The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has criticised Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers and faulted captain William Troost-Ekong after the team’s 1-1 draw with South Africa in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The Eagles, desperate for a win to keep their qualification hopes alive, were rocked early when Ola Aina limped off in the […]
Nigeria and South Africa shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, on Tuesday night in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The hosts went ahead on 25 minutes when William Troost-Ekong, returning as captain, turned a cross into his own net. The error set off wild celebrations among the home fans. […]
From football stadiums in Orlando to the wrestling rings of Atlanta, Nigerian sports fans are tuned in to two of the biggest international events dominating headlines this week — the FIFA Club World Cup and WWE Evolution 2025. In what is being described as one of the biggest shocks in modern football, Saudi Arabian side […]
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 for a draw […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 sports stadiums […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]