Tag: WORLD CUP
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Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos, has started the 2025 U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 1-4 loss to Canada. Despite high expectations, Nigeria fell behind early, with Queen Joseph equalizing before halftime. In the second half, Canada scored three more goals, including a key goal from Melisa Kekic and a late finish from Julia…
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Nigeria will face Gabon in the semi-finals of the African section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs after qualifying by defeating Benin 4–0. Gabon secured their spot as runners-up in Group F with a 2–0 win over Burundi, while Ivory Coast topped the group. Other qualifiers include DR Congo, who beat Sudan, and Cameroon,…
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Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will depart Abuja early today Wednesday, October 8, to begin final preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. Led by Head Coach Bankole Olowookere, the team will camp in Casablanca for two international friendlies against New Zealand (October 10) and Paraguay (October 14), before moving…
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Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal will miss Spain’s World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria after suffering a recurrence of his groin injury in the Champions League loss to PSG. The 18-year-old is expected to be sidelined for up to three weeks, casting doubt over his Clasico availability on October 26. Spain coach Luis de la…
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FIFA has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding ineligible midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a March 21, 2025 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. South Africa must forfeit the match 3-0 in Lesotho’s favour, pay a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs (£9,000), while Mokoena received a warning. FIFA said the decision, based on breaches…
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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have departed for Chile on Sunday to finalize preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Led by head coach Aliyu Zubairu, the team began their build-up in Abuja last month, participating in several friendly matches. While in Chile, they will play additional warm-up games to fine-tune their squad ahead of…
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Venezuela has sacked head coach Fernando Batista and his entire staff, just one day after a crushing 6-3 home defeat to Colombia ended the Vinotinto’s hopes of qualifying for their first-ever World Cup. The decision, announced Wednesday night, followed a call from President Nicolas Maduro for a “restructuring of the technical staff.” The move marks…
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Nigeria Super Eagles’ camp has expanded to 13 players as preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and South Africa ramp up. Nine players, including Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, and Moses Simon, arrived at the camp in Ikot Ikpene on yesterday Tuesday , joining four others who had checked in earlier. Only…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., shifting from an earlier plan to host it in Las Vegas. The announcement was made alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was allowed Trump to hold the Jules Rimet…
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Reports from ESPN and TUDN’Mexico have revealed Las Vegas will host the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5 at The Sphere, a 17,500-seat venue with a massive screen. The event will determine the 12 groups of four teams for the expanded 48-team tournament hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Recall Las Vegas…
