Tag: Russia 2018
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Russia 2018: How the five favourites are shaping up a month from the World Cup
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia starting in a month, here are five favourites team – who between them have won 13 of the last 20 tournaments — are shaping up: – Germany – Germany’s build-up has been marred by uncertainty as to the fitness of first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The 32-year-old Bayern…
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Russia 2018: No injury scare in Super Eagles – Media Officer
With 31 days to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, says there is no need to panic over injuries in the team. Nigeria is pitted against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in the Mundial’s Group D. Ibitoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that…
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Nigeria will succeed in Russia – Joseph Yobo
Ex-Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, believes the current squad of the National team will succeed in the forthcoming FIFA world Cup in Russia. Yobo spoke on the sidelines of a media parley organised by Multichoice Nigeria on Thursday to unfold its plans to bring the world soccer fiesta to the homes of Nigerians. He said…
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Russia 2018: Win World Cup, get $24m bonus – NFF tells Super Eagles
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has said that the Super Eagles players stand the chance of pocketing 24 million dollars if they play in the final of the 2018 World Cup. The World Cup will hold from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. Pinnick told journalists in Abuja on…
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Almost 1.7m World Cup tickets sold after latest sales stage – FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped up in the latest sales stage which ended on Tuesday. The football ruling body FIFA also said that 394,433 tickets were sold during a first-come, first-served window since March 13.…
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It’s too late to be experimenting with players for Russia 2018, Gaiya advises Rohr
Godfrey Gaiya, a former Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Sports, says it is too late for Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to be experimenting with players. Gaiya, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja on the Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to Serbia in London on Tuesday, said time was too short for the…
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Russia 2018: We’ve sealed over $50m endorsement deals – Pinnick
President of Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has revealed that the Glass House has so far sealed contracts worth $50 million about N18 Billion in support of the Super Eagles campaign in this year’s World Cup in Russia. The Eagles impressive qualification he said has turned the team into a beautiful bride with corporate bodies…
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Russia 2018: ‘British threats to boycott World Cup hurt ties, sport’
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that British threats to boycott the 2018 FIFA World Cup would damage ties with Moscow and hurt world sport, Interfax news agency reported. The British government it would respond decisively to any Russian government’s involvement, in the wake of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England.…
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Russia 2018: No time for too much talk, we’ll prove our worth on the pitch – Mikel Obi
Super Eagles’ captain Mikel Obi said on Wednesday that the Nigerian national team players have no need to say too much before Saturday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zambia’s Chipolopolo. The second leg game of Group B between Nigeria and Zambia for the 2018 World Cup qualifier is scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio…
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Russia 2018: I’m yet to decide rerunning for presidency – Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he had yet to decide whether to run for re-election in 2018, but promised not to change the constitution to allow him to keep on running for Russia’s top political post indefinitely. Putin, who has dominated Russia’s political landscape for the last 17 years and boasts strong popularity ratings,…