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April 19, 2022

Nigerian national women’s U-17 football team, the Flamingoes, qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup slated to hold in India from October 11-30, 2022. The Flamingoes were held to a goalless draw by Ethiopia at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Saturday, June 4, 2022, to qualify 1-0 on aggregate. Nigeria recorded a total … Continue reading Weekend Sports RoundUp: Flamingoes Through To U-17 Women’s World Cup

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April 19, 2022

  Nigeria is now ranked as one of three top football nations in Africa. Nigeria senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles, has moved up four places in the latest FIFA football rankings released on Thursday, February 10, 2022. The new ranking means Nigeria now occupies the 32nd spot in global football and third position … Continue reading Super Eagles Move Up Four Places In Latest FIFA Football Rankings

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April 19, 2022

  President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, made history on Friday, March 12, 2021, after beating Malawian FA president Walter Nyamilandu to claim a seat in the FIFA Executive Council. Read more about Sports The elections which were held during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco, saw … Continue reading Amaju Pinnick Is Only The Third Nigeria To Become Part Of FIFA Executive Council

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April 19, 2022

  In a bid to develop grassroots football in all parts of the globe, world football governing body, FIFA, is set to embark on the construction of two mini stadia in Nigeria. While one of the stadia will be situated in Ugborodo community of Warri southwest Council of Delta State, the other will be located … Continue reading FIFA Set To Construct Two Mini Stadiums In Nigeria

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April 19, 2022

World football ruling body, FIFA, has enlisted Nigeria’s most successful football clubs, Enyimba FC of Aba, and Enugu Rangers as part of top 16 African football clubs to participate in a post-COVID-19 fundraising tournament. With the popularity in the continent as top criteria for selection of clubs, Al Ahly of Egypt, Esperance of Tunisia, TP … Continue reading FIFA Enlists Enyimba And Rangers For Post COVID-19 Fund Raiser

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian national male football team, the Super Eagles, were unmoved in the latest FIFA/Coca – Cola football ranking published on the ruling global football body’s website on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Nigeria remained the 31st best football nation on earth which equally saw the Eagles maintain their third spot in Africa. Senegalese national team, the … Continue reading Super Eagles Remain 31st In FIFA Ranking

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April 19, 2022

The 1994 Super Eagles squad are always remembered as the Golden Generation of Nigerian football for their exploits at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia and the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, where they finished in the second round, despite being Nigeria’s first outing at the global football event. An … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria was placed 5th on the global FIFA Football Ranking in April 1994, A feat no African team has ever achieved

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April 19, 2022

The FIFA U17 World Cup has produced many football stars both active and retired. The likes of Nwankwo Kanu, Wilson Oruma, Mikel Obi and foreign stars like Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas are all products of the tournament. However, what most people do not know is that Nigeria won the first edition of the tournament … Continue reading Did you know? Nigeria won the first edition of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup

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April 19, 2022

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino unveiled an 11-point plan at the Confederation of Africa’s Football executive committee meeting held in Egypt on Wednesday, to jointly administer African football. Infantino explained that the plan is not to overrun African football, but to “significantly improve” sport on the continent. Among the suggestions made by the FIFA boss include … Continue reading FIFA Takes Over CAF

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April 19, 2022

If you were born after the 80’s, you probably may not remember Nigeria’s famed U-16 team that stunned the world to win the first ever U-16 FIFA World Championship, hosted in China in 1985. Matches were played in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian, with a total attendance record of about 1.23 million … Continue reading Do You Know Nigeria Won The First Ever U-16 FIFA World Championship?

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April 19, 2022

  The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), has revealed the punches for unruly fans behavior during a game. FIFA wants teams to automatically forfeit a match if their supporters are found guilty of perpetrating racial offenses or unruly conduct. Over the years, FIFA and other football bodies across the world have had to deal … Continue reading FIFA Reveal Punishment For Unruly Fans Conduct

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have been drawn into Group B of the forthcoming U-17 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place in Brazil from October 26 to November 17, 2019. The Golden Eaglets have been grouped alongside Hungary, Ecuador and Australia, and are expected to begin they campaign at the global championship with … Continue reading FIFA U-17 W/Cup: Golden Eaglets Set To Face Australia, Ecuador, Hungary

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April 19, 2022

The Golden Eaglets will know their 2019 U-17 FIFA World Cup foes on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The U-17 championship is scheduled to take place in Brazil and will kick off on October 26 and run through November 17, according to FIFA. Alongside the 23 national teams that have ben confirmed for the global showpiece, … Continue reading Golden Eaglets To Know World Cup Opponents

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April 19, 2022

All fixtures in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup have been completed. Now the final eight must battle to decide who gets a place in the semifinal round of the global showcase. See the results from the Round of 16 draws below: Round of 16 Date Fixture Saturday, June 22, … Continue reading 2019 Women’s World Cup: Round Of 16 Results, Quarterfinal Draw

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April 19, 2022

The rules that govern the game of football make it one of the most engrossing sports to have ever been invented. The usual uncertainty of the game and the spontaneity of its players has made football such an interesting sport to watch, and over time, this sport has grown to be arguably the most viewed … Continue reading Do You Know: Major Changes To The Rules Of Football In 2019

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