VAM News Update
Australia on Tuesday decided against bidding for the 2034 football World Cup, strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as the favourite to host the event.
Football Australia pulled its bid on the October 31 deadline after the Asian Football Confederation threw its weight behind Saudi Arabia.
“We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and — having taken all factors into consideration — we reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,” Football Australia said in a statement.
Global football body FIFA has invited bids from the Asia and Oceania regions for the rotating World Cup hosting rights after naming Morocco, Spain and Portugal as joint hosts for 2030.
Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the Women’s World Cup this year and it was generally regarded as a success.
Saudi Arabia’s ambition to host the 2034 men’s World Cup is the latest step in a campaign to turn the kingdom into a global sports powerhouse. (AFP)
News Update President Bola Tinubu has approved twenty-one fresh appointments across the National Agricultural Development…
News Update THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified the former deputy governor and one…
News Update THE Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by the Osun…
The UK Conservative Party has urged the NHS to drop its disciplinary action against an NHS nurse who…
News Update Sixteen members of the Rivers state house of assembly have announced their defection…
The Nigerian Army has rescued 10 women who were kidnapped from their farms in Sanga…