Former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia said on Thursday he had lodged an appeal against his life ban from the game by world football governing body, FIFA. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Siasia was banned for life from the game, following a match-fixing probe by FIFA. Siasia, who spoke
Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) led by the Executive Chairman, Kweku Tandoh, on Tuesday said the state was ready to host FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2020. Tandoh made the assertion on the sidelines of the four-day inspection of facilities and equipment by a FIFA inspection team based on the expression of Nigeria’s bid to […]
Defender Denys Popov on Monday proved to be the man for the big occasion as he scored his second consecutive winning goal at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019. He scored in his side’s 1-0 victory over Qatar in Tychy in Group D, which confirmed their place in the knockout phase. After an evenly-contested […]
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Saturday congratulated the Flying Eagles on their qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. A statement by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Nneka Ikem-Anibeze said that the Flying Eagles finished top of Group A after beating hosts Niger Republic at home 1-0 to […]
Head Coach of the U-20 national team, Manu Garba (OON) has released a list of 35 players from which a final list of 21 will emerge to represent Nigeria at this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in New Zealand. The list, predictably, includes the new champions of Africa – those who flew the country’s […]