Tag: FIFA
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…
Between Abdullahi And Danagogo
When former Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi, was removed from office recently and replaced by…
U-17 Women World Cup: Flamingoes Promise Goal Feast
Flamingoes forward, Chiwendu Ihezuo has assured that Nigeria will achieve a goal feast against Colombia in Thursday’s second group game…
World Cup: NFF Rallies Support For Flamingoes
Adebobola Alawode President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari has assured Nigerians that the country’s U-17 women’s team, Flamingoes, who…
World Cup: Brazil has a lot of work to do, says FIFA
Brazil still has a lot of work to do to get ready for the 2014 World Cup finals, FIFA secretary…
100 Days To World Cup: Problems Under Control, Says Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday that Brazil’s World Cup problems are under control as preparations enter the final…
FIFA approves religious head covers during matches
Football’s world governing body FIFA on Saturday officially authorised the wearing of head covers for religious purposes during matches. “It…
Keshi, 6 others depart for Brazil World Cup seminar
Five officials of the Super Eagles and two members of staff of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), departed Nigeria on…
Yobo Tears Nigerians Apart
Adebobola Alawode The decision of Coach Stephen Keshi to recall captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, into the team…
English clubs spent $913m to buy players, says FIFA
English football clubs spent $913 million dollars in the transfer market last year, representing about 25 per cent of the…
2014 World Cup: FIFA Snubs Nigerian Referees
Taiwo Adelu FIFA has again shunned referees from Nigeria as it named match officials for the Brazil 2014 World Cup…
Qatar 2022 To Be Played Between November And January
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be held in June and July but would best be held in…
CHAN 2014: Eagles Land In South Africa
The Super Eagles completed the first leg of their journey to their base in South Africa, as they begin the…
NFF Badges Nigeria’s International Referees For 2014
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday in Abuja presented badges to Nigeria’s international referees for the year 2014. Speaking…
FIFA fines Egypt $2m for live relay of Ghana match
Egypt has been fined $2 million (about N32m) by world football governirng body FIFA for broadcasting a World Cup qualifier…
Brazil hit by fourth fatal World Cup stadium accident
A construction worker died Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, dealing another blow…
W/Cup Draw Not Fixed —FIFA
A highly suggestive video and some suspiciously prophetic tweets have FIFA defending itself from accusations that the World Cup draw…
FIFA adjusts 2014 World Cup Fixture Guide
FIFA has made some adjustments to the Final Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, according to a new posting…
FIFA jacks prize money for World Cup
FIFA have announced a rise in prize money for the participants at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The total prize…
2014 World Cup ball unveiled
The official game ball of the 2014 World Cup was formally introduced by host nation Brazil. The ball, which is…
In picture: Pope Francis gets FIFA Jersey No 10
FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has visited Pope Francis in the Vatican, during which he presents FIFA Jersey Number 10 to…