Russia 2018
World Cup 2018 : Lagos provides insurance cover at viewing centres
Lagos – Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has opened six viewing centres for Lagos residents to watch live football actions from the ongoing Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The sports-loving governor also provided security, traffic control and general sanitation at the viewing centres. Ambode equally provided a public liability insurance cover for the six …
2018 World Cup: Eagles hold first training session Russia
By Olanrewaju Akojede The Super Eagles on Tuesday had their first training session in Russia after arriving their Sanatorium Istochnik Hotel, Essentuki team base at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The training started from 5 p.m. Russian time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, in its sixth appearance at the …
Fernando Hierro takes over Spain World Cup team
Former Real Madrid and Spain captain Fernando Hiero has been taken over the Spanish national team hours after Julen Lopetegui was sacked. Lopetegui was sacked a day before World Cup starts. He had been appointed by Real Madrid as Zinedine Zidane’s successor to take over after the tournament in Russia, sparking outrage at the federation …
Neymar due to start Brazil’s final World Cup warm-up
Neymar’s Brazil put the finishing touches to their World Cup preparations against Austria on Sunday in a game coach Tite described as the “most difficult” of all their warm-ups on the road to Russia. Neyamr proved his fitness with an explosive return after injury, his stunning strike inspiring a 2-0 win over Croatia in Liverpool …
Injured Salah makes Egypt’s World Cup final squad
Inspite of his injury, Liverpool’s forward Mohamed Salah has been named in the Pharaohs final world cup squad. Egypt’s national football team disclosed this on Monday on its twitter handle—@ pharaohs. There have been concerns on the availability of Salah in Russia since picking up a shoulder injury in the Champions league final against Real …
Russia 2018: Super Eagles in Austria
Abuja – The Super Eagles arrived in Vienna, Austria on Sunday to put finishing touches to their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia from June 14 The team’s arrival was confirmed in a 44-second video posted on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) verified Twitter handle on Sunday. In the video, …
