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On Thursday, FIFA suggested Africa’s current tally of five berths will nearly double when the tournament expands to 48 teams in 2026
FIFA has been co-operating with law enforcement since May 2015 when its members were arrested in Zurich, Switzerland
FIFA said its last official contact with Maradona had been when he took part in a draw for the under-20 World Cup in South Korea on March 15
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Pinnick’s election makes him the third Nigerian ever to sit on the CAF Executive Committee
Infantino was tasked with steering reform at the crisis-hit world football governing body after being elected last year following Sepp Blatter’s resignation
Corruption watchdog, Transparency International, which conducted the survey jointly with Swedish-based Forza Football, added that FIFA’s image may have been hurt by its attempts to increase revenue
The ex-Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona forward, 56, was a harsh critic of disgraced former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, who is serving a six-year ban for ethics violations
Infantino gave the explanation in a press statement
The sport’s world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday
The FIFA Council is expected to approve a proposal to expand the finals from 32 to 48 teams, starting in 2026, when it meets on Tuesday
This was contained in a letter dated January 6 and personally signed by him
The head of football’s governing body outlined his vision for an expanded tournament comprising 16 groups of three teams, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the knockout rounds, earlier this month
Gianni Infantino, the President of the FIFA Council, has said he wants to increase the quadrennial tournament to 48 teams from 2026 and the FIFA Council is expected to reach a decision at its next meeting in January.
The competition is currently held annually in December and brings together the six champions from six continental federations, as well as the champions from the host nation, in a straight knockout format
Loew, whose Germany side won the 2014 World Cup, has criticised Infantino’s plans to increase the number of teams from 32 to 40 or 48
The world’s number one football administrator wrote: “The FIFA delegation has now returned to Zurich with a host of unforgettable memories and having made many cordial new friendships. On behalf of the entire FIFA delegation, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for affording us such warm welcome. We all will keep wonderful memories of it forever in our hearts
Infantino said this in Abuja during his interaction with the newsmen
Infantino said this in Abuja during his interaction with the newsmen
Infantino stated this on Monday while answering questions from State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja