Super Eagles Drop One Place In FIFA World Ranking; Now 34th, Still 3rd In Africa
Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped one place, from 33rd to 34th in the latest ranking released by FIFA on Thursday.
Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped one place, from 33rd to 34th in the latest ranking released by FIFA on Thursday.
Kojo Williams, a onetime chairman of Nigeria Football Association says he is not pleased that Amaju Pinnick is still presiding over Nigerian football despite the corruption allegations weaved around him.
Nigeria have been handed an injury boost ahead of their international friendly against Brazil next month, with Udinese star William Troost-Ekong back in contention to face the South American powerhouse.
Nigeria Women’s National team, the Super Falcons suffered a 2-1 loss to Squad One U-20 men’s side, at the FIFA Goal Project pitch of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Wednesday as they continued their buildup for Côte d’Ivoire clashes in the 2020 Olympics qualifiers next month.
German champions Bayern Munich have reported on their official website that highly-rated Dutch-born striker of Nigerian descent Joshua Zirkzee has committed his future to the club by penning a new deal. The new agreement between Bayern Munich and Zirkzee will keep him at the Bavarians until June 30, 2023.
Following his goal against Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday evening, Peter Olayinka has etched his name into the champions league folklore. The 23-year-old became the first Nigerian to score on his champions league debut since Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored a hattrick for Maccabi Haifa in 2002.
Former Super Eagles forward, Nwankwo Kanu has applauded the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) gesture to have sealed a grade ‘A’ international friendly game between Nigeria and Brazil, slated for October 13.
Football superstar Didier Drogba has partnered with online sports betting brand 10bet and become the operator’s new Global Brand Ambassador. 10bet’s endorsement by Drogba cements its drive to continue conquering the online sports and casino marketplace.
As statistics revealed in 2016, Nigerians spent an average of N154bn daily on betting. Experts interviewed by National Daily explained that that figure doubled in 2017 as it became a thing for all, men and women of different status. National Daily spoke with 20 different individuals: Only three of them say they don’t bet, 13 of them bet at least with N100 on a daily basis, while the remaining four bet regularly, at least every weekend.