Category Archives: FIFA Competitions

Falcons Battle Canada To Shape Up For World Cup

May 25 FIFA Competitions, Football, Sports 12 comments

Nigeria’s Super Falcons are set for a stern test of their readiness for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup when they clash with host nation, Canada, on Monday evening. Ahead of the Grade A friendly, the team took time to ha...

Qatar Unveils Design Of 5th World Cup Stadium

April 23 FIFA Competitions, Football 33 comments

As Qatar continues to make progress on the delivery of its venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the new design for Al Rayyan Stadium, the fifth proposed stadium for world football’s showpiece event in seven years ti...

Nigeria Refs Get More International Matches

April 23 CAF Competitions, FIFA Competitions, Football, Sports Personality 14 comments

The efforts of Nigeria Football Federation to enhance the capacity of Nigerian referees and make them more professional and diligent are paying off steadily with the referees receiving greater consideration for internati...

Jonathan Receives Women’s FIFA World Cup

March 23 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams 1 comment

Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) has received the FIFA Women’s World Cup troohy, which is on a tour of all 24 nations that have qualified to take part in the seventh edition of the global finals in...

Neuer Battles Messi, Ronaldo For Ballon d’Or

January 12 FIFA Competitions, Football 27 comments

On Monday 12 January 2015, the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner will be announced by the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA. Unlike the previous edition that was a straight contest between Lionel Me...

Nigeria Now 43 In FIFA Rankings

December 19 FIFA Competitions, Football 38 comments

Nigeria’s Super Eagles, who will not be at Equatorial Guinea 2015 to defend the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, trophy they won in South Africa in 2013, have again dropped in the monthly FIFA rankings. In the Rankin...

Pinnick Assures Falcons Of Solid Preparations For World Cup

December 7 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football, World Cup 8 comments

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has once again assured the Super Falcons of high–level preparations ahead of the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Canada next year summer. The NFF su...

World Cup Draw: Okon Leads Falcons’ Team To Canada

December 6 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football 8 comments

The Super Falcons’ delegation have arrived in Ottawa, capital of Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Falcons’ Coach, Edwin Okon, led the group which included Team Administrator, Ruth David and Team Media Of...

Neuer Battles Ronaldo, Messi For Ballon d’Or

December 2 FIFA Competitions, Football 42 comments

The contenders for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best player of 2014 and for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2014 award were announced Monday on FIFA.com, francefootball.fr and YouTube. In alphabet...

Kwara Utd Berate Teap Over Abandoned Match

November 3 FIFA Competitions, Nigeria National League 5 comments

Kwara United FC of Ilorin, have described the decision of Teap FC of Abuja to discontinue the week 29 match of Nigeria National League, NNL, in Ilorin on Saturday as a disrespect to the rules of the game. The club in a s...

Germany, Nigeria Battle For U-20 Women’s World Cup

August 22 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 34 comments

The final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 is a repeat of the 2010 showpiece between the then hosts Germany and Nigeria. That game went the way of the European side, an outcome the in-form Africans will be ...

Mba, Falconets Fall Victims Of FIFA Suspension

July 15 FIFA Competitions, Football 8 comments

Nigerians have started counting their losses as the Plateau State High Court refused to sit on Tuesday, the 15 July deadline earlier given to the country to reinstate the Aminu Maigari-led NFF or face a two-year ban by F...

FIFA Suspends Nigeria Federation

July 10 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams 15 comments

Nigeria has been suspended from international football because of government interference. World soccer’s ruling body, FIFA, sent a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (FFF) last week expressing its concern a...

Argentina Dread Nigeria, Says Di Maria

June 25 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 7 comments

Angel Di Maria, who struck the only goal against Nigeria in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament final in 2008, is expecting another tight contest against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Wednesday’s Brazil 20...

Exit Beckons For Italy, Others

June 24 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 1 comment

The ‘group of death’ has certainly lived up to its ghoulish moniker, with a second former FIFA World Cup winner set for the axe along with England. Despite being the second smallest of all 32 nations at Brazi...

Don’t Give Up On Eagles, Says Danagogo

June 20 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams, Sports Personality, World Cup 53 comments

As the Super Eagles prepare to face Bosnia Herzegovinia in their second match at the World Cup in Brazil, the Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has called on ...

Cahill Praises Superb Suarez

June 20 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams, Players Profiles, World Cup 5 comments

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has praised Luiz Suarez for his great performance in Thursday’s World Cup match, where he scored two goals to earn Uruguay a Round of 16 ticket. Uruguay defeated England 2-1, and Cahill...

Onazi Vows To End Bosnia’s Runs

June 20 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams, Players Profiles, World Cup 28 comments

Lazio of Italy midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi says he can’t wait for Saturday to show how important the World Cup, second group match between Nigeria and Bosni Herzegovina is to him. He was speaking shortly after the team̵...

NFF Rallies Eagles To Beat Bosnia

June 20 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 8 comments

President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has insisted that the Super Eagles must keep their discipline and elan as they seek a place in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on Saturday against Bosnia-He...

Dazed Spain Coach Won’t Rush Decision

June 19 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams, World Cup no comments

Vicente del Bosque will not be rushed into a decision over his future as coach of Spain after their FIFA World Cup reign ended in a humiliating first round exit. Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Chile at Rio’s Marac...

Eagles Off To Cuiaba For Bosnia Clash

June 19 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 39 comments

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will head for Cuiaba on Thursday morning for their second game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, after drawing goalless in its opener against Iran. Team Skipper, Joseph Yobo, said the focus should b...

Sad Song For Home-Bound Cameroon

June 19 FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams, World Cup 16 comments

Down 1-0 to Croatia, Cameroon’s Alex Song decided to elbow Mario Mandzukic in the back after bumping into him while not looking where he was going. This was obviously a strange choice and one the referee punished w...

Mexico’ll Surprise Brazil, Says Peralta

June 17 FIFA Competitions, National Teams, World Cup 7 comments

Mexico’s Oribe Peralta has told hosts of 2014 World Cup, Brazil to expect surprises when they clash in their group match on Tuesday. “Thanks to the first win, we are very calm about the Brazil match, about taking a...