By AFP 03 March 2022 | 1:54 pm UEFA said Thursday that all Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in European competitions must play their home matches on neutral ground following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. European football’s governing body added in a statement that no spectators will be able to attend games in which the teams from Belarus were down to host.… UEFA said Thursday that all Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in European competitions must play their home matches on neutral ground following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. European football’s governing body added in a statement that no spectators will be able to attend games in which the teams from Belarus were down to host. Belarus are being punished for hosting Russian troops that have been part of the invasion. “The UEFA Executive Committee will convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular ongoing basis where required, to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves and adopt further decisions as necessary,” read a statement. Belarus are due to host Azerbaijan on June 6 in the Nations League and Kazakhstan or Moldova four days later, but there are no Belarusian teams left in this season’s UEFA club competitions. The Belarusian women’s national team have a friendly arranged at home to Iceland on April 7. Russia were expelled from the World Cup on Monday after FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian clubs and national teams from their competitions “until further notice”. Spartak Moscow were scheduled to play RB Leipzig of Germany in the last 16 of the Europa League. Leipzig have received a bye into the quarter-finals. Latest 9 mins ago The EndSARS panel on Thursday expressed dismay that Nigeria police failed to appear before the Independent Investigative Panel sitting in Abuja. The panel is investigating allegations of Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force. The panel was set up by the Federal Government in… 9 mins ago Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has appealed to non-participants of its examinations to keep off the registration process. Oloyede made the appeal after monitoring registration process of the board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE), on Thursday in Abuja. He observed that most of the challenges faced… 11 mins ago The Imo House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate illegal revenue collection by suspected fake revenue consultants at dredging sites in the state. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr Eddy Obinna (APC- Aboh Mbaise) at plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Obinna stated that suspected fake revenue consultants have been… 12 mins ago An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday, dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Akingbade Kayode and his wife, Fayoke because her genotype is AS. Kayode, 41, in his petition, also pleaded with the court for dissolution on grounds of adultery, threat to life, among others. In her ruling, the President of the Court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede held… 26 mins ago The bodies of four African migrants have been found in eastern Tunisia, authorities told AFP, saying they had probably died of cold or hunger after crossing the Algerian border. “Three bodies were found on Wednesday and another one five days ago in Haidra, Kasserine governorate” near the Algerian border, said the region’s medical chief, Abdelghani…
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