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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup ended in a 1-0 win between Spain and England, with the Spanish team holding the lead since the 29th minute, courtesy of 23-year-old Olga Carmona’s left-footed effort. Olga’s strike handed La Roja their first World Cup title. Spain and England both reached the Women’s World Cup final for the […]
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England forward, Lauren James, has received a two-match ban from FIFA on Thursday for stamping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie that earned her a red card in the Women’s World Cup last 16 match on Monday. The 21-year-old Chelsea attacker was sent off in the 87th minute of Monday’s match in Brisbane, which European champions England […]
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Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the Women’s World Cup on Saturday to seal a 3-1 win over Norway and put Japan into the quarter-finals against Sweden or holders the United States. In a last-16 clash in Wellington between two former champions, an Ingrid Syrstad Engen own goal gave Japan an early lead in […]
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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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Super Falcons midfielder Toni Payne has affirmed that the team can go all the way to the final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Waldrum’s side sealed a place in the Round of 16 following a 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland on Monday. After three round of games, the Super Falcons finished […]
Continue ReadingPlayers 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 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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Game company, Electronic Arts has unveiled the new look of its popular football game as its 30-year partnership with FIFA inches to an end. EA agreed to the re-branding of the game in 2022, and have now released visuals of what the game would look like. However, it’s still the same as the other FIFA […]
Continue ReadingIndonesia 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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The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to August 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon. The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals — Morocco, South Africa and […]
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