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Glo boss, Adenuga proud of Eaglets’ exploits in World Cup
Sports philanthropist and chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr (GCON) has congratulated the Golden Eaglets, President Muhammadu Buhari and…
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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…
World Cup : NFF tells Eaglets to forget Croatia loss
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has advised the Golden Eaglets to put behind Friday’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Coquimbo and…
World Cup : Ex-Eaglets coaches charge Nigeria to beat Chile
Taiwo Adelu Former coaches of the Golden Eaglets have charged the team to beat Chile in their second group match…
German prosecutors ‘looking into’ 2006 World Cup graft claims
AFP – German prosecutors said Monday they were looking into, but not yet formally investigating, claims that Germany bribed football…
World Cup: USA coach bemoans loss to Nigeria
Losing 0-2 to Nigerian Golden Eaglets in their first match of the Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was an…
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini, Jérôme Valcke suspended for 90 days
Sepp Blatter’s 17-year reign as the Fifa president is all but over after the investigatory arm of its ethics committee…
Eaglets land in Buenos Aires, begin training for World Cup
World champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Friday arrived their pre-World Cup training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina aboard an…
Russia ready for World Cup launch
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – The starting gun for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be fired on Saturday as…
NFF dreams FIFA World Cup for Nigeria
The 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi has reiterated that the plan of the present NFF…
Hayatou denies selling vote for 2022 World Cup
LONDON (Reuters) – Issa Hayatou, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has denied selling his vote for…
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Flying Eagles lose 1-0 to Germany, crash out of U-20 World Cup
Levin Oztunali’s first half goal was enough to take Germany through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup…
FIFA tells Nigerian referees to forget officiating at World Cup
Carlos Henriques, FIFA Referee Development Officer, has called on Nigerian referees to forget about World Cup officiating ambition for now.…
‘Keshi Will Fail Nigeria Again’
Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie, said on Brila FM early today that Chief Coach of the Super Eagles Stephen Keshi…
Quadri Vows To Surpass World Cup At Suzhou Tourney
Nigeria’s table tennis star, Aruna Quadri believes he would surpass his World Cup outing at the Qoros 2015 World Table…
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…
FIFA candidate Figo proposes 48-team World Cup
Former Portugal winger Luis Figo launched his campaign for the FIFA presidency on Thursday by revealing plans to expand the…
Onigbinde Laments Football Woes In 2014
Former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde is not happy with the dwindling fortune of Nigerian football in 2014. The 2002…
Falcons Not Yet World Cup Team —Nkwocha
As the Super Falcons get set to take on the world’s finest at the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year,…
English FA rejects FIFA World Cup report criticism
England’s Football Association on Thursday rejected claims by world governing body FIFA’s ethics committee that it violated bidding rules in…
FIFA rules out 2018, 2022 World Cup revotes
A revote into the controversial awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was ruled out on Wednesday despite widespread…
Table Tennis: Quadri Upsets 8th Seed Hong Kong Star
Although Aruna Quadri is the least seeded player in his group but with the goal of reaching the quarter-finals, Nigeria’s…
Pinnick hails Falcons, promises good preparation for World Cup
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick Saturday night congratulated the senior women national team, Super Falcons, following the…
Super Falcons beat South Africa to reach AWC final
Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 2-1 on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia to qualify for the final match…
Pinnick Wants Eagles To Re-enact 2001 Spirit Against Sudan
As the Super Eagles fly out of the country on Thursday night for the first of two quick –fire sessions…
Black Stars ‘counted cash’ before Portugal tie – Appiah
Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has lifted the lid on his side’s torrid World Cup campaign, revealing that players were…
2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar – FIFA
Qatar will not host the World Cup in 2022, according to Theo Zwanziger, the German member on the executive committee…
World’s top coaches reject the Russia 2018 World Cup boycott
Coaches from some of the world’s top teams have played down chances of a sporting boycott of Vladimir Putin’s showpiece…
NFF Mourns Ntiero
General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu has expressed deep shock over the death on Wednesday of…
Pele: Messi Can Win World Cup
Brazil icon Pele has stressed that Lionel Messi still has a shot at winning a World Cup and added that…