Tag: Brazil
Samba: Six Brazilians on trial at Ifeanyi Ubah FC
Ifeanyi Ubah FC of Nnewi, Anambra, on Wednesday unveiled six Brazilian players in a bid to fortify its team ahead…
Adepoju, Nwosu, others hail Golden Eaglets 3-0 win against Brazil
Some football stakeholders on Monday commended the Golden Eaglets on their 3-0 victory against Brazil in the ongoing 2015 FIFA…
U-17 World Cup, learning process for my boys, says Brazil coach
Taiwo Adelu Coach of Brazil U-17 side, Carlos Amadeu has described his players’ outing in the ongoing FIFA U-17 World…
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U-17 WC: Nigerians hail ruthless Eaglets after Brazil’s victory
Taiwo Adelu It has been praises galore for Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets after they defeated Brazil in the quarter final of…
Nigeria defeats Brazil 3-0
Holders Nigeria cruised into the FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday after stunning Brazil with three goals within five…
U-17 WC: Nigeria face Brazil in Sunday’s quarter final
Taiwo Adelu The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will have their hands full when they confront Brazil in Sunday’s quarter final…
U-17 World Cup: Nigeria ready for Brazil in quarter final clash
Taiwo Adelu The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will have their hands full when they confront Brazil in Sunday’s quarter final…
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U-17 World Cup: Amuneke vows to beat Brazil again
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, Emmanuel Amuneke, has boasted that his team has what it takes to…
Golden Eaglets overrun Australia, to face Brazil on Sunday
Reigning FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria on Wednesday in Vina Del Mar advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil…
NDLEA nabs Brazil-bound passenger with $34,000
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a passenger for attempting to smuggle out 23 wraps containing 34,000…
Brazil court freezes Neymar assets worth $47m
Sao Paulo (AFP) – A Brazilian court on Friday froze $47 million in assets belonging to football superstar Neymar over…
Forget Sports Minister now, ex-sports boss tells Buhari
Wale Joseph/just back from Congo President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged not to appoint a sports minister in his yet…
Eaglets beat Brazil at Suwon Invitational Tournament
Nigeria’s U-17 team, Golden Eaglets on Friday beat the Junior Selecao of Brazil 2-1 at the on-going Suwon Continental Cup…
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets for 4-Nation tourney in Korea
The U-17 national team, Golden Eaglets, will play hosts Korea Republic in their first match at the 4-Nation Suwon International…
Brazil’s Rousseff rejects gloomy 2016 economic prediction
Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, has rejected predictions that the country’s economy would experience immense difficulty in 2016, though she could…
Brazil beat Venezuela, advance to Copa quarters
Santiago (AFP) – Brazil shrugged off the absence of suspended captain Neymar to reach the Copa America quarter-finals with a…
Eight football fans shot dead in Brazil
Eight football fans were gunned down ahead of a semi-final match at the Corinthians fan club headquarters in Sao Paulo,…
Brazil investigates World Cup graft claim
Brazil said Monday it has ordered an investigation following allegations that the subsidiary of a German company paid bribes to…
49 dead in Brazil tour bus crash
At least 49 people were killed Saturday when a tour bus plunged hundreds of meters into a densely wooded ravine…
Brazil to investigate 54 politicians in Petrobras scandal
A prosecutor in Brazil has asked the Supreme Court to investigate 54 politicians over a massive graft case that has…
Two killed, 29 wounded in Brazil prison riot
A police officer and an inmate were killed and 29 prisoners wounded Monday in the latest riot to hit Brazil’s…
Brazil, Netherlands furious after Indonesia executed drug convicts
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed…
Brazil bus crash kills 9, wounds over 30
Nine people died and 30 more were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Brazil around dawn…
Morocco, Brazil benefit more from $8bn climate fund
Half of nearly $8 billion in climate finance given to the developing world since 2003 went to just ten countries,…
Its ‘I Do Day’ In Rio: Nearly 4,000 tie the knot
It was Rio’s biggest mass wedding: a total of 1,960 couples who exchanged vows Sunday in a hall next to…
Thousands of Brazilians march in gay rights parade
Thousands of Brazilians took part Sunday in Rio de Janeiro’s 19th Gay pride parade, speaking out against homophobia in a…
Brazil legend Pele stable after kidney stone operation
Brazilian soccer legend Pele was in a stable condition Thursday following surgery for kidney stones, the Sao Paulo hospital treating…
Brazil welcomes FIFA $100 million World Cup legacy fund
The President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Jose Maria Marin, Monday welcomed the signing of a memorandum enshrining implementation…
10 dead, 31 injured in Brazil student bus crash
At least 10 people were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying students on a hiking trip crashed in…
Dilma Rousseff re-elected in Brazil
Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won reelection to a second term Sunday, calling for unity after the most divisive…