Qatar to host FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ draw on 27 April

The tournament will be contested by 23 Arab nations

Qatar will host the draw for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ (www.FIFA.com) at Katara Opera House on Tuesday, 27 April at 21:00 local time. The tournament will be contested by 23 Arab nations. The draw will be attended by a limited number of officials, in line with Qatar’s COVID-19 protocols.…

Excitement mounts ahead of FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ draw

The FIFA Arab Cup™ is seen as an important opportunity to test operations and facilities ahead of Qatar 2022

Ahead of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ (www.FIFA.com) draw on Tuesday, 27 April (21:00 local time), the qualifying matches for the tournament have been decided. Of the 23 nations involved, the 14 lowest-ranked teams according to the April edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (https://fifa.fans/3sVOCXB) will participate in single-leg play-offs…

Top 20 holds, small gains for African minnows

With many club seasons nearing their climax, it was a quiet month on the international front – a fact reflected in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Seeing just seven games played, the top 20 places remained static following April, with a one-place drop for Slovakia (24th) accounting for the only…

FIFA youth refereeing course for Somalia comes to an end

The course brought together some 30 young age referees from across the country and they were all awarded with their certificates

Somali Football federation has on Wednesday [November, 9] concluded the first FIFA youth refereeing course to be conducted in the country under the auspice of the world football’s governing association [FIFA]. Somali football federation senior vice president, Ali Abdi Mohamed, who addressed at the closing ceremony of the course on…

Major approach as FIFA conducts first ever youth refereeing course in Somalia

The five-day FIFA youth refereeing course which got under way in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday brought together 30 young referees who were selected from all over the country

It is a big approach and an unprecedented opportunity for young Somali referees who were all born during the country’s civil wars, to benefit from their FIFA youth refereeing course to be organized in the war-weary horn of African nation. Another major step the country has taken forward is that…