LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian football supporters have been left bemused by reports of a request to Russian officials to have live chickens taken into the World Cup venues as good-luck charms. It was reported last week, on various platforms, that Nigerian fans had been denied their requests to take chickens into the stadiums, but it’s…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Croatia sent one of its players home Monday after he refused to take the pitch during the team’s opening World Cup match. Head coach Zlatko Dalić confirmed forward Nikola Kalinić was sent packing from the team’s base camp in Roshchino, Russia. The drastic move comes after Kalinić apparently cited a back injury…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World Cup hosts Russia face an Egypt side buoyed by the likely return of star man Mohamed Salah on Tuesday knowing a win will all but guarantee a place in the last 16. Liverpool wizard Salah missed his team’s defeat to Uruguay on Friday as he struggles to recover from the shoulder…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia’s official team narrowly escaped death as their plane caught fire in midair while travelling to their next World Cup match. Flames were seen from the engine as the Russian Airlines Airbus was en route to Rostov where they take on Uruguay on Wednesday. An official statement from the football association…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NESRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles , Gernot Rohr has insisted that playing a three-man defence against Croatia was not the best decision. Gernot Rohr was reacting to criticisms surrounding his choice of 4-2-3-1 formation for the 2-0 defeat to the Europeans in their Group D opener on Saturday night. Former Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin Okocha has slammed Coach Gernot Rohr for his tactical approach in Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia. Okocha also blamed the team’s poor defending which led to the two goals conceded in each half. He added that Mikel was not creative enough in the midfield, adding that the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil will be eager to bounce back in their first game against Switzerland after their dismal outing at the last World Cup, which they hosted. Coach Tite will be hoping that the players live up to expectation this time around after the disastrous outing that left their fans disappointment. This year, the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria ensured that Africa’s teams went 0-3 at the World Cup as they put on a lifeless display and were duly swatted aside by a Croatia side who ran out 2-0 winners. The defeat leaves the Super Eagles with much to do to escape Group D, particularly with Argentina to come in…