LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo took a break from his World Cup preparations to join English Championship club Stoke on Monday, AFP reports. Etebo will be a member of the Nigeria squad when the World Cup gets underway in Russia on Thursday. The 22-year-old is free to concentrate on his international commitments after…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr bans players from eating goat meat & pepper soup. Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has banned players from eating goat meat and pepper soup as they prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This comes after consecutive losses to England and the Czech Republic…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has rejected a £2 billion offer for the club from the richest person in the United Kingdom and has no plans to sell, according to reports. The Daily Mail reported that Jim Ratcliffe, who has an estimated net worth of £21bn, according to the Sunday Times, made an…
ARGENTINA FIFA world ranking: 5 Last World Cup: 2014 Best World Cup finish: Champions, 1978, 1986 How qualified: Finished third in South American qualifying tournament. Key players: F Lionel Messi, MF Angel Di Maria, F Sergio Aguero It’s a fact: Argentina has been held scoreless for 217 consecutive minutes in its last three World Cup…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria has dropped one place from 47th position to 48th in the latest FIFA world ranking ahead of the 2018 World Cup. The latest ranking was released on Thursday on the website of the football governing body. In Africa, Super Eagles also dropped from sixth place to seventh….
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NESRANGERS)-Football fans have criticised Victor Moses on social media following Nigeria’s 1-0 loss to Czech Republic in their friendly match in Austria on Wednesday. According to some of the fans, Moses’ performance in the match was below average, saying the Chelsea star failed to create scoring chances. FcNaija reports that some of…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina’s national soccer team announced Wednesday it was canceling a friendly match against Israel’s national team amid political pressure and after facing death threats that the Argentine foreign minister said were “worse than ISIS.” The announcement brought bitter disappointment for some 30,000 Israeli fans who had purchased tickets to the highly anticipated…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will go into the World Cup on a five-match winless streak after losing its final warmup game to Czech Republic 1-0 on Wednesday. Czech defender Tomas Kalas scored after 25 minutes, handing Nigeria another defeat four days after its 2-1 loss to England in London. Coach Gernot Rohr’s team has lost…