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June 27, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Exit World Cup

Lionel Messi and Argentina finally came alive at the World Cup. Messi scored an exquisite 14th-minute goal to give the two-time champions the lead in a must-win game against Nigeria on Tuesday, but it wasn’t until Marcos Rojo’s 86th-minute strike...

June 23, 2018 No Responses

Iceland Coach: Why We Lost To Nigeria

Heimir Hallgrimsson, the coach of Iceland, on Friday in Volgograd blamed fate for his team’s 0-2 loss to Nigeria in Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. “My players performed in line with instructions all the same, the fact...

June 22, 2018 No Responses

Messi Under Pressure As Argentina Face Early Exit

Argentina’s Lionel Messi carries the hopes of 44 million people and it showed as he lined up before kick-off in their crucial World Cup match against Croatia on Thursday, with the captain rubbing his forehead with his eyes closed. The...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Uruguay Defeats Saudi Arabia, Joins Round of 16

Luis Suarez marked his 100th international cap by sending Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as the striker benefited from some poor goalkeeping to eliminate Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Suarez tapped in midway...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

Controversy Persists As Senegal Defeats Poland

Senegal deservedly defeated Poland in a game of few chances to claim the first win by an African team at the World Cup – although there was a hint of controversy about their second goal. M’Baye Niang sprinted back on...

June 19, 2018 No Responses

Belgium Stops Panama

In the end, the gap was too great and reality got in the way. The Panama manager, Hernán Dario “Bolillo” Gómez, had warned there would be four possible outcomes in every game when they reached the World Cup for the...

June 18, 2018 No Responses

Mexico Defeats Germany 1-0

Has there been a more wild, bizarrely open start to a defence of a World Cup title than this? Germany ended a 1-0 defeat by Mexico in Moscow with six attacking players on the pitch and only three defenders and...

June 17, 2018 No Responses

‘There Is Still Hope For Super Eagles’

A former chairman, Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Aminu Maigari said the Super Eagles did not play too badly in their 0-2 loss against Croatia on Saturday. Maigari passed the verdict in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

June 16, 2018 No Responses

Again, Super Eagles Assure Nigerians

Super Eagles’ head coach Gernot Rohr and captain Mikel Obi say the team is capable of delivering on its promise on Saturday against Vatreni of Croatia. The Nigerian side will face Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in their opening Group...

June 15, 2018 No Responses

Russia Humbles Saudi Arabia 5-0

It was expected. Russia made a fine start to their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign as they defeated Saudi Arabia in the tournament’s opening game. Yuri Gazinskiy scored the first goal of the tournament after only 12 minutes when he...

June 14, 2018 No Responses

FIFA Pick Referees For Friday Matches

The referees’ appointment arm of world football governing body FIFA at the 2018 World Cup in Russia on Wednesdayreleased names of officials for matches billed for Friday. Three matches are slated for the day, with Egypt taking on Uruguay in...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

Fifa bans Ghanaian referee for life over ‘match manipulation’

Citing match manipulation, fifa has banned Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for life The ban is based on a results from a penalty he awarded to South Africa in a 2-1 win over Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Super Falcons maintains position as Africa’s best in FIFA ranking

Nigeria’s female foot ball team, Super Falcons retain position as the best within the Africa continent in the new FIFA ranking released on its website on Friday. However, the seven-time Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Winners remained at number...