Tag: RUSSIA 2018
Uche Agbo happy to sit on Super Eagles bench
Super Eagles star, Uche Agbo, has set his sights on making Nigeria's 23-man World Cup roster and does not mind sitting on the bench...
Peru captain banned from World Cup for cocaine use
Peru will be without inspirational skipper, Paolo Guerrero, at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Guerrero, 33, was banned by FIFA's disciplinary committee after...
Russia 2018: NFF settles for Pyatigorsk as Super Eagles base
Nigeria has settled for the city of Pyatigorsk as first-choice base camp for next year's World Cup in Russia, subject to approval from FIFA.
Pyatigorsk...
My generation will disappear if we fail at World Cup –...
Argentina skipper, Lionel Messi, has declared that his entire generation may be forced to retire if they fail to overcome Nigeria and other sides...
Ezenwa wary of tricky World Cup draw
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, believes the country will scale through from a very tricky World Cup group.
Nigeria are in Group D, alongside Argentina,...
World Cup organisers issue warning to gay fans
Gay fans attending the World Cup in Russia have been warned not to hold hands in some of the cities staging matches during the...
FIFA applauds young Super Eagles team
World football ruling body, FIFA, has hailed Nigeria for parading the youngest team during the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Gernot Rohr qualified...
Super Eagles: Onyekuru hopes for favourable World Cup draw
Super Eagles striker, Henry Onyekuru, is hoping for a favourable draw ahead of Friday’s draw ceremony for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The...
NFF to sponsor 100 Nigerians to Russia World Cup
Due to the on-going crisis engulfing the Nigerian Football Supporters Club, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is reportedly nurturing plans to sponsor 100 Nigerians...
Rohr issues optimum to former German U-20 skipper
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has told ex-Germany U-20 skipper, Kevin Akpoguma, to decide where his international allegiance lies.
Born to a German mother and...