Tag: 2018 World Cup
2018 World Cup: How delayed bonuses forced Mikel to bypass NFF officials
Mikel retired from international football a year later, having made 91 appearances for Nigeria. He won the Africa Cup of…
NAPTIP investigates alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors to Russia
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched investigations into the alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors…
2018 World Cup breaks viewing record
The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has broken viewing records across streaming platforms as number of soccer fans tuning…
Saraki, others to watch Super Eagles match in Volgograd — NFF
Some top Nigerian leaders and politicians are to watch the Super Eagles Group D second match against the Strakkamir Okkarr…
Russia 2018: Aguero would be ready for World Cup, Guardiola says
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will be out of action for up to five weeks but he should be ready…
2018 World cup: MultiChoice to run “History” Pop-up channel
DStv Multichoice, a network provider and A+E Networks Internationals have promised to run a pop-up channel on FIFA World Cup…
FIFA release names 36 referees and 63 assistants for 2018 World Cup
Felix Brych of Germany, who officiated last season’s UEFA Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Juventus, is among…
2018 World Cup: FIFA confirms Team Base Camps for participants
FIFA on Friday confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for the 32 teams which will participate in the 2018…
Russia will be ready to host 2018 World Cup – Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was confident that Russia would have everything ready to host the 2018 Soccer…
2018 World Cup: Football fans happy with Nigeria’s group
A cross-section of football fans in Abuja on Friday expressed satisfaction with the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup draw, adding…
Germany qualify for Russian 2018 World Cup with 100 percent record
Defending champions Germany confirmed their qualification for next year's World Cup in Russia by beating Northern Ireland 3-1 in Belfast.
Belgium qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup
Belgium became the first European side to join hosts Russia at next summer's World Cup finals as goals from Jan…
Brazil demolish Paraguay 3-0, become first country to qualify for 2018 World Cup
Brazil become the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia on Wednesday, as the Selecao demolish…
FIFA to promote 2018 World Cup
Russian football chief Vitaly Mutko has urged the ruling body FIFA to promote the 2018 World Cup in Russia in…
2018 World Cup: Italy salvage a draw against Spain
Italy salvaged a draw in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Spain with a late Daniele de Rossi penalty. Spain…
2018 World Cup Qualifier: Rivers to host Super Eagles, Algeria
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye, says the state is ready to host the 2018 World Cup qualifying match…
Coach Gernot Rohr pledges to build formidable team
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says his priority is to build a formidable team and qualify for the 2018 World…
FIFA, Dutch FA to probe failed Belgium/Netherlands World Cup bid
The joint 2018 World Cup bid by The Netherlands and Belgium is to be scrutinised by the FIFA Ethics Committee…
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Nigeria to play Djibouti or Swaziland in 2018 World Cup qualifiers
Nigeria will play Djibouti or Swaziland in a two-leg knockout tie in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign following the…
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Russia Floors England To Host 2018 World Cup, As Qatar Wins 2022 Edition
As reported by P.M.Sports today, the fantastic bid presented by England was shunned by the Federation of International Football, FIFA,…