The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has warned its Libyan counterpart and the Ministry of Sports against interventions that may lead to violating the international body’s regulations, threatening to suspend the federation’s activity if violations continue.

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This warning from FIFA comes a few days before the Libyan national team’s first two matches in the African continent’s qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

In its letter, which was published by the Libyan Federation on Facebook, FIFA warned the Ministry of Sports that intervention on its part may lead to the suspension of the Libyan Federation’s activities if the violations continued, stressing that the recommendations included in its correspondence must be taken into account.

FIFA said in its letter: “The Ministry of Sports’ letter to the Libyan Football Federation contains instructions regarding the organization of the Federation’s General Assembly, and it also appears to provide instructions regarding the members of the Federation’s General Assembly and their delegates participating in the regular conference, which was scheduled to be held on May 2, 2024, but “It was eventually postponed.”
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The management of Atletico Madrid entered into serious negotiations with Moroccan defender Naif Akrad, a West Ham United player, to strengthen the team’s ranks before the start of the new season.

This move comes after the “Rojiblancos” finished last season in fourth place in the Spanish League with 76 points, and they are now seeking to strengthen their defense line with a strong deal.

The British newspaper “The Sun” reported that Atletico Madrid made a financial offer to the Moroccan defender, amounting to 20 million pounds sterling, with the aim of including him during the summer transfer period.

Akrad, 28 years old, is one of the important defensive elements in the West Ham team and has attracted the interest of many clubs thanks to his distinguished performance.
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Football fans are awaiting the upcoming meeting between the Tunisia national team and its host, Namibia, within the framework of the fourth round of African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals in America, Canada and Mexico.

The match schedule indicates that it will start at 7 pm today, Sunday, Cairo and Saudi Arabia time, on the floor of Orlando Stadium.

Tunisia is at the top of the group with 9 points, followed by Malawi with 6 points, and Equatorial Guinea with the same score, while Namibia has 4 points, Liberia has one point, and Sao Tome has no points.

For its part, the Malawi national team succeeded in achieving an important victory over the Sao Tome and Principe national team, with a score of 3-1, in the third round of qualifiers.
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The Moroccan national team was victorious in its confrontation against the Congolese national team, defeating it 6-0 in a match held yesterday, Tuesday.

The Atlas Lions continued to dominate the match from the beginning, as the team scored a hat-trick in the first twenty minutes of the first half.

Player Ezz El-Din Onahi opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a direct shot, followed by Shadi Riyad with the second goal in the sixteenth minute, and Ayoub El Kaabi added the third goal in the twentieth minute.

Al-Kaabi was not satisfied with that but scored a hat-trick by scoring two additional goals in the second half, while Sufyan Rahimi scored the sixth goal.
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French press reports indicated that a number of French national team stars and some of the team’s employees were exposed to a collective illness, on the eve of the start of the 2024 European Championship in Germany.

According to the “RMC Sport” network, many of the national team’s players and employees have felt symptoms of a cold, headache and cramps since their arrival at their base camp near Paderborn in Germany in preparation for the finals.

This case raised questions about the presence of a possible virus affecting the national team, but the network confirmed that nothing serious has been revealed yet.

The network explained that the French national team’s medical staff is closely monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of players and staff.
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The Tunisian Football Federation announced on Friday the appointment of Faouzi Benzarti as the head coach of the national football team, replacing the current coach, Montasser Louhichi.

In a statement, the federation said, “The executive committee decided in its meeting today, Friday, to appoint Mr. Faouzi Benzarti as the head coach of the national senior team, with the assistance of Mr. Imad Ben Younes, starting from July 1, 2024.”

This will be Benzarti’s third tenure with the Tunisian national team, having previously coached in 2010 and 2018.

Benzarti’s primary task will be to lead Tunisia to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America as well as the African Cup of Nations in Morocco next year.
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The Libyan Football Association has set a new date for the start of the six-way competition to win the Libyan Premier League title for the 2023-24 season.

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The matches will be held in Italian stadiums between June 27 and July 9.

The competitions were scheduled to start on Monday, but the Federation decided to postpone them until next Thursday due to problems in the procedures for obtaining travel visas for the participating clubs.

