Tag: Federation Internationale de Football Association

FIFA inspectors to visit Nigeria on preparation for Women’s World Cup

Nigeria is one of the four countries to have participated in every edition of the FIFA U20 Women's Cup since the competition was launched in 2002 in Canada as an U19 Championship.

August 5, 2019

FIFA expands number of Women’s World Cup teams to 32 from 24

Talking about history, the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 featured 12 teams before the number of teams rose to 16 in 1999 and 24 in 2015.

August 1, 2019

FIFA rankings: India drop down to 103

In April, India had jumped to 101. Before that, the Blue Tigers had dropped six spots to 103 in the February edition after ending last year on 97.

July 25, 2019