The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play the El Tri of Mexico in an international friendly game at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US. The match between the two nations was announced on the official social media accounts of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday, April 13, and comes after the Super Eagles of…
The Central African nation of Cameroon have been drawn against Brazil and Senegal against the Netherlands in the 2022 World Cup draw held in Qatar on Friday by FIFA. Cameroon will play in Group G along with Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia, while Senegal are in Group A along with Qatar, Netherlands and Ecuador.In Group D,…
Women in Iran have once again been denied entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media has confirmed. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, was played at the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad….
The erstwhile Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has been relieved of his position with immediate effect. This followed the failure of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a dismal 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola National…
Nigeria hosted Ghana in the second leg of their 2022 World Cup playoffs on Tuesday. The Super Eagles would need to be at their attacking best to get the ticket up for grabs, as a draw will not be enough. GIOTV predicts the starting XI Augustine Eguavoen is likely to put out at the Moshood…
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has begged President Muhammadu Buhari not to call the Super Eagles ahead of their world cup qualifier with Ghana. Instead, Reno urged Buhari to call the Black stars. The aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan made this statement on his official Twitter page Tuesday. Buhari came under attack in…
Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, has opened negotiations over buying a new football club while still in the process of trying to sell the Blues, according to Fanatik. The Russian billionaire put the Premier League club up for sale this month after he was hit with sanctions by the UK government. Abramovich had his assets frozen…
Six Super Eagles players arrived at the camp on Monday morning, March 21, ahead of their two-legged FIFA World Cup play-off encounter with Black stars of Ghana. William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Semi Ajayi, Ola Aina, and Frank Onyeka were the first to arrive at the camp of the Super Eagles, according to the team’s media…
Elizabeth Johnson, a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sunshine Queens FC of Akure has died. A statement by its Media Officer, Femi Atolagbe, described the incident as “shocking” as the deceased had trained with the rest of the squad on Saturday at the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure. “It is heartbreaking; Sunshine…
Russia’s request to freeze a FIFA ban on its soccer teams ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifying playoffs has been dismissed. FIFA said the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the Russian soccer federation’s bid for an urgent interim ruling to freeze the ban pending a full appeal. The CAS decision means Russia…