Archives Tag: Spain
Oshoala Continues with Impressive Form for Barcelona
April 19, 2022
Super Falcons of Nigeria forward, Asisat Oshoala, has continued with her impressive form for her Spanish club, FC Barcelona Femeni. Super Zee, as she is fondly called, has scored in three games consecutively in a season that has seen the Spanish giants register outstanding match results. The Nigerian women’s national team captain registered a goal … Continue reading Oshoala Continues with Impressive Form for Barcelona
By ugo-chinedu
Golden Moments in Sports: When Golden Eaglets Beat Spain To Win Nigeria’s 3rd U17 FIFA World Cup
April 19, 2022
All is set for the 2019 FIFA Under 17 World Cup with Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets going into the tournament as one of the tournament’s favourites especially owing to the fact that Nigeria holds the record for the highest number of U17 World Cup trophies with a total of 5 trophies. The Eaglets go into the … Continue reading Golden Moments in Sports: When Golden Eaglets Beat Spain To Win Nigeria’s 3rd U17 FIFA World Cup
By ugo-chinedu
Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Again
April 19, 2022
Real Madrid of Spain and Portugal national team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year award ahead of arch rival, Lionel Messi, Barcelona’s Argentine ‘martian’ and German custodian, Manuel Neuer at a glittering FIFA awards ceremony in Zurich on Monday night. Ronaldo earned his second consecutive and third Ballon D’Or victory … Continue reading Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Again
By arinzeude
Confederation Cup Round Up
April 19, 2022
JAPAN 1-2 MEXICO Both sides had nothing but pride to play for as Mexico departed the competition on a winning note. Mexican striker, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez scored twice and missed an opportunity to take home the match ball when he blazed the rebound of his penalty kick into the stands. Japan got their goal through … Continue reading Confederation Cup Round Up
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Confederations Cup Round Up
April 19, 2022
SPAIN 10-0 TAHITI Spanish striker, Fernando Torres became the first player to score two hat-tricks in the history of the Confederations Cup when he scored four goals against Tahiti on Thursday night. Torres scored his first hat-trick against another Oceania representative, New Zealand back in 2009. David Villa also picked up a hat-trick in the … Continue reading Confederations Cup Round Up
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Confederations Cup Round Up
April 19, 2022
BRASIL 3-0 JAPAN Hosts, Brasil easily dispatched Asian champions, Japan in the opening fixture of the tournament. Neymar got the ball rolling in the third minute, unleashing a thunderbolt into the top right hand corner. Neymar who hadn’t scored in 9 games prior to this fixture, showed why he’s been touted the next Pele with … Continue reading Confederations Cup Round Up
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Namibia Holds Nigeria To Draw, Leaving Hope For Brazil 2014 To Malawi
April 19, 2022
Nigeria played its Brazil 2014 qualifying match against Namibia yesterday, and was held to a 1-1 draw. This puts Nigeria in a tight spot, leaving the only hope for qualification in the next match against Malawi, where Nigeria needs a clear win. The outing was a blow to the Super Eagles, who in a few … Continue reading Namibia Holds Nigeria To Draw, Leaving Hope For Brazil 2014 To Malawi
Olympics 2012: Days One and Two For Team Nigeria.
April 19, 2022
First day at the Olympics, Nigeria participated only in Tennis with veteran Segun Toriola going head to head with Sweden’s Jorgen Persson, who has played tennis at the Olympics since Seoul 1988 and Quadri Haruna squaring off against Spain’s Carlos Machado.
