Tag: liberia
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Super Eagles move closer to World Cup play-off after Liberia win
The Super Eagles on Saturday defeated the Lone Star of Liberia 2-0 at the Grand Stade de Tangier, Morocco, in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying Matchday five Group C encounter. Two strikes from the penalty spot earned Nigeria all three points against Liberia to set up a tantalizing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022…
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Qatar 2022: Five Liberia players who could hurt Super Eagles
Super Eagles of Nigeria face the Lone Stars in Tangier, Morocco looking to avoid another upset having fallen to a shock defeat at the hands of the Central African Republic in October’s internationals. Gernot Rohr men could qualify for the playoff rounds in World Cup qualifying if they pick up a win and results elsewhere…
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A visit to Liberia and Memories of a Civil War – Hope Eghagha
From Wednesday October 27 through Friday October 29, we were in Liberia under the auspices of African Children’s Talent Discovery Foundation
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World Cup qualifiers: Iheanacho secures Super Eagles victory against Liberia
Super Eagles of Nigeria started their qualifying campaign with a commanding win in Lagos on Friday. Kelechi Iheanacho’s brace guided Nigeria to a 2-0 victory over Liberia in their opening fixture in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. The game was, however, decided in the first half of the one-sided game as the former youth…
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Liberia arrive Lagos for 2022 World Cup qualifier against Super Eagles
Liberia arrive Lagos for 2022 World Cup qualifier against Super Eagles
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Only 5,000 spectators to watch Nigeria, Liberia match in stadium
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to have only 5,000 spectators at next week’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja that NFF had applied to have 12,000 spectators at the…
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Qatar 2022 Qualifiers: Togolese officials picked for Nigeria, Liberia clash
World football governing body FIFA has appointed Togolese official Kouassi Attiogbe, as the referee for next Friday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match, a Match Day 1 fixture in the qualifying competition, is scheduled for the Teslim Balogun Stadium in…
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Qatar 2022 Qualifiers: Rohr lists 30 Super Eagles for Liberia, Cape Verde
The Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up a total of 30 players for next month’s opening rounds of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying competition. Nigeria will host Liberia in Lagos on Sept. 3 and visit Cape Verde in Mindelo on Sept. 7. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communications at Nigeria…
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Nigerian-born Nwabudike resigns as Liberia’s anti-corruption boss over citizenship saga
The head of Liberia’s anti-corruption commission, Ndubusi Nwabudike has resigned, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. According to reports, Nwabudike resigned amid allegations that he obtained his citizenship of the West African state illegally. President George Weah appointed Nigerian-born Nwabudike, a naturalised Liberian citizen, as the chair of the country’s anti-corruption commission, in…
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Senegal, Liberia presidents, others for UBA Africa Day forum today as Elumelu presides
Senegal President Macky Sall, Liberia President George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will be part of a High-Level Leadership Panel to be moderated today by Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, to discuss Africa’s economic recovery at the 2020 edition of UBA’s Africa Conversations. They will…