The stage is set for tonight’s International Friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt, in Dubai. The clash, which appeared would not hold after it was postponed will hold at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai from 8pm UAE time, about 5pm Nigerian time. To ensure that he does [...]
Nigeria’s football continues with its steady decline, as the country dropped by three spots in the monthly FIFA ranking released from Zurich today. Before the ranking was released by FIFA today, the nation was on 57th position in the world, and seventh in Africa, but is now ranked 60th in the World and 10th in [...]
Reports reaching P.M.Sports from Dubai early today say the Super Eagles are battle ready for the Pharaohs of Egypt in Thursday’s international friendly match. Juwon Oshaniwa of Sharks of Port Harcourt, who is currently with the team in Dubai said they are not taking the tie lightly despite being a friendly. He stated that they [...]
Former FIFA President Joao Havelange was back in the intensive care unit Monday with heart and breathing problems, three weeks after he was hospitalized for an infection. The 95-year-old Brazilian’s health deteriorated overnight after ‘’cardiac and respiratory insufficiency,’’ Dr. Joao Mansur Filho of Samaritano Hospital said in a statement. He said Havelange is breathing with [...]
Ahead of Thursday’s international friendly game against the Pharaohs of Egypt in Dubai, Super Eagles attacking midfielder, Ejike Uzoenyi has boasted they would fly over the North Africans. Uzoenyi, who is among the 21 players currently in Dubai for the showdown, said that the local professionals are delighted to play against Egypt. He said the [...]
Libya will have to play their home qualifier against Cameroon for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil on neutral ground. This was decided by the competition’s Local Organising Committee during their meeting on 28 March 2012 in Zurich. The decision was motivated by the current volatile situation in Libya, which does not yet provide for [...]
FIFA has appointed Danny Jordaan, the Vice-President South African Football Association (SAFA), as its Special Adviser on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Jordaan, the 2010 World Cup Chief Executive, confirmed the appointment to the Southern Africa correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Johannesburg. He disclosed that he had also [...]
