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World Cup: Ighalo Tips Morocco To Shock Portugal
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World Cup: Ighalo Tips Morocco To Shock Portugal

Odion Ighalo, former Super Eagles striker, has tipped Morocco to shock Portugal when they meet in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Saturday.   Morocco turned out as the second African team after the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat Spain at the World Cup after they emerged victorious over the 2018 winner on penalties. Morocco beat the European giant 3-0 on spot kicks after a barren draw.    The North African side is the fourth African team to reach the quarter-final of the World Cup. Each of the previous teams to have reached this stage did not progress further, with Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002), and Ghana (2010) being knocked out in agonizing circumstances. See Also: World Cup: He’s Exceptional – Van Gaal Lauds Ziyech Prior to Saturday’s (today)...
<strong>World Cup: He’s Exceptional – Van Gaal Lauds Ziyech</strong>
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World Cup: He’s Exceptional – Van Gaal Lauds Ziyech

Louis van Gaal, Netherlands coach, has described Morocco star, Hakim Ziyech as an exceptional player who contributes hugely to his team’s success. Ziyech who has been on impressive form for Morocco at the World Cup, has played a key role as his team booked their place in the last eight against Portugal after beating Spain on penalties. The Moroccan side played out a 0-0 draw with Spain but won the game on penalties after extra time. The Moroccan winger who was speculated to be on the verge of a move back to Ajax in the summer earned a commendation from Dutch boss, van Gaal. See Also: World Cup: CAF Congratulates Senegal For Qualifying For Next Round Responding to a question on Morocco coach, Walid Regragui, van Gaal said, “Well, I can’t judge [axed Spain head coach] Luis E...
<strong>W’Cup: Cameroon FA President Eto’o Apologises For Attacking Man</strong>
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W’Cup: Cameroon FA President Eto’o Apologises For Attacking Man

Samuel Eto’o, the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, has apologised for physically harassing a man after a World Cup match on Monday. Eto’o in a statement issued on his Twitter handle on Tuesday said he was provoked by a fan who was probably an Algerian fan as part of an ongoing row following Cameroon’s win over Algeria in the World Cup play-off match in March. See Also: World Cup: CAF Congratulates Senegal For Qualifying For Next Round The statement partly read, “After the Brazil-South Korea match, I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter. “I would like to apologise for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality. I apologise to the public for this unfortunate incident.” Recall that Alger...
<strong>World Cup: CAF Congratulates Senegal For Qualifying For Next Round</strong>
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World Cup: CAF Congratulates Senegal For Qualifying For Next Round

The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has congratulated the Senegal national football team for qualifying for the round of 16 in the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Recall that the Aliou Cisse’s team beat Ecuador 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium to clinch the second position in Group B, behind Netherlands. Watford striker, Ismaila Sarr converted a penalty to put Senegal in front in the first half. Ecuador equalized through Moises Caicedo midway through the second half, scoring from a close range. See Also: Oliseh Hints On Which Country His Son Will Represent However, Senegal restored their lead through Chelsea defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, who scored 12 minutes before normal time. Reacting, CAF in a tweet on its Twitter handle lauded Senegal for the feat. ...
<strong>Oliseh Hints On Which Country His Son Will Represent</strong>
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Oliseh Hints On Which Country His Son Will Represent

Sunday Oliseh, former coach of the Super Eagles has disclosed that his son, Denzel will play for Nigeria in the future. This follows Denzel’s eligibility to represent multiple countries. The youngster’s mother is half Belgian and half Moroccan. Denzel is qualified to represent Nigeria and Belgium. Queried on which country his son will represent, Sunday Oliseh replied to a user on Twitter, “Naija”, accompanied by emojis of thumbs up and prayer. See Also: Former Eagles Coach, Oliseh Worried Over Ndidi’s Leicester Deployment Denzel is keen to follow his father’s path by becoming a professional footballer. Oliseh achieved remarkable feats in his playing days and lined up for many European giants such as Juventus and Ajax. The former Super Eagles player and coach co...
<strong>Why I Can Never Be A Ronaldo Fan -Mikel</strong>
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Why I Can Never Be A Ronaldo Fan -Mikel

Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, has said that Cristiano Ronaldo has an excessive ego which has made him prefer Lionel Messi over the Portuguese. Ronaldo who was on target as Portugal beat Ghana 3-2 in the 2022 World Cup on Thursday, recently terminated his contract with Manchester United after his controversial interview with Piers Morgan. But Mikel in an interview with Dubai Eye said that he prefers Argentina striker, Messi over 37-year-old Ronaldo. See Also: 2022 World Cup: Addo Reacts To Ronaldo’s Penalty He said, “I’ve never been a Ronaldo fan really. “For me, when a player has so much ego, I don’t really get it. He’s never been one of my favourite players and that’s why I always go for Messi really.” Ronaldo set a record as the first playe...
UEFA WCL: Oshoala Bags Player Of the Match In Barca’s Trashing Of Benfica
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UEFA WCL: Oshoala Bags Player Of the Match In Barca’s Trashing Of Benfica

Nigerian international, Asisat Oshoala was named the Player of the Match in Barcelona’s 9-0 thrashing of Benfica in the UEFA women’s Champions League on Wednesday.       This was contained in a tweet on the UEFA women’s Champions League Twitter handle. Oshoala bagged two goals and provided two assists as Barcelona kicked off their champions league campaign in Group D. The Super Falcons star assisted Barca’s first and second goals before getting on the scoresheet for her side’s third ad eight goals. See Also: The Nigerian had now netted three goals in all competitions for former European champions this season. She is the current African women’s Player of the Year and finished last season as the highest goal scorer with 20 goals in the Spanish league. Source: Compl...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons to Face Japan in Friendly Match
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons to Face Japan in Friendly Match

The Super Falcons have flown out to Kobe in Japan ahead of their friendly match against the Nadeshiko on Thursday. See Also: Former Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi Retires from Football The Super Falcons’ team with the officials left on Saturday for Kobe from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. A tweet on the Super Falcons’ official Twitter handle reads, “We are jetting out of Nigeria's Airport to Japan.” Ahead of this clash, The Falcons have only won once out of the three encounters against the Japanese. The Women’s National Team have also failed to win their last four games. Source: Daily Post
Ibrahim Musa Gusau Elected as New NFF President
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Ibrahim Musa Gusau Elected as New NFF President

Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after an election was conducted on Friday. See Also: NFF to face Potential Sanction by FIFA Over Contract Breach Gusau became the 40th President of the NFF after being elected at the NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, Edo State. The newly elected President got 21 votes to defeat his closest contender, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who managed 12 votes. Coming in third place, League Management Committee Chairman, Shehu Dikko, ended up with only six votes. At the start of the election, only seven out of the total ten intending candidates contested for the position, as three candidates namely, Moukhtar Muhammed, Musa Amadu, and Yahaya Kwande withdrew before the election starte...
Former Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi Retires from Football
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Former Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi Retires from Football

Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea legend, John Obi Mikel, has retired from professional football after 20 years of action. Obi announced his retirement from football on Tuesday on his social media accounts with a farewell message to his fans. See Also: Otubanjo wins UEFA Conference League Goal of The Week Award “There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today." “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and, more importantly, the human it has helped shape." “All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, teammates, and most importantly, my ever-loya...