Archives Tag: FIFA

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April 19, 2022

Now that all the teams that participated in the FIFA Women’s World Cup know their fate, FIFA has released the draw for the round of 16. Saturday, June 22, 2019 Venue Fixture Time Grenoble Germany vs Nigeria 15:30 (GMT) Nice Norway vs Australia 19:00 (GMT) Sunday, June 23, 2019 Venue Fixture Time Valenciennes England vs … Continue reading Women’s World Cup Round Of 16 Draw

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April 19, 2022

For the first time in 20 years, Nigeria has qualified for the knockout round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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April 19, 2022

Fingers Crossed As We Await Other Group Results.

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April 19, 2022

Super Falcons ace striker, Asisat Oshoala, is hopeful that Nigeria can claim a well deserved win against France in their final group game on Monday, June 17, at the Stade de la Route Loreint in Rennes. The Falcons suffered a 3-0 loss to Norway in their opening game a the FIFA Women’s World Cup and … Continue reading Oshoala Hopeful For Nigeria Win Against France

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April 19, 2022

The 1999 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the third time Nigeria would feature in the global competition. In previous editions of the championship, FIFA maintained a 12-team format. However, in 1999, the championship was improved to accommodate 16 teams, with Africa producing two representatives (Ghana, Nigeria) … Continue reading Golden Moments in Sports: When The Falcons Defeated Korea In USA ’99

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April 19, 2022

As the Super Falcons of Nigeria filed out against their Norwegian counterparts at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup, deep thoughts were most certainly running through the mind of the team’s central back, Onome Ebi, as she set a record of being the first African footballer – both in the male and female categories – … Continue reading Nigerian Female Footballer, Onome Ebi, Makes History As First African Footballer To Feature In Five World Cups

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, suffered a huge setback against the United States of America at the ongoing 2019 Under-20 World Cup on Monday. The Eagles were denied the 3-points by the Americans who clearly dominated the game with properly laid out strategies and tactics. Team Nigeria, on the other hand, was befuddled by … Continue reading 2019 U-20 WC: Flying Eagles Suffer Huge Setback

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April 19, 2022

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association alongside the host of the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup, have agreed to stick to the 32-team format after several deliberations. The global football governing body had before now brought to public notice, a plan to extend the forthcoming World Cup to accommodate 48 teams as opposed … Continue reading FIFA, Qatar Retain 32-Team World Cup Format

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April 19, 2022

Although he was excluded from the Flying Eagles’ final 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup list, Liepaja of Latvia striker, Emeka Richard, believes the team can pull a championship upset in Poland. Nigeria will do battle with Qatar in Tychy on May 24, before they take on United States of America and Ukraine  on May 27, … Continue reading FIFA U-20 WC: Richard’s Confident Flying Eagles Can Deliver

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April 19, 2022

In seven days, the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup will commence, with about 504 players set to feature in the 24-team  global showcase. Nigeria’s national U-20 team, Flying Eagles, have been drawn in Group D alongside Qatar, Ukraine and USA, in the tournament scheduled to hold between May 23, and June 15, 2019. FIFA Deputy … Continue reading FIFA U-20World Cup: 504 Players Set For The Global Showcase

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April 19, 2022

Super Falcons coach, Thomas Dennerby, has named 27 players for a final training camp in Austria ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The global showdown which will feature 24 teams across the world, is expected to hold between June 7, and July 7, 2019. Alongside three-time African Player of the Year and … Continue reading 2019 FIFA WWC: Dennerby Names Oshoala, Oparanozie And 25 Others For World Cup

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April 19, 2022

On May 4, 2012, Nigeria lost a former super striker and the country’s all time highest goal scorer with 37 goals in 58 appearances. Rashidi Yekini passed on at the age of 48 after a prolonged illness, and his iconic performance for the Super Eagles is one the world will never forget. FIFA paid tribute … Continue reading NFF, FIFA Eulogize Yekini

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April 19, 2022

Tottenham Hotspur defender, Jan Vertonghen, chose to play on rather than go off the pitch, after suffering a head clash in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Ajax Amsterdam. Although the player was later substituted, this event prompted brain injury charity, Headway, to call for changes to the FIFA rules. “Introducing substitutes specifically … Continue reading FIFA Open To Discuss Temporary Substitution Of Players

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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

The Super Eagles have experienced a dominant surge in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday, and are now the third best team on the African continent. Nigeria was formerly ranked 46th in the world, but have moved up four places in the recent ranking, now 42nd with 1435 points. The three-time African champions exercised … Continue reading FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Ranked Third Best In Africa

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