Posts tagged as: World Cup

Nigeria May Not Qualify For World Cup Despite 1-1 Draw With Cape Verde

By Ifreke Inyang LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, Nigerians squirmed for 90 minutes, as their national team played out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying. The result was enough to send the Super Eagles into the playoffs in March 2022. But it wasn’t enough to fill fans […]

Super League Participants Will Be Banned From World Cup And Euros-UEFA President

LAGOS APRIL 19TH *NEWSRANGERS)-The head of European football’s governing body has insisted the Champions League will continue with or without the founders of the new competition UEFA president Alexander Ceferin has promised to punish participants in the Super League and says that any players involved “will be banned from the World Cup and Euros”. The […]

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Nigeria Stick With Struggling Coach Rohr

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will resist the temptation to sack under-fire coach Gernot Rohr despite a worrying winless run, national team chiefs insisted Friday. Sports minister Sunday Dare has questioned the competence of the German coach after the Super Eagles failed to win a match this year, drawing three times and losing once. “Nigerian football […]

Nigerians React As Nike Unveils New Super Eagles Kits

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-American sportswear manufacturer, Nike, have released Super Eagles new kits for 2020, but it has been met with mixed reactions from Nigerians. Unlike the 2018 World Cup jersey that was universally acclaimed, the reaction to this new kit was mixed with some saying the away jersey looks like a local cloth called […]

Flying Eagles Meet Senegal Today, Confident Reaching World Cup Quarter Finals

LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two-time silver medalists Nigeria believe they can overpower fellow African representatives Senegal on Monday night and reach the FIFA U20 World Cup quarter finals in Poland. Senegal, second at Africa’s continental tournament in Niger Republic earlier in the year, where Nigeria finished fourth, topped Group A in Poland to reach the Round […]

President Macron Greets French Team With Fela Kuti’s Sign After The World Cup

LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France President Emmanuel Macron pose like the legendary Nigerian icon Fela Kuti after the world cup victory. The picture has sparked debates online as regards his controversial hand victory sign, which bares a resemblance to the legendary Fela Kuti. So many internet users , wonders if his visit to the Fela shrine […]

World Cup: Ambode Rescues Stranded Super Eagles’ Fans In Russia

LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian fans stranded in Russia have been given bail out by Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who paid for their return flights. Nnamdi Odimegwu, a motivational speaker, who made the disclosure, said the governor assigned him to ensure the about 50 stranded Nigerians return back to the country safely. According to him, […]

World Cup: Croatia Beats England To Advance To Final

LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the beginning, it was quintessential England. In the end, it was quintessential Mario Mandzukic; it is the end of England’s magical World Cup run; and it is the continuation of Croatia’s. Croatia, a country of just over 4 million people, advanced to its first-ever World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 […]

Amaju Pinnick To Commission France, Belgium Semi Final Match Tomorrow

LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has been confirmed as the match commissioner for the 2018 FIFA World Cup first semi final match between France and Belgium in Saint Petersburg tomorrow. The match, which will be the fifth match Pinnick would commission at the finals in Russia, will […]

Mikel: My Father’s Kidnapped Two Hours Before Argentina Tie Did Not Deter Me

LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ skipper, John Mikel Obi, has revealed that the news of the kidnap of his dad, Pa Michael Obi, was broken to him two hours before their final World Cup Group D game against Argentina. Speaking after his dad’s release from the kidnappers den on Monday, Obi revealed that he was […]

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