Tag: FIFA
Nigeria, Scotland friendly subject to match-fixing investigation
Nigeria’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland in London on Wednesday is reported to be the subject of a match-fixing…
Deco cleared of doping
Former Chelsea, Barcelona and Porto midfielder Deco was on Tuesday cleared of doping and had a one year ban lifted…
World Cup: FIFA warns fans over ticket touts
FIFA’s enforcement arm on Sunday warned fans heading to the World Cup not to buy match tickets from touts, whether…
World Cup: Glo Tasks Eagles On Discipline
Leading telecommunications company and major sponsor of Nigeria’s national teams, Globacom says the Super Eagles can go far at the…
New delay hits World Cup kick-off stadium
A second test event for the stadium hosting the opening match of the World Cup on June 12 has been…
Enyeama Sees Eagles In World Cup Semi Final
As the kick off day of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws nearer, Super Eagles of Nigeria first choice…
Why Kaduna Host Eaglets, Egypt Friendly, Says NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has explained the rationale behind the choice of Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna as the venue…
Brazil Protest’ll Ruin World Cup, Says Pele
Brazilian football legend Pele has expressed concern that social protests in his country could prompt nervous fans from abroad to…
World Cup: ‘Keshi’s Eagles Will Surpass ’94 Squad Record’
Sunday Akintoye Ex-international, Austin Eguaveon, has expressed confidence that Super Eagles led by Coach Stephen Keshi will surpass the record…
27 Days To FIFA World Cup: Protests, Strikes Rock Brazil
Brazil faced a test of its security preparations for the World Cup on Thursday as demonstrators aghast at the cost…
World Cup: Get Cracking, Keshi
Following the approval of the 30-man provisional World Cup list submitted by Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi, to the Technical…
Glo, Google Rally Support For Eagles
Globacom, the pillar of football in Nigeria, has launched a comprehensive project dubbed ‘Go Ahead Eagles’ designed to mobilise massive…
Scotland announce squad for Nigeria friendly
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has released his squad for an international friendly match against Nigeria at Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground…
FIFA warns Russia of 2018 World Cup problems
FIFA envisages problems with Russia’s World Cup in 2018 and will call a special meeting in September in a bid…
Sepp Blatter to stand again as FIFA president
FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper…
World Cup: I’m Happy To Be Back, Says Osaze
Adebobola Alawode Returnee Super Eagles striker, Osaze Odemwingie has expressed excitement over his return to the team after being overlooked…
Blatter calls for foreign players restriction again
FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to revive his much-debated ‘6+5’ proposal that would force football clubs to select six players…
Int. Friendly: Falcons Battle Cameroon In Abuja
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will battle Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses in an international friendly in Abuja this evening. Head coach of the…
48 Days To World Cup: FIFA Worries Over Violence In Brazil
FIFA says it is concerned about recent violence in Brazil less than two months before the country hosts the World…
Keshi invites 38 players for Scotland friendly
Stephen Keshi, Super Eagles’ Head Coach, on Tuesday said players invited for the friendly against Scotland were expected to arrive…
World Cup: Brazil 2014 Ticket Certificates Ready
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced that certificates for those who purchased their FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 match…
Nigerian Refs’ Poor Rating Worries Maigari
Taiwo Adelu The poor rating of Nigerian referees in world football has become a source of worry for the President…
World Cup: ‘We’ll Intimidate Nigeria’
Argentina’s coach Alejandro Sabella believes Nigeria will be intimidated by the quality of attackers at his disposal in this summer’s…
Okocha Tips Eagles For W/Cup Success
Former Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha has backed the current Super Eagles squad to shine at the World Cup in Brazil…
FIFA slams Barcelona with transfer ban
FIFA has banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying or selling players for the next two transfer windows for breaches of…
U-17 Women’s World Cup: Coach Nkiyu Defends Flamingoes
Flamingoes head coach, Bala Nkiyu has said his side achieved a milestone at the 2014 FIFA Women’s World Cup in…
Brazil Stops Work On World Cup Stadium
The Brazilian government halted work on two temporary tribunes for Sao Paulo’s World Cup stadium after the death of another…
U-17 Women’s World Cup Q/Final: Nigeria Plot Spain’s Fall
Nigeria’s Flamingoes go into the quarter final match against Spain with one thing on the back of their minds: that…
Eaglets Begin Screening In Abuja
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are on the march again as the screening of new players that would defend the FIFA…
Flamingoes Focus On U-17 World Cup Trophy —Chiejine
Flamingoes’ assistant coach, Ann Chiejine, has assured Nigerians they would not get distracted by the 100 percent success recorded and…