Photos: FIFA Unveil Football Museum

The world governing body of Football, FIFA has unveiled the federations football museum in the Swiss capital of Zurich.

 

As the football governing body gears up to elect a new president for the federation after the suspension of long-term head Joseph Blatter, has had the lenses of the world media but this time for a positive reason.

 

Footballs and boots from 1900 until the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are on display, as is every football used at each previous major tournament.



The official website describes the intent of the museum ‘to celebrate the rich heritage of football’ with the project, which has taken two years to bring to life and is set to officially open on February 28.



‘The FIFA World Football Museum tells the story of how world football’s governing body has developed association football globally and made it the undisputed number one sport in the world, uniting nations and bringing continents together,’ the website says.

Photos: FIFA Unveil Football Museum

Reigns: Kwesi Nyantakyi Retained As President

WAFU Retains GFA Boss As Chairman

The west african football union at its annual Congress voted Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi as chairman.

 

The GFA Boss contested as the incumbent but this time had stiff  opposition from Niger’s Gibrilla Amidu who pulled three votes out of 7 member votes.

 

Nyantakyi pulled 4 votes out of the possible 7 to retain his chairmanship post and lead the west african football union zone B until 2020 after the two year term was reviewed and increased to 4 –  years.

Reigns: Kwesi Nyantakyi Retained As President

FIFA Presidential Aspirants To Address Delegates At WAFU Congress In Accra TODAY

Three of the candidates who will contest in next month’s FIFA Presidential elections will be in Accra during the General Assembly of the WAFU Zone B which will be held on Tuesday January 12.

HRH Prince Ali Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Gianni Infantino will be in Accra to present themselves to delegates of the sub-regional football body who will be at Tuesday’s congress as the other two aspirants, Jérôme Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale are expected to send their representatives.

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is expected to arrive in Accra on Sunday evening whiles the two others will be in Ghana on Monday.

The aspirants will be hoping to convince delegates to vote for them in the FIFA Presidential elections which will be held on February 26 in Zurich.

The Presidential aspirants will also address the media at a press conference which will be organized after the Congress.

GFA Boss Kwesi Nyantakyi who is also the President of the WAFU Zone B will be chairing the General Assembly which will be held at the Movenpick hotel.

Delegates from Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and host nation Ghana will be at the assembly.

The Congress is expected to commence at 9:00am GMT.

FIFA Presidential Aspirants To Address Delegates At WAFU Congress In Accra TODAY