World football governing body FIFA has roped in Jessica Motaung to the Men’s Football Stakeholders Committee. The 52-year-old Amakhosi administrator is amongst a host of Africans who have bagged FIFA roles in recent times. The FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee is one of the nine standing committees of FIFA. It deals with the structure of the game between players, clubs, leagues, associations, and confederations within FIFA. In 2023, Motaung was elected as the First Deputy Chairperson of the African Clubs Association…

World football governing body FIFA will investigate the ineligibility issue involving Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena. Mokoena featured in a World Cup Qualifier against Lesotho in March despite being suspended. FIFA regulations state a player who picks up two yellow cards in the qualifiers must serve a one-match suspension. Mokoena picked up his first yellow card against Benin in November 2023 and then against Zimbabwe in June 2024. Therefore, Mokoena and SAFA are charged for breaching disciplinary regulations, including the…

Football clubs from around the world are in for a big payday for their respective national team players. Governing body FIFA has confirmed that clubs that have contributed players to national teams will share in USD 355 million (R6.1 billion). For the first time, the FIFA Club Benefits Programme will directly reward all clubs releasing players for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. “As per the renewed memorandum of understanding signed by FIFA and the European Club Association (ECA) in…

World football governing body FIFA has confirmed there have been more than 1.5 million ticket draw applications submitted within 24 hours for next year’s World Cup. Fans from 210 countries have entered Visa Presale Draw, according to FIFA. “A mere 24 hours into the entry period for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Visa Presale Draw, FIFA has received an impressive number of applications from all over the world, with more than 1.5 million fans from 210 countries having signed up,”…

The line-up of FIFA’s Players’ Voice Panel has been revealed, with the 16-strong group comprising legends of the men’s and women’s games, each of whom is fully committed to bringing an end to racism in football. Established under pillar 5 of FIFA’s Global Stand Against Racism – which was unanimously adopted by the 211 FIFA Member Associations at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on 17 May last year – the Players’ Voice Panel line-up is as follows: Honorary…

Lesotho’s Football Association has sent a warning to their counterparts, the South African Football Association (SAFA), regarding Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena. Mokoena is once again in the spotlight ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers. He was fielded in Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 win over Lesotho in March while suspended for accumulating two yellow cards. Lesotho did not lodge a protest; hence, FIFA has not taken action. As a precaution, Mokoena did not play the subsequent match, a 2-0…

Bafana Bafana group opponents Nigeria still entertain thoughts of the former being docked points by world football governing body FIFA. Bafana Bafana and Nigeria are in Group C of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Back in March, Bafana Bafana fielded Teboho Mokoena in the 2-0 win over Lesotho despite the fact that he had accumulated two yellow cards and was, therefore, suspended for the match. Crucially, Lesotho failed to lodge a protest. In terms of FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, “protests…

World football governing body FIFA has announced Mamelodi Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa as the winner of the Club World Cup 2025 Goal of the Tournament. The Sundowns star’s long-range run beat out the likes of Lionel Messi’s free-kick finish for Inter Miami against FC Porto, and João Pedro’s stunner for Chelsea against Fluminense. “The Mamelodi Sundowns forward’s finish got over 40,000 votes,” confirmed FIFA. Ribeiro’s goal came in the 3-4 defeat to German side Borussia Dortmund at the TQL…

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino appeared to be responding to the critics of the Club World Cup when addressing the media ahead of Sunday’s final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. The Club World Cup has had its fair share of critics, particularly that it is “extra work” for players when they would have done with a “much-needed break” after a grueling season. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp went as far as labeling it a “pointless competition” that serves no purpose to…

Aliou Cissé, who captained and coached Senegal, has been roped in by world football controlling body, FIFA. FIFA has unveiled the Technical Study Group (TSG) that will provide cutting-edge analysis of all matches across the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup, while increasing and developing the understanding of the game worldwide. Led by FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger, the TSG line-up features Aliou Cissé (Senegal), Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina), Tobin Heath (USA), Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), Roberto Martínez (Spain), Gilberto…