Tag: Germany
Germany beat Spain in ‘clash of titans’
Germany edged the big match between the last two World Cup winners on Tuesday as Toni Kroos’s last-gasp goal handed…
German rally against Muslim extremists, avoids feared riot
A German rally by far-right hooligans against “Islamist extremism” passed off without incident Saturday, amid fears of clashes after violent…
Germany struggle to see off Gibraltar
World champions Germany posted a 4-0 win over minnows Gibraltar on Friday, but will still finish 2014 third in their…
Babangida returns from medical treatment in Germany
Nigeria’s former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has returned from medical treatment at a German Hospital. Babangida, who was away…
Ireland delighted at Germany draw
Martin O’Neill praised Ireland’s never-say-die spirit after John O’Shea celebrated his 100th cap with a dramatic equaliser to seal a…
Ebola-infected UN employee dies in Germany
A United Nations employee infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa has died after arriving in Germany last week…
Two Ebola patients flown to Germany and France recover
Hamburg University Hospital on Saturday said that a Senegalese researcher who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa and flown…
Lufthansa pilots’ strike grounds around 20,000 passengers
A new walkout by Lufthansa pilots on Tuesday forced the cancellation of 50 flights in Frankfurt, Germany’s busiest airport, affecting…
German Muslims rally against extremism
Muslims across Germany are holding a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to condemn Islamic extremism and a backlash…
Four Islamists arrested over failed bomb plot in Germany
Germany put on trial Monday four alleged Islamist militants for plotting a failed bomb attack at a railway station and…
Reus out for four weeks with recurring ankle injury
Germany midfielder Marco Reus has been ruled out for at least four weeks after re-injuring his left ankle during Sunday’s…
Germany arrests three Shebab suspects returning from Kenya
Three German men were arrested at the weekend when they flew home from Kenya, accused of having joined and fought…
Germany downs Scotland in Euro 2016 opener
Germany got their qualifying campaign up and running with a 2-1 defeat of a spirited Scotland. A goal in each…
Lufthansa flights grounded in new pilots’ strike
Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, on Friday cancelled 200 flights, affecting 25,000 passengers, ahead of a pilots’ strike to be held…
Germany confident of hosting Euro 2024
German football chiefs on Thursday expressed their confidence of winning the bid to host Euro 2024 following an agreement reached…
Argentina dish out friendly revenge on Germany
Argentina spoiled the party for world champions Germany by hammering the hosts 4-2 in an international friendly in Duesseldorf on…
Schweinsteiger named Germany captain
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was on Tuesday named the new captain of Germany by manager Joachim Loew. Loew appointed…
WHO staffer with Ebola taken to Germany for treatment
A World Health Organization (WHO) employee who has contracted Ebola arrived in Germany Wednesday, the first patient with the virus…
Falconets: Better Luck Next Time
When FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup kicked off on 5 August, 2014 in Canada, nobody gave Super Falconets of Nigeria…
Jonathan returns to Abuja after visit to Germany
President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Nigeria after a four-day private visit to Germany, The President arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe…
Jonathan salutes Falconets’ spectacular performance
Dame Patience Jonathan on Monday congratulated Super Falconets top scorer, Asisat Oshoala, for winning the Golden Boot and the Golden…
Defiant Falconets lose to Germany again
Germany have won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a record-equalling third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over…
German kidnapped by jihadists released in Syria
A 27-year old German kidnapped in Syria by militants from the Islamic State around a year ago has been released,…
Jonathan charges Falconets to win trophy
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the country’s representatives at the ongoing FIFA U- 20 Women’s World Cup, the Falconets, of…
Nigeria Vs Germany: Falconets On Revenge Mission —Oshoala
Midfielder Asisat Oshoala has warned that the Super Falconets will be going on a revenge mission against Germany in the…
Fans laud Falconets, optimistic of victory against Germany
A cross-section of football fans in Abuja on Thursday praised the Falconets for whipping North Korea 6-2 in a semi-final…
Nigerian showing signs of Ebola faints in Germany
A Nigerian woman was rushed to the hospital and hundreds of people were quarantined after she showed symptoms of Ebola…
German secret service ‘spied on Hillary Clinton’
The German secret service listened in on at least one of Hillary Clinton’s telephone calls when she was US secretary…
Mertesacker retires from international football
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker on Friday became the third member of Germany’s World Cup-winning team to announce his international retirement,…
Germany urges nationals to leave Ebola-hit countries
Germany on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the…