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Women’s World Cup: Spain make light work of Switzerland to reach last 8

An Aitana Bonmati-inspired Spain beat Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday to secure the nation’s place in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-finals for the first time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was the second time Spain have hit five goals at Australia and New Zealand 2023, having defeated Zambia 5-0 in […]

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World Cup: Flying Eagles Players, Officials Off To Argentina (See Squad List)

Players and officials of Nigeria’s U20 men fotball team, Flying Eagles, have departed the country to Argentina for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The tournament will kick-off in Argentina on May 20, 2023. Nigeria are drawn in group D alongside Dominican Republic, Italy and Brazil. Nigeria`s Flying Eagles will start the tournament vs Dominican […]

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Nigeria drop to 40th in latest FIFA rankings

Nigeria have dropped five places in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of February, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Super Eagles, who were ranked 35th in the world in the ranking released in December, dropped 14 points to 40th. The Eagles’ drop in the rankings was largely due to their poor performance in […]

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Breaking: Indonesia Stripped of Hosting Under-20 World Cup

Indonesia was stripped of hosting the men’s Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday amid political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation. FIFA said Indonesia was removed from staging the 24-team tournament scheduled to start on May 20 “due to the current circumstances” without specifying details. The decision came after a meeting in Doha between FIFA president Gianni Infantino […]

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