Tag: World cup
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Road to the World Cup – The perennial festival of football fanfare
When the inaugural World Cup was hosted in Uruguay in 1930, football had become a keenly supported, highly competitive & glamorous sport that generated huge profits for it’s administrators at the time. FIFA, the world governing body for football had recorded some significant success in controlling the affairs of football for several years before deciding…
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Angola dent D’Tigers’ 2023 FIBA World Cup hopes
Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, D’Tigers, on Sunday in Abidjan suffered a 67-70 loss to Angola in a 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier. Tthe match played at the Palais des Sports Treichville saw D’Tigers having a sluggish start to the game.
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World Cup qualifier: D’Tigers cage Guinea 89-70
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on Saturday in Abidjan defeated Guinea 89-70 in their second match of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers. The match played at the 3,500-capacity Palais des Sports Treichville saw D’Tigers bounce back after losing to Cote D’Ivoire in the opening fixture.
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We want more Nigerian workers in our country – Qatar
The State of Qatar has expressed its willingness to have more Nigerians in its labour force. Mr Ahmad AL-Horr, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Qatar in Nigeria, said this when he visited the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige on Friday in Abuja.
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FIFA releases World Cup sound track two on streaming Platforms
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has released the second track of the 2022 World Cup. The World Cup track will be released across all music streaming platforms from August 26, 2022. The single, ‘Arhbo’, features Congolese-French rapper Gims and Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist Ozuna. It is currently available only on the official YouTube…
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Qatar 2022: Deschamps confident Pogba will make World Cup
Didier Deschamps remains confident Paul Pogba will be fit to play for France at the World Cup in spite missing the start of the season through injury. Pogba sustained a knee problem in pre-season after returning to Juventus from Manchester United on a free transfer.
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Paul Pogba risks missing Qatar 2022
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could face five months on the sidelines due to knee surgery and might be missing the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Pogba was diagnosed with the lesion of the lateral meniscus in his right knee after suffering a sprain in training in Los Angeles last week. He was expected to have…
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2022 WAFCON: Buhari, NFF President hail Super Falcons
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.
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Final tickets for Qatar 2022 available from Tuesday
The remaining tickets for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar slated for later this year will go on sale from July 5 on a first-come first-served basis. Global football governing body FIFA said on Thursday that the tickets would be available via the FIFA homepage for the tournament.
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World Cup 2022: Who are the 10 favourites for this year’s tournament ?
The first-ever winter World Cup in Qatar has hit the headlines for some extremely negative reasons since the country won its bid back in 2018. While the tournament continues to cause controversy among many people, football fans will at least look forward to a festival of football coming up in November. From a footballing perspective,…