World Cup – City Business News

November 17, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Commends Super Eagles Despite World Cup Miss, Urges Focus On 2026 AFCON

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Super Eagles for their determined performance in the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, despite their narrow defeat by the Democratic Republic of Congo in Sunday’s playoff match in Morocco.Nigeria’s hopes of returning to...

November 17, 2025 No Responses

World Cup: DR Congo Stops Nigeria

Nigeria’s quest to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended in heartbreak on Sunday, 16th November, as the Super Eagles suffered a dramatic defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in the CAF playoff final held in Rabat,...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Hails Super Eagles’ 4–1 Triumph Over Gabon

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their commanding 4–1 victory over Gabon in Thursday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying Africa Playoff match, describing the performance as a powerful demonstration of the Nigerian spirit — one th...

November 12, 2025 No Responses

Super Eagles Resume Training After Resolving Bonus Dispute With NFF In Morocco

The Super Eagles’ camp in Rabat, Morocco, ahead of their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff semi-final against Gabon, was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday following a training boycott by players and technical staff over unpaid bonuses and allowances.The tensi...

September 2, 2023 No Responses

Stallion NMN Excites Cricket Fans With World Cup Trophy Tour

Stallion NMN, the official Nissan representative in Nigeria, has completed hosting the Nigeria leg of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s World Cup trophy tour in association with the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The cup was displayed to the publi...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Super Falcons Now 32nd In FIFA Ranking

NIGERIA’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons, have moved eight places up to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

March 26, 2023 No Responses

FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Arrives In Nigeria

The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to Aug. 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

Focus On World Cup, Sports Minister Charges Flying Eagles

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss to The Gambia at ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) and focus on the World Cup. Dare gave the...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has accused the West of “hypocrisy” in its reporting about Qatar’s human rights record, on the eve of the World Cup. In an extraordinary monologue at a news conference in Doha, Infantino spoke for ...

September 3, 2021 No Responses

Mbappe To Miss Next France Qualifiers

Kylian Mbappe will miss France’s next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a calf injury and has left the team camp, the national federation FFF said on Thursday. Mbappe suffered the injury during the world champions’ 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina...

September 11, 2020 No Responses

AFA President: Messi Can Play In Argentina’s Opening 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Lionel Messi can play in Argentina’s opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier next month, Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), said on Thursday. Tapia said this was because the statute of limitations (barring him from play...

February 29, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Threatens Euro 2020, Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers, 2022 World Cup

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has not ruled out next month’s international fixtures being postponed as the spread of coronavirus continues. England and Wales have friendly matches, while Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland play Euro 2020...

July 2, 2018 No Responses

Russia Stops Spain

2010 champions Spain crashed out of the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup on Sunday after failing to make their dominance and ball possession count against hosts Russia in Moscow. The hosts put 10 men behind the ball for almost...

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...