Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has named a 30-man provisional squad for the 21 June to 13 July FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - World's soccer governing body FIFA has again warned South African authorities not to interfere in the running of football in the country. Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An official of world soccer's governing body, FIFA, has expressed optimism about the growth of football in Gambia. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Algeria top the first five places in that order in the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published Thursday by the World Soccer Governing Body. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Sepp Blatter of world's soccer governing body FIFA has called for punishment that hits hard against any form of racism in football. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 546,000 tickets have been sold for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, to be held in Brazil in June, leaving about 246,000 tickets to be snapped up, according to organiser world soccer's governing body, FIFA. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - World soccer's governing body, FIFA, and the South African Government are on a collision course over allegations of match-fixing in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World's Football Governing Body, FIFA, has confirmed the appointment of GoalControl GmbH of Germany as the official goal-line technology (GLT) provider for Confederations Cup 2013, to be held in Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Prospective African referees and assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil are to undergo training in Casablanca, Morocco, 27-30 April, the world soccer's governing body, FIFA, has announced. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - FIFA President Joseph Blatter, has said that the World Football Governing Body would support Libya's bid to host the 2017 Orange African Cup of Nations.Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fines have not acted as a deterrent against racism in football, hence a new strategy must be evolved to stop the disturbing practice, according to the head of the FIFA's Anti-Racism Task Force and FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has approved a special grant for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the participation of the country's senior national team, the Super Eagles, in June's FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Sepp Blatter of world soccer's governing body FIFA has hailed Nigeria's head coach Stephen Keshi for leading his country's national football team to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa earlier this month. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body, FIFA, announced Tuesday it would use its Goal-Line Technology (GLT) at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to enhance its anti-doping measures, football's World Governing body, FIFA, said it plans to introduce biological profiling of players at this year’s Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, UK-based sports business organization, Sports Business, indicated Monday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - New African champion Nigeria has moved up 22 places to 32nd position Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World soccer's governing body, FIFA, has launched a new online platform designed to allow individuals to blow the whistle on concerns over match-fixing and corruption in the game, a FIFA statement said Friday. Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Thursday in Conakry decorated world football governing body, FIFA, President Sepp Blatter with the medal of "National Merit", the government said in a statement in the Guinean capital. Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President of world’s soccer governing body FIFA, Mr. Joseph Blatter, is expected in Conakry 7 Feb. on a two-day working visit to Guinea, PANA learned from the Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is how African countries fared in the latest FIFA world rankings, released Wednesday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African Football Association (SAFA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robin Petersen Friday confirmed that the Investigation by world soccer's governing body, FIFA, into the alleged match fixing of South Africa’s friendly games, in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was now complete and the release of the findings imminent. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Friday paid a courtesy call on Pele, who is recovering well from a hip surgery and is unable to attend Saturday's draw of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil, PANA reports, quoting the FIFA media outlet. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is how African countries fared in the latest FIFA world rankings: Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The Angolan national football team has moved up four places in the FIFA ranking updated on Wednesday in Zurich (Switzerland). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The just-concluded 2013 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan was the best outing for Africa since the two-yearly tournament started in 2008, thanks to Ghana's third-place finish. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – World Cup host South Africa 2010’s carbon footprint was far lower than projected, due to fewer visitors than expected, carpooling and Park and Ride schemes, and efficient stadia that cut energy use by an estimated 30 percent, according to a report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana has qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan, after beating China 2-0 in their final group D match on Sunday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has advanced to the quarter-final of the 2012 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan, after beating Colombia 3-0 in their final group match on Saturday in Baku. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Eleven Host Cities and 12 stadia have been selected as venues of the 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by the Russian Federation, according to a statement from world soccer's governing body, FIFA, obtained by PANA here Sunday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The chances that Africa will put two teams through to the knockout stage of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan brightened on Wednesday, when Ghana clinched its first victory by walloping Uruguay 5-0. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday walloped host Azerbaijan 11-0 in their second group A match at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday walloped host Azerbaijan 11-0 in their second group A match at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former champion North Korea thrashed The Gambia 11-0 in their opening group B match at the 2012 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A delegation from the world football governing body, FIFA, is due in Banjul late Tuesday for a working visit to the Gambia, PANA learn from sports sources in the Gambian capital. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Francisca Ordega, the star striker who has been largely instrumental to Nigeria's quarter-final berth at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Japan, has revealed that her future plan is to pursue an acting career. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana Monday lost its last group D match 1-0 to China and was eliminated, without a point or goal, from the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The official draw for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be played in Thailand, was held on Friday in Bangkok, according to the tournament organizer world soccer's governing body, FIFA Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, one of Africa's two flag bearers at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, reached the quarter-finals Sunday, after beating Italy 4-nil in their final group B match in Kobe, Japan. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana faces early elimination from the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Japan, after losing its second group match at the tournament 1-0 to title holder Germany in Hiroshima Thursday. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Two officials from the world football governing body, FIFA, are due in Banjul on Wednesday as guests of the Gambian Football Association (GFA), PANA reports. Full text...

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) beat Togo 2-0 Sunday at the Kinshasa Martyrs Stadium, in the second round of group matches in the African qualifying series for the 2014 World Cup. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are results of some matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers played on Saturday. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are results of some matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers played on Saturday. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There was late drama on Saturday in the Malawi commercial capital of Blantyre where the home side needed a stoppage time equaliser to salvage a point in a Group F World Cup qualifier between Malawi's Flames and the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are results of some matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers played on Saturday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are this weekend's fixtures for the second round of the Africa qualifying series for the 2014 World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese national football team is in DR Congo for their second round of the African zone qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup slated for Brazil. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2014 World Cup African qualifying match between Mali and Algeria on Sunday will take place at the 4 August stadium in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles left Abuja for Blantyre Friday morning aboard a charter flight, ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi on Saturday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Algeria maintained their 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions respectively in Africa in the month of June, according to the latest monthly rankings released by world soccer's governing body, FIFA. Full text...