Tag: World Cup

Stallion NMN Excites Cricket Fans With World Cup Trophy Tour
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 public on...
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Super Falcons Now 32nd In FIFA Ranking
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...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Arrives In Nigeria
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...
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Focus On World Cup, Sports Minister Charges Flying Eagles
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...
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FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’ 
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 ...
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Mbappe To Miss Next France Qualifiers
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...
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AFA President: Messi Can Play In Argentina’s Opening 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
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...
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Coronavirus Threatens Euro 2020, Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers, 2022 World Cup
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...
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Russia Stops Spain
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...
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Controversy Persists As Senegal Defeats Poland
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...
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Belgium Stops Panama
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...
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Mexico Defeats Germany 1-0
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...
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Again, Super Eagles Assure Nigerians
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...
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Russia Humbles Saudi Arabia 5-0
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...
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