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B-roll Video Release: B-roll from the Football for Schools event in Makeni, Sierra Leone

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Building on the momentum of an intense and fruitful 2023 – a further 71 FIFA (www.FIFA.com) member associations introduced the programme - the FIFA Football for Schools programme and its team have set off again on the road to meet schoolchildren eager to learn through football. There is still a…

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Building on the momentum of an intense and fruitful 2023 – a further 71 FIFA (www.FIFA.com) member associations introduced the programme - the FIFA Football for Schools programme and its team have set off again on the road to meet schoolchildren eager to learn through football. There is still a…

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In March, African football elected a new President, as well as members of the FIFA Council. Isha Johansen, Sierra Leone Football Association President since 2013 – and one of the few women in the world to have headed a national football association – was one of them. In Episode 8…

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Photo News Release: Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA visit to Sierra Leone

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In this handout image provided by the APO Group, (left to right) FIFA President Gianni Infantino and His Excellency, Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, during the joint CAF and FIFA visit to Sierra Leone in May 5, 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Read the…

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Football’s unifying power tops agenda during Sierra Leone visit

FIFA President also expressed his appreciation to President Bio for his contribution to the development of football in Sierra Leone

The final leg of the joint CAF and FIFA (www.FIFA.com) mission to West Africa featured a visit Sierra Leone, where meetings with the Head of State Brigadier General Dr Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President Isha Johansen and national sports officials focused on the unifying power of…

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Patrice Motsepe elected CAF President as Africa united behind common objective

It is a position fully endorsed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino

The task of projecting African football onto the global stage has begun following the election of Patrice Motsepe as CAF President by acclamation during the 43rd CAF Congress, which has taken place in Rabat, Morocco. Mr Motsepe will not only lead a revised African confederation, but an organisation that will…

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African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ live on FIFA.com and YouTube

Live stream will be available on FIFA.com and FIFA’s YouTube channel

FIFA invests in TV production to give fans all over the world a chance to watch the first round of qualifiers; First round of CAF qualifiers for Qatar 2022 start this week; Live stream will be available on FIFA.com and FIFA’s YouTube channel. The first round of CAF qualifiers for…

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Mr Abu Bakarr Kabba

Guilty of having accepted and received bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Abu Bakarr Kabba, a former football official affiliated to the Sierra Leone Football Association, guilty of having accepted and received bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics…

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FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights for sub-Saharan Africa

Following an open tender process for 42 territories* in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the region. The tender was launched on 21 October 2016 and included the media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events**, including the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018…