Al-Nasr, Al-Ahly Benghazi, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahly Tripoli, Al-Suwaihli, and Al-Madina clubs are competing in this decisive stage that will determine the champion of the Libyan Premier League in its forty-ninth edition.

The Federation’s Competitions Committee announced the schedule for the six-time championship matches, where the matches will be held at a uniform time, at seven o’clock in the evening, Tripoli time.
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Egyptian club Zamalek is facing a major crisis that threatens its participation in the African Confederation Championship for next season, as a result of problems related to player registration.

Ahmed Diab, President of the Egyptian Professional Clubs Association, announced that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) had issued a decision prohibiting any club suffering from problems in registering players from participating in African tournaments, and stressed the need for Zamalek to resolve this crisis before June 30.

Zamalek was subjected to a three-period suspension due to complaints filed against it by its former Moroccan player Khaled Boutayeb and former Portuguese coach Jaime Pacheco.

This situation places great pressure on the club to find quick solutions before the deadline expires.
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The Egyptian Al-Ahly Club announced that it had received a notification from the Egyptian Professional Clubs Association stating that it had won its match with Zamalek after the latter withdrew from the summit match that was scheduled for Tuesday.

Al-Ahly club’s statement, which was published on its official Facebook page, said: “The club received a letter from the Professional Clubs Association stating that the summit match that was scheduled to be held on Tuesday at seven in the evening at Cairo International Stadium would not be held, and that Al-Ahly team would be considered the winner of the match with a score of 2 -0”.

On the other hand, Zamalek Club announced, in a statement issued on Monday night, its withdrawal from the summit match against Al-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League, justifying its decision due to the absence of the principle of equal opportunities.
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The European Football Association (UEFA) opened an investigation against Merih Demiral, the Turkish national team defender, following his team’s 2-1 victory over Austria in the round of 16 of the Euro 2024 tournament.

The investigation pertains to Demiral’s celebration of his second goal, where he raised his hands in the shape of a wolf’s head, a gesture known as the “wolf salute” associated with the “Grey Wolves,” a far-right youth movement in Turkey.

German authorities have described this movement as terrorist, anti-Semitic, and racist, and it is monitored in several EU countries due to its dangerous nature.

The British newspaper “The Sun” noted that the “wolf salute” is banned in France and Austria, where performing it can result in a fine of up to 4,000 euros.
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The European Football Association (UEFA) announced that Brazilian Vinicius Junior has been crowned the best player in the Champions League for the 2023-2024 season.

This came after his great contribution to his team, Real Madrid, winning the title for the 15th time in its history, as Vinicius was able to score the second goal in the final match, which ended with Real Madrid defeating Borussia Dortmund with a score of 2-0 at Wembley Stadium.

During the tournament, Vinicius participated in 10 matches for a total of 901 minutes, during which he scored 6 goals and provided 5 assists.

Vinicius expressed his happiness, saying: “I am very happy that I am able to win the Champions League again with this club, which has given me so much. It is an incredible thing, not everyone can experience it and win it many times.
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Veteran Algerian player Nassim Akrour received a valuable and surprising reward from his amateur French football team, ‘Chambery,’ just days before his 50th birthday.

Akrour was born in France on July 10, 1974, but chose to represent the “Desert Warriors” (Algeria’s national team) internationally.

Despite his age, the former Algerian star delivered strong performances in the latest season of the French amateur league, earning praise from his team’s fans

Chambery praised Akrour’s outstanding performance and decided to reward him by extending his contract until 2025, allowing the team to benefit from his services in the upcoming season.

Chambery aims to achieve promotion next season after failing to reach this goal in recent years.
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The draw ceremony for the 2025 African Cup of Nations, which Morocco will host during the period from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, took place on Thursday in the capital of South Africa, Johannesburg.

The draw resulted in strong groups and anticipated confrontations, especially in the Egyptian national team, which fell into the third group.

The 48 participating teams were divided into 12 groups, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the tournament finals in Morocco.
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The European Football Association (UEFA) announced that Jude Bellingham, the England national team player, was suspended for one match due to his inappropriate behavior during his country’s match against Slovenia in the Euro 2024 tournament.

This decision came after Bellingham scored the equalizer for England in the final moments of stoppage time, with a double overhead kick, which led to the match being extended to extra time, where Harry Kane was able to score the winning goal, ending the match with a score of 2-1 in favor of England.
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