FIFA
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Eight Nations Exit FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup After Final Group Matches
Eight teams – Samoa, Chile, Australia, Zambia, Canada, Norway, Puerto Rico and New Zealand – have been eliminated from the 2026 U‑17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, while 16 sides advance to the knockout stage.
LAS News Desk · 26 Oct 2026, 00:45 WAT · 4 sources
FIFA appoints normalisation committee to run Nigeria Football Federation until May 2027
FIFA's Council in Zurich approved a joint FIFA‑CAF Normalisation Committee to manage the Nigeria Football Federation after the mass resignation of its leadership in August, with a mandate lasting until fresh elections by 31 May 2027.
LAS News Desk · 25 Oct 2026, 15:45 WAT · 2 sources
UEFA sets November deadline for FIFA to disclose World Cup sell‑off documents
UEFA has demanded FIFA provide documents and answers to 42 questions about Gianni Infantino’s aborted World Cup sell‑off plan and other governance matters, giving the governing body until 2 November to respond.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 22:15 WAT · 3 sources
FIFA Council presses for documents after Infantino’s aborted commercial rights proposal
Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council for the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, but council members, led by FA chair Debbie Hewitt, said he must provide full documentation and answer outstanding questions before his leadership can be deemed fit.
LAS News Desk · 15 Oct 2026, 18:16 WAT · 5 sources