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Qatar 2022 Qualifiers: Super Eagles draw with Cape Verde to reach final round

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2021 0

The Super Eagles secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Cape Verde on Tuesday in Lagos to reach the final round of African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup finals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the match played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, the Super Eagles could only settle

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Japan pulls out of hosting bid for Women’s World Cup in 2023

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

Japan on Monday withdrew its bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup just three days before FIFA’s decision on the venue. FIFA had confirmed that Japanese Football Federation had pulled out of the running due to the Tokyo 2020 Games being delayed a year to commence on 2021 and the impact of the coronavirus […]

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A decade on, South Africa insists 2010 World Cup worthy investment

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

Cape Town – Thursday marks 10 years since South Africa hosted a FIFA World Cup highly charged with symbolism. But the event was also dogged by questions about the wisdom of spending billions of dollars on a sports event that might have been better used elsewhere. Hosting the first football World Cup in Africa was […]

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FIFA Postpones Women’s Under-17 World Cup To 2021

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

The women’s Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed for three month, FIFA said Tuesday, adding to a growing list of sporting events hit by the pandemic. The tournament, to be played in five cities across the country, will now start February 17, football’s governing body said. READ […]

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Guinean legislative election postpones World Cup qualifier

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The Federation Guinean de Football (FGC) has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation for postponement by one week of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifier between both countries earlier scheduled for this weekend in Conakry. FGF’s reason is that the set date of Saturday’s 29th February coincides with the Guinean […]

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Scotland player, Greig Laidlaw announces retirement after World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2019 0

Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has announced his retirement from international rugby after 76 caps. The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half is second on the all-time points list for Scotland with 714. READ ALSO: Fallon Sherrock wins PDC Darts Championship to make history Laidlaw has led the national team 39 times, more than anyone else, and becomes the […]

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Brazil rally back to win U-17 World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

Brazil staged a remarkable comeback for the second time in a week on Sunday to beat Mexico 2-1 in front of their own fans and win the Under-17 World Cup for a fourth time. Just three days after they recovered from being 2-0 down to beat France 3-2 in the semi-finals, Brazil scored two goals […]

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Eaglets shove aside Korea, ready for World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

Golden Eaglets of Nigeria defeated South Korea 4-2 with class at HWT Sports Academy in Sao Paulo on Wednesday evening. Divine Nwachukwu in the 6th minute made good use of Samson Tijani’s shot straight into the net. Oh Jaehyeok, scored for South Koreans after Usman Mohammed fouled Hong Sungwook inside the box seeing the game 1-1 […]

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Italy captain Parisse angry at off-pitch Rugby World Cup exit

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Veteran Italy captain Sergio Parisse reacted angrily to his country being eliminated from the Rugby World Cup on Thursday by the cancellation of their final match against New Zealand. The match was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis. Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic & Stefanos Tsitsipas win Saturday’s clash in Toyota between Italy and the All Blacks […]

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FIFA warns Iran to allow Women into soccer stadiums

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2019 0

The FIFA presiden, Gianni Infantino said the ban on women attending soccer matches in Iran is “unacceptable”. The head of football’s world governing body said in a statement that FIFA’s position is “clear and firm” and that women “have to be allowed” into football stadiums in the country. Iran’s ban on women attending

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World Cup 2022: What you must know about Qatar stadium

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2019 0

The peninsular Arab country, Qatar whose terrain comprises arid desert and a long Persian Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes would host football fans across the world in 2022. Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha will be the first fully reusable FIFA stadium for the 2022 event. Seven stadiums was built from scratch to be […]

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Argentina defender ‘Tata’ Brown dead aged 62

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

“Maximum day of sadness for the Albirroja (La Plata) family, our gladiator Jose Luis Brown has left. But his memory and love of the club will never depart,” the club tweeted. Known to his friends as Tata, Brown made 36 appearances for Argentina and scored the first goal in their 3-2 World Cup final victory […]

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WWC: Asisat Oshoala reveals biggest dream with Nigeria in France

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2019

WWC: Asisat Oshoala reveals biggest dream with Nigeria in France Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala has set sights on winning the Women’s World Cup with Nigeria in France during the off-season. Oshoala won her third consecutive African Women’s Footballer of the Year title in 2018, but her efforts were not enough to earn her a fourth […]

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Gernot Rohr also had doubts about Odion Ighalo

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

A close confidant of Gernot Rohr has revealed that the Super Eagles coach also had his doubts about Odion Ighalo after he failed to shine at the World Cup. And that explained why Rohr tried to bring in other likely replacements for the former Watford striker. Like the fans, Rohr also had his doubts about […]

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Putin gives soccer fans visa-free Russia entry to end-2018

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2018 0

President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that foreign visitors holding “fan ID” cards for the World Cup could have visa-free entry to Russia for the rest of 2018, news agencies reported. “Foreign supporters who currently have fan IDs will be able to benefit from multiple entries into the Russian Federation without a visa until the end […]

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#WorldCup: Fixtures For Knockout Games And Kick-off Time

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will start on Saturday 30th June. France will open it with a difficult tie against Argentina Below is the full list of matches Saturday 30 Jun 2018 14:00 France vs Argentina Kazan Arena 18:00 Uruguay vs Portugal Fisht Olympic Sunday 1 Jul 2018 14:00 Spain vs […]

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#NGAARG: We were robbed of 2nd penalty -Mikel Obi

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2018 0

Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi said last night Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakin accepted that the ball struck the hand of Argentina’s defender Marcus Rojo in the 82nd minute, but refused to award a penalty. The penalty, if awarded and scored at a time the match was 1-1, could have wrapped up a second round […]

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#WorldCup: Egypt FA Speaks On Mohammed Salah Leaving Tournament Early

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2018 0

The Egyptian FA has ruled out Mohamed Salah leaving the World Cup early despite their elimination. Salah made his first start since injuring his shoulder in the Champions League final when Egypt played Russia in their second World Cup group game on Tuesday, but could not prevent defeat. A 3-1 loss to the hosts meant […]

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#WorldCup: Messi’s Teammates Failed To Help Him – Argentina Coach

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2018 0

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has revealed that his team did not help Lionel Messi after they lost 3-0 to Croatia in their 2018 FIFA World Cup group D encounter. Goals from Ante Rebic, Luka Modric, and Ivan Rakitic condemned Argentina to a defeat in their second group game of the World Cup. The defeat means […]

Health

32 FIFA 2018 World Cup finalists at risk of obesity, says report

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

…Saudi Arabia tops list As the 32 finalists are looking forward to doing well in the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a new report has revealed that the participating countries including Nigeria are faced with obesity crisis. According to the report based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), Saudi Arabia secured […]