But by claiming their third title, Nigeria (30th, up 22) have not only ended a 19-year drought since they last won the tournament, but have also climbed 22 places to 30th – their best ranking since August 2010 – while beaten finalists, Burkina Faso (55th, up 37), have moved up a massive 37 places to 55th. Hosts South Africa (60th, up 25) have also enjoyed a significant leap of 25 places
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The Ivorian sealed a move to the Turkish champions last month, only for his old club, Shanghai Shenhua, to claim that he was still contracted to them
Prior to the commencement of the 2013, the issue of who will hoist Africa flag at the Brazil 2013 generated a heated debate with the former Afcon champions, Zambia, laying claim to the ticket
Confusion over his date of birth almost put an end to his dreams of a career with a top European club
The accident led to the postponement of last weekend’s fixtures in the Gaucho State Championship, with various fixtures elsewhere taking place amid an atmosphere of mourning
Fifa recently ordered both Bulgaria and Hungary to play their next home World Cup qualifiers behind closed doors because of racist and anti-Semitic behaviour by their fans respectively
Barcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi has won the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or. He beat Barcelona and Spanish midfielder, Andres…
Messi, who plays for Barcelona FC of Spain, was announced the winner of the most prestigious football award on Monday evening
Documents passed to Fifa by The Sunday Times show the Qatar bid team offered the cash to Samson Adamu, 26, the son of Amos Adamu, the Fifa executive committee (exco) member. The money was to fund a dinner and workshop on the eve of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, though it cost only a fraction of the sum offered
Edibe stood the risk of missing an important FIFA course, which would determine those to be considered for the final cut for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, following the intransigence of the Embassy