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Brazil has withdrawn its bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, citing a myriad of reasons amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on its website, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the government might not be able to offer financial guarantees “due to the scenario of fiscal and economic austerity, caused by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “After [...]
Taribo West, former Super Eagles star defender, has reportedly said Joe Ayodele-Aribo, Rangers midfielder, is too weak to play for the Nigerian side. According to Daily Record UK, West said the Rangers star is not good enough to feature for the Super Eagles. The former AC Milan player believes Oghenekaro Etebo, Getafe FC midfielder, should be the one playing ahead of Aribo. The [...]
The number of COVID-19 deaths in a single day in Brazil has risen above the 1,000 mark within 24 hours. The country recorded 1,179 deaths on Tuesday, according to the Brazil health ministry. This is the highest daily toll recorded in the country since May 12 when 881 patients died of the disease. With 271,885 patients, Brazil is currently the fourth country in [...]
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, former Brazilian professional footballer better known as Ronaldinho, is being held by police in Paraguay for allegedly using a fake passport to enter the country. It was gathered that the former AC Milan and Barcelona forward was in Asunción, capital city of Paraguay, for a charity event when police visited his hotel suite, where they found the alleged [...]
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Liverpool FC beat Flamengo of Brazil to become world champions for the first time in their 127-year history. Jürgen Klopp's men clinched the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup trophy after pipping Copa Libertadores winners 1-0 in extra time at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar on Saturday evening. Liverpool qualified for the FIFA's competition which consists of the best top clubs from [...]
Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained the 31st position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings. According to the list released on Thursday by the world football body, the Super Eagles also took 3rd position in the continent. Belgium secured the FIFA ranking’s 'Team of the Year' for the second successive time after a record-breaking year for the global ladder. The Red Devils held on [...]
The Nigerian Twittersphere is currently abuzz after the Super Eagles held the Samba Boys of Brazil to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. The international friendly game took place at the Singapore national stadium, Kallang. Joe Aribo gave the Super Eagles the lead in the 35th minute but Real Madrid's Casemiro equalised three minute into the second half. The moment the game ended, quite a [...]
Super Eagles of Nigeria held Brazil to a 1-1 draw in an international friend game at the Singapore national stadium, Kallang on Sunday. The Eagles endured early time of pressure from the Brazilian side with their 4-3-3 formation. Gernot Rohr’s side had finished third at this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations, losing in the semi-finals to Algeria, who went on to beat [...]
Five years after his first invitation to the Super Eagles, Ramon Azeez has made Gernot Rohr's 23-man list for the international friendly match with Brazil in Singapore. Rohr's boys will take on five-time world champions on Sunday, October 13 at the Singapore national stadium in Kallang. Kenneth Omeruo, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem are back from injury, otherwise, the squad is largely unchanged from [...]
Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, Brazil's head coach commonly referred to as Tite, has listed players like Neymar, Dani Alves and Roberto Firmino as the likely players for the friendly match with Super Eagles. The Eagles versus Brazil international friendly is billed to take place at the Singapore National Stadium at 5am Nigerian time on October 13. Top on Tite's killer squad for the friendly [...]
Nigerian-Brazilian striker Dominic Uzoukwu is confident of scoring 20 goals for Beijing BG this season. The 23-year-old has already netted 11 times in the Chinese second-tier league and he's aiming to double his tally. "I have scored 11 times already and I'm very confident of scoring more for my club," he told TheCable. "When I was coming here, I set a target to score [...]
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