Tag: World cup
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Cricket W/Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria lose to Uganda by 43 runs
Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Cricket team, playing in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup qualifiers in Botswana, on Saturday lost their third group B game to Uganda. Nigeria lost by 43 runs to their East African rivals at the Botswana Cricket Association oval, in Gaborone, after Uganda elected to bat by winning the toss.…
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Guinea’s World Cup qualifier postponed in coup aftermath
Football governing bodies FIFA and CAF have postponed Monday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match involving Guinea and visiting Morocco. The decision to postpone the game is as a result of Sunday’s coup d’etat in the west African country, as well as the reported detention of its president, Alpha Conde. “The current political and security…
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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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England will use World Cup heartbreak against Denmark – Maguire
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire believes England must use previous hurt to spur them on to glory. The Three Lions take on Denmark in the second semi final at Euro 2020 on Wednesday. England lost in the World Cup semi finals to Croatia three years ago and now have a chance to erase that memory…
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I’m better now than 2018 World Cup – Harry Kane
Tottenham striker and England captain Harry Kane believes he is a better player since the 2018 World Cup. Kane won the Golden Boot at that tournament as England reached the semi finals. As they prepare for their second Euro 2020 group game against Scotland, after defeating Croatia 1-0 in the opener, Kane spoke about his…
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UEFA: Super League players will be banned from World Cup and Euros
UEFA president Alexander Ceferin has promised to punish participants in the Super League and says that any players involved “will be banned from the World Cup and Euros”. The announcement of a new European competition that would see a number of top clubs break away from the Champions League has been met with fierce opposition…
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No new players to be invited for World Cup qualifiers – Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr said he is not expecting any new players in his team when the Nigeria national team start their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign in June. Nigeria rounded up their qualification campaign for next year AFCON tournament, next up is the second qualifying round for the biggest football competition in…
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I’m very proud of the team’s attitude – Spain coach
Spain coach Luis Enrique says he’s happy with his players ahead of their second World Cup qualifier. Spain face Georgia on Sunday in their second World Cup 2022 qualifier. They drew 1-1 with Greece on Thursday in the opening game. Luis Enrique has spoken to the media ahead of the clash to offer his thoughts…
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Why Super Eagles can’t win World Cup – Rohr
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has expressed his pessimism about Nigeria’s chances of winning the World Cup with the current players at his disposal. Rohr led Nigeria to their sixth appearance at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, where they crashed out at the group stage. “We are not ready to win the World…