Football legend Pele, 80, has taken “several steps” towards recovery after a colon operation three weeks ago, his daughter said Friday (Sept 24). “These last days,...
World football-governing body, FIFA has appointed the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi as match commissioner for next month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar...
Qatar are reportedly pushing for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all players who take part in the 2022 World Cup. The Gulf nation has already revealed that anyone attending the...
Football legend Pele continues to recover from colon surgery, with his family posting a video of the 80-year-old Brazilian smiling while undergoing physiotherapy in his Sao...
Brazil soccer legend Pele, 80, is in a “stable” condition after “respiratory instability” early on Friday (Sept 17) led to him being admitted to an intensive...
President of the world football governing body(FIFA), Gianni Infantino has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for its commitment to the development of football and sporting...
Brazilian legend Pele says he feels ready for “90 minutes plus extra time” after leaving intensive care. The 80-year-old had surgery to remove a tumour from...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The road to Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup for the African teams have been mapped out and the race has begun in earnest....
Coach Reynald Pedros has unveiled his 23-woman team of the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco for the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament starting in...
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed Fifa’s proposal to stage a World Cup every two years is “all about money” as former France star Patrick Vieira warned it would...
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) criticised the idea of a World Cup holding every two years on Friday (Sept 10), saying such plans were “highly unviable” and...
Fifa’s proposals for the World Cup to be held every two years, rather than the traditional four-year gap, have been met with strong opposition from European...
Tanzania earned one of the fastest penalties in football history when Simon Msuva was fouled after just four seconds against Madagascar, with the resulting spot-kick converted...
The body representing professional football competitions in Europe, European Leagues, said on Thursday (Sept 9) that it was against Fifa’s proposal of staging a World Cup every...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach insisted he will not “put fuel to the fire” by taking a side on the proposal which would see...
Only one game remains outstanding as the African Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 reached the end of Matchday 2 this week. Consequently, the 10 groups...
England’s 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying was ended in dramatic fashion by Damian Szymanski’s stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Poland in...
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has praised the resilience of his wards after the Super Eagles fought from behind to claim a 2-1 win against the Blue...
Egypt which the Super Eagles will face in Africa Cup of nations Group D opener in January has named Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz as new coach. This...
Premier League clubs could face sanctions from Fifa if they play South American players who were not released for international duty, in this weekend’s games. Liverpool,...
Cape Verde coach, Pedro Leitão who is better known as Bubista as praised his players even while offering reasons why the team lost to Nigeria at home...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA According to a media release by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), FIFA has expunged two matches from Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa’s international matches.That has...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has poured encomiums on the Super Eagles for their fighting spirit in coming back from a goal down on a...
The Nigeria Football Federation says it has deferred to FIFA’s own record of 98 caps for Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa, following the nullification of two...
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has suspended the FIFA World Cup Qualifying match between Brazil and Argentina in São Paulo after four players were accused...
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has left his homeland of Guinea following a military coup in the West African country and is on his way back to England, British...
The Argentina Football Association has released Emiliano Martínez, Emiliano Buendía, Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso from the national football team after the quartet lied on...
Cape Verde’s Kenny Rocha Santos gifted Nigeria a bizarre own goal, as the Super Eagles returned from Mindelo with a 2-1 win to go top of...
Senegal scored two late goals to defeat hosts Congo 3-1 at Alphonse Massamba Debat Stadium in Brazzaville, to claim their second Group H victory in the...
Unlike in the past when Super Eagles ended up as the losing side in games where Nigerian players clocked 100 caps, Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Ahead of a potentially explosive World Cup qualifying match with Nigeria, there is already confusion in the Cape Verdean camp as a key...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA As the Nigeria Super Eagles get set to consolidate their leadership of the Group C of the World Cup qualifying series this Tuesday,...
South Africa scored in the last 10 minutes of the game to defeat Ghana Black Stars 1-0 in a Group G World Cup qualifying match in...
Liberia’s Lone Star bounced back into reckoning Monday evening as they went second in Group C after beating Central Africa Republic by a solitary goal. Kpah...
Fifa has opened an investigation into the abandonment of the Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events “crazy” while...
The Super Eagles’ contingent for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying tango with the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde landed on the island of Mindelo...
After the ill-fated World Cup qualifiers with Brazil at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo was aborted on Sunday, the Argentina team has already arrived Buenos Aires....
Namibia clinched a precious 1-0 victory on Sunday, beating Togo at their backyard in Lome in their quest for a first ever qualification to the FIFA...
Franco German tactician, Gernot Rohr, said he was the happiest man at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Friday following the 2-0 win against Lone Star of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles’ skipper Ahmed Musa is expected to be capped a 100th time when Nigeria face Cape Verde in a tricky World Cup qualifying...
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is upbeat the Super Eagles can pull off a positive result as the West Africans head to the Island of Mindelo for their MatchDay 2 away tie to...
Substitute Mostafa Mohamed scored a 90th minute equalizer to save Egypt blushes as they held Gabon to a 1-1 draw at Stade de Franceville on Sunday...
Lionel Messi was well aware that the world was watching the scenes from Brazil vs Argentina, which was suspended when authorities interrupted the match in the fourth minute...
Just two hours before the kick off between Brazil and Argentina for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Brazilian national health surveillance agency (ANVISA) requested the deportation from...
Jorginho missed a penalty as Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday (Sept 5), a result that...
The World Cup Qualifier between Brazil and Argentina on Sunday night was abandoned after Brazilian health officials entered the pitch in a row over Covid rules....
Liberia Lone Star coach Peter Butler remains proud of his team despite beginning the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 defeat to...
The political situation in Guinea which has seen the army arresting the country’s president leading to political upheaval, both FIFA and CAF have announced the postponement...
Abdul Rwatubyaye’s fortunate 21st minute goal cancelled out Michael Olunga’s ninth minute opener as Kenya and Rwanda played to a 1-1 draw in Kigali on Sunday...
Four Nigerian referees have been listed to officiate in the on-going African World Cup qualifying round of matches. According to the statement by the National Publicity...
After 20 games of matchday 1 of the World Cup qualifiers in Africa, the second series of matches will begin this Sunday with Rwanda hosting Kenya...
France’s winless streak stretched to five games as Les Bleus were held to a 1-1 draw away to Ukraine in their World Cup qualifier in Group...
The World Cup qualifiers are in full swing in almost all the confederations -Africa, Europe and South America. There’s still a long way to go until the...
For the first time in many years, Nigeria’s lead football brand will be attempting to feature almost two different teams in the same competition within the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The Cape Verde team the Super Eