LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Croatia on Thursday defeated highly rated Argentina 3-0 in a Group D match at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Croatia had in the first group match defeated Nigeria 2-0. Goals by Croatia in the match against Argentina were scored by Rebic, Modric and Raktic. The win by Croatia leaves the Super…
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 MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Head coach of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted that he does not have a lot of star players in his squad. However, Rohr says with team and tactical discipline, Nigeria can go far at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “In the team we are working on improving all segments of…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria are now ranked the 47th best football-playing nation in the world according to the April Fifa Ranking released. Inspired by their victory over Poland in March’s international friendly, Gernot Rohr’s men climbed five placed – a position which makes them the sixth best team in Africa behind Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR,…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gernot Rohr has warned that the Nigeria senior national team are not World Cup favourites despite their 1-0 victory over Poland in Friday’s international friendly at the Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw. Adam Nawałka’s were punished for failing to convert their numerous scoring chances and bowed to the Africans who were without captain John…