreal, [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: 'South Africa 2010, a Pride for Africa'
13 july 2010 - 07:13:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Only 12 kilometres separate Spain from Afric a at their closest point and both were [...] Full text...
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Greatest football show on earth ends Sunday
11 july 2010 - 08:48:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The first ever World Cup to be held on the A frican soil is billed [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Michel Platini released from hospital
10 july 2010 - 08:51:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Michel Platini, UEFA President, was in Saturday morning released from a Johannesburg hospital where he [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Michel Platini in hospital after fainting
09 july 2010 - 23:33:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Michel Platini, UEFA President, has been det ained in a Johannesburg hospital after he fainted [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Spain, Netherlands set up Soccer City finale
08 july 2010 - 07:04:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The first FIFA World Cup on African soil has continued to throw up historic moments [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Germany/Spain semi-final match (preview)
06 july 2010 - 13:54:00Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- The Durban Stadium on Wednesday plays host to a mo uth-watering all-European semi-final as in-form [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Brazil in stiffer test against Cote d'Ivoire (preview)
20 june 2010 - 08:08:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- After kicking off their 2010 World Cup campa ign with a laboured 2-1 win over [...] Full text...
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