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African teams to increase from 5 to 7 at the World Cup – Infantino
Africa will get an additional two World Cup finals places should the tournament be expanded to 40 teams from 2026,…
FIFA gets new World Cup sponsor
FIFA, which has struggled to find commercial partners since it was battered by a corruption scandal last year, named a…
Nigeria grabs U-17 Women’s World Cup ticket
Nigeria has become the latest country to qualify for the 5th FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, after the Flamingos pipped…
2018 World Cup: Russia shrugs off Blatter, Platini’s woes
The eight-year suspensions handed to FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini will have no effect on Russia…
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World Cup qualifier: Eagles begin training in Port Harcourt
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have begun training in earnest for the second leg second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup…
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…