Category: SPORTS

Fans to Pay N34K for England vs. Nigeria @ Wembley
May 19, 2018 No Responses

Fans to Pay N34K for England vs. Nigeria @ Wembley

Ticket sales for the high profile Warm-up match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and The Three Lions of England on June 2nd at Wembley has not closed yet. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday made this clarification stating...
read more
Eagles to Get Buhari’s Blessing for Russia May 29
May 16, 2018 No Responses

Eagles to Get Buhari’s Blessing for Russia May 29

World Cup-bound Super Eagles will meet President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on May 29. May 29, being Democracy Day in Nigeria, the Eagles will be using the D-day to get the presidential royal blessing for...
read more
May 16, 2018 No Responses

England Manager Gareth Southgate on Wednesday named 23-man World Cup squad with the name of Tammy Abraham missing on the list. Recall that Abraham had a chance to represent the Super Eagles at the world stage but chose England after...
read more
Teslim Balogun Stadium Pitch to be Replaced with Grass — LASG
May 15, 2018 No Responses

Teslim Balogun Stadium Pitch to be Replaced with Grass — LASG

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Tuesday said that the Teslim Balogun Stadium pitch which until now was artificial turf would be replaced with grass to allow international matches to be played there. The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission...
read more
Knock, Nod Trail Rohr’s Provisional 30-man World Cup List
May 14, 2018 No Responses

Knock, Nod Trail Rohr’s Provisional 30-man World Cup List

Mixed reactions on Monday trailed Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr’s 30-man provisional list for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Coach Rohr’s 30-man Provisional squad was released by the Ni...
read more
Pinnick: Nigeria Not Paying Atlético for friendly
May 14, 2018 No Responses

Pinnick: Nigeria Not Paying Atlético for friendly

Amaju Pinnick has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation did not pay any money to bring Atlético de Madrid to Nigeria for a friendly against the Super Eagles because of their relationship with Liga de Fútbol Profesional. The NFF president...
read more
World Cup: Google tips Iceland to beat Eagles
May 11, 2018 No Responses

World Cup: Google tips Iceland to beat Eagles

Gives Iceland 36%, Eagles 34% Nigeria’s second group match against Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia could either end in a draw or a slim victory, according to the international reference data. The data obtained on Friday gives Iceland...
read more
Russia 2018: NFF to Slash Rohr’s $30,000 Match Win-Bonus
May 10, 2018 No Responses

Russia 2018: NFF to Slash Rohr’s $30,000 Match Win-Bonus

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) could end up slashing the win bonus of Super Eagles’ head coach, Gernot Rohr for the FIFA World Cup, if words emanating from the glasshouse are anything to go by. Rohr will earn double of...
read more
2018: FIFA Shuns Nigerian Referees for Male & Female W/Cups
May 9, 2018 No Responses

2018: FIFA Shuns Nigerian Referees for Male & Female W/Cups

NewswatchNigeria can report that no Nigerian female or male referee would officiate at FIFA World Cups this year. Just after the June to July Russia 2018, the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup would kick off in France. It was revealed...
read more
Barcelona’s Roberto handed four-game ban for striking Marcelo
May 9, 2018 No Responses

Barcelona’s Roberto handed four-game ban for striking Marcelo

Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto, will miss the rest of the Liga season and the first match of the next campaign, after being given a four-game ban. The full-back was punished for striking Real Madrid’s Marcelo in last Sunday’s tension-filled 2-2...
read more
1 … 47 48 49 50 51 … 124