Croatia has said it is willing to accept unaccompanied minors from Greek refugee reception centres as tensions rise over conditions on the Aegean islands. “Croatia has a certain capacity and has previously received children from crisis situations,” Croatian Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Sunday in Zagreb. Bozinovic did not say how many unaccompanied minors […]
Africa’s highest-ranked table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, has retained the Nigeria Open Men’s Singles title after defeating Austria’s Gardos Robert 4-2 on Sunday in Lagos. Quadri, ranked number 22 in the world, went on a thrilling six games decider (15-13, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-1) to defeat world ranked number 64, Gardos, at the Molade […]
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has expressed disappointment over the tactics employed by the coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, in their 2-0 defeat to Croatia. Mourinho, who had tipped Nigeria to qualify from Group D, was upset with the way they lost the game. Speaking on Russian TV station, RT, he said: “I […]
Stakes can hardly be greater for Croatia and Nigeria in their first round clash as a mistake here could likely mean the farewell from the knockout stage ambitions. The highly-important affair is scheduled for Saturday evening at Kaliningrad Stadium. Nigeria will certainly be a tough nut to crack for all rivals in the group. Gernot […]
After Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was sewn up, the most important issue was hearing about the Super Eagles preparation. What friendlies would they be involved in? Where will the pre – World Cup camp be located? Have they settled their World Cup bonuses (only Africans will understand this point)? However, […]
Anderlecht coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck does not think Henry Onyekuru would have sufficiently recovered before Nigeria play their first game at the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. The Everton loanee damaged the medial ligament during Anderlecht’s 1-0 win over his former club Eupen on December 22, and Vanhaezebrouck has suggested that the striker faces a minimum […]