Archives Tag: World Cup

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April 19, 2022

The American tactician is more concerned about getting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket over winning Nigeria a tenth WAFCON title. Read more about Sports Head coach of the Nigerian women’s senior national football team, Randy Waldrum, has stated that the team is determined to make it to the semi-final of the 2022 Women’s … Continue reading 2022 WAFCON: Waldrum Targets World Cup Ticket

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April 19, 2022

The 38-year-old central back was recently named the captain of the eleven-time African champions. Captain of the Nigerian senior women’s national team, Onome Ebi, has expressed optimism about the chances of the Super Falcons winning the World Cup. Onome who has featured in five different World Cup tournaments is currently with the national team in … Continue reading Super Falcons Can Win The World Cup – Onome Ebi

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigeria and Africa’s number one Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has been selected by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to participate in the ITTF Men’s World Cup which is scheduled to hold by November 2020, in China. Aruna who finished the 2020 African Cup in Tunisia as runner-up made the top 20 list … Continue reading Aruna Quadri Set To Lead Africa To 2020 ITTF World Cup

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SPORTS Women

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

The Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has said the team will work very hard to best the tough challenges they will face in next year’s World Cup. The Falcons were drawn alongside tournament host, France, Norway and Korea Republic in Group A of the 24-team competition on Saturday evening, at the La Seine Musicale … Continue reading 2019 FWWC: “We Will Work Hard To Beat The Best Teams” ― Dennerby

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April 19, 2022

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn alongside top football countries in what appears to be ‘the group of death’ at the 2019 FIFA Women World Cup scheduled for France. The draws  held in La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, and placed the Falcons in a group alongside hosts, France, South Korea, and Norway. … Continue reading 2019 FIFA Women World Cup Draws

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

World football governing body, FIFA, on 4th December 2018 announced that it had dished out $209 million to clubs around the world as part of their due earnings from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The money paid to the clubs was for releasing their players for the global tournament which was held from … Continue reading FIFA Rolls Out $209m To Clubs From 2018 World Cup Earnings

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Despite being the first team in the world to qualify for next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, D’Tigers, are clearly not done yet, in their quest to claim total African dominance. Nigeria have been unbeaten in the qualifiers — with a record of 9 wins and zero losses— to qualify for the World … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: “We Are Not Done Yet”- D’Tigers’ Al Farouq

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April 19, 2022

The Nigeria Amputee team, have crashed out of the ongoing 2018 Amputee World Cup in Mexico, after loosing out on a chance to be amongst the four best losers to join the group leaders in the Round of 16, due to a massive goal difference. The Nigerian team, fell to Brazil and Russia, 6-0 and … Continue reading Amputee Football World Cup: Nigeria Crash Out

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April 19, 2022

It was yet another sad game ending for the Nigeria Amputee football team, who lost their second match of the ongoing 2018 Amputee World Cup in Mexico, 3-0 to defending champions, Russia. Since this is the team’s first ever world cup experience, some setbacks were expected. However, a nine goal deficit, just after two games … Continue reading Amputee World Cup: Nigeria Lose 3-0 To Russia

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April 19, 2022

In one of the most endearing moments in Nigeria football, world football governing body, FIFA, on Tuesday, paid posthumous respect to late former Super Eagles top-gun Rashidi Yekini, on the occasion of his birthday. Yekini, scored Nigeria’s first ever FIFA World Cup goal at the 1994 tournament in the United States of America, and led … Continue reading Rashidi Yekini Lives On: FIFA, NFF Celebrate Legend

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April 19, 2022

The Super Falcons have been drawn alongside South Africa, Zambia and Kenya in Group B of the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana, from November 17th to December 1, 2018. In the draw, conducted on Sunday night by the CAF General Secretary in charge of football development, … Continue reading 2018 AWCON: Nigeria To Face South Africa, Kenya & Zambia In Group Stage

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Super Eagles Donate ₦6m To Nigerian Amputee Football Team An act of providence, prayers answered, or their faith at work — however you would choose to call it; the Nigerian Amputee football team will be representing Nigeria this year, at the Mexico 2018 Amputee World Cup. Prior to their big 4-0 win against Libya in … Continue reading Weekend Highlights: Amputee Donation, Super Eagles Trash Libya 4-0

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April 19, 2022

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has restored hope to the amputee national team, with a promise of ₦2.5 million and $5,000 to enable them attend this year’s Amputee World Cup in Mexico. Pinnick made the donation at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Bet9ja Lagos SWAN Cup, at the Legacy Pitch … Continue reading Pinnick Revives Amputee Footballers Dreams With Huge Donation

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April 19, 2022

Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA), has sent a congratulatory letter to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for their early qualification for the 2019 Men’s Cup in China. D’Tigers are the first team in the world to qualify for the tournament following their 9-match winning streak with which they accrued a total of 18 points to … Continue reading FIBA Commends D’Tigers On Early World Cup Qualification

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