Archives Tag: FIFA World Cup

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April 19, 2022

In our previous ‘Did You Know’ article, we looked at the few times Nigeria crashed out of the FIFA World Cup during the group stage fixtures. This time, let’s take a look at the times the Super Eagles successfully broke through the group stages of the global showcase. 1994 FIFA World Cup (United States of … Continue reading Do You Know: Nigeria’s Most Successful World Cup Groups

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April 19, 2022

Having lost their first two group games at the 2002 Korea-Japan FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles were faced with a most difficult task in their final game of the group phase series. Although Nigeria’s fate at the tournament was written in stone, the team still had one final task to save their ego, a … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sport: The End of Nigeria’s Race To Last 16 At The 2002 FIFA World Cup

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April 19, 2022

The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy tour will make a brief stop in Nigeria on April 10, at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Women’s World Cup trophy visit is coming 13 months after the Men’s FIFA World Cup trophy also made a brief stop in Nigeria ahead of the 2018 global championship. The World … Continue reading World Cup Tour: FIFA Women’s Trophy Arrives Nigeria

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April 19, 2022

Since Nigeria’s premiere at the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the Super Eagles have qualified for every edition of the global competition, except the 2006 World Cup held in Germany. Super Eagles teams have come and gone over the years, but Nigeria’s best performance at the World Cup still remains the country’s debut to the … Continue reading Do You Know: Nigeria’s Most Challenging World Cup Groups

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April 19, 2022

The Super Eagles have had quite a horrid time adjusting to the prolonged absence of daring midfielder and skipper, John Mikel Obi. Mikel has not featured for the Nigerian national team since he led the squad to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The skipper chose to stay off international duty for Nigeria to … Continue reading Okocha Calls For Mikel Obi’s Return

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April 19, 2022

About a year ago, Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, after a thrilling performance against Zambia at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. One goal was all the difference between the team that went on to play in Russia and the team that stayed back. The … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When Nigeria Beat Zambia To Qualify For The 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria has recorded her first Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup win following an impressive 90 minutes play by the Super Eagles, defeating Iceland 2-0 in their second Group D game in Volgograd on Friday. A brace in the second half from Ahmed Musa turned the spotlight back on the Super Eagles who now occupy the second … Continue reading Musa Fires Super Eagles Past Iceland

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April 19, 2022

The Super Eagles went down 1-0 to Czech Republic in their final pre-World Cup friendly game staged at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium, Austria on Wednesday. play Czech dealt the only blow of the game in the 25th minute when Tomas Kalas shot home a rebound Francis Uzoho thought he had saved to give the European … Continue reading Super Eagles Vs Czech Republic

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April 19, 2022

The Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup is a week away – the excitement and anticipation is building, especially for players who will be making their first ever World Cup appearance, and fans who want to see their country go head-on with top football nations of the world for a chance at the victor’s prize; the … Continue reading 2018 FIFA World Cup Schedule

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April 19, 2022

President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has disclosed that the Super Eagles stand to get 24 million dollars if they win the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The NFF president made this disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja that the money the Nigeria senior men’s football team will make for wining the trophy in … Continue reading ‘$24million For Super Eagles If They Win 2018 World Cup’ – Pinnick

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April 19, 2022

Five times World Best Player, Lionel Messi, who also has the current record for highest goals scored in a world cup, has highlighted the faults of the Nigerian men’s senior football team, ahead of their group game in the 2018 World in Russia. The Barcelona top gun criticized the Super Eagles as being very inconsistent … Continue reading Russia 2018: Messi Talks Down Super Eagles

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April 19, 2022

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Tuesday issued a ruling against Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player in the away match against African counterparts, Algeria. FIFA has ruled that Nigeria will forfeit their 2018 World Cup draw in an away match against Algeria, who have now been declared record winners of the matchup … Continue reading Russia 2018 Word Cup: FIFA Fines Nigeria, Deduct World Cup Qualifier Points

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April 19, 2022

With the qualifying rounds and the draws behind us, I think it’s safe to say ‘Let the Countdown Begin’. The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament will kick off on Thursday, 14th of June, with World Cup hosts, Russia, taking the centre stage against Saudi Arabia. In the last two World Cups, the reigning champions have … Continue reading 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP: Group By Group Analysis

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April 19, 2022

All available tickets for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia have been taken, with Peru taking the 32nd and last ticket, after their 2-0 win against New Zealand. The 32 countries that will compete at next year’s World Cup finals in Russia are: Europe: Russia, France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, … Continue reading 2018 FIFA World Cup Draws: Countries Nigeria May Face in Group Stage

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April 19, 2022

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has recalled English Premier League trio: John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo for the upcoming friendlies against Cameroon and Congo. Chelsea duo, Mikel and Moses, and Watford striker Ighalo missed last month’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania. Mikel and Ighalo were dropped from the team whilst … Continue reading Oliseh Recalls English Premier League Trio

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