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FIFA World Cup set to return to Africa in 2030

FIFA World Cup (www.FIFA.com) in 2030 set to unite the world in unique global celebration; Morocco, Portugal and Spain joint bid is the sole candidate to host FIFA World Cup 2030™; Centenary celebration and celebratory games to take place...

FIFA International Transfer Snapshot confirms record-breaking figures

FIFA has published its International Transfer Snapshot (1 June – 1 September 2023), an analysis of the international player transfer activity during the 2023 mid-year transfer windowZURICH, Switzerland, September 8, 2023/ -- All time-high of USD 7.36 billion spent on...

First-ever FIFAe event in China: FIFAe Continental Cup 2023™ to be hosted in Shanghai

FIFAe Continental Cup 2023 in Shanghai, China featuring the best FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) Online 4 teams; USD 300,000 on the line for the best teams in China, Korea Republic, Thailand and Vietnam; Tournament will be hosted from 13-17 September. The FIFAe Continental Cup 2023...

Uprise Flag Football League winner to pocket N5m

American Football is begining to take roots with the advent of the Uprise Flag Football Leage in Nigeria, and with it, Yellow Trumpets will face The Chiefs in the maiden edition of the League championship game on Sunday at...

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to Receive the World Football Summit Lifetime Achievement Award

The World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com), the biggest platform dedicated to the football industry, and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, are proud to announce that FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has...

Tender Process opens for Media Rights to extended Africa World cup 2026 Qualifiers

Tender process opens for media rights to the extended African qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) has opened an invitation to tender (“ITT”) for the centralised media rights to all of the African qualifying matches, which...

Strong global broadcast platform in place for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia &...

Following the completion of several deals in Asia, FIFA is pleased to announce that it has put in place a global network of broadcast partners for the biggest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup™. Recently-completed free-to-air deals include Japan with NHK...

World Football Summit appoints APO Group as Official Public Relations Agency in Africa

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has been appointed as the Official Public Relations Agency for the World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com) in Africa. The signing ceremony, which took place today in Madrid,...

FIFA and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) formalise relations with landmark Memorandum...

Football’s global governing body FIFA and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop their long-standing working relationship. The long-term agreement will lead to both organisations working closely with those forcibly displaced...

NBA Africa and Africa Development Solutions unveil Solar powered Courts in DR Congo

The legendary Basketball court at Limete 7eme in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wearing a new look thanks to a new initiative by NBA Africa and Groupe Africa Development Solutions (ADS), a multinational company that designs and implements creative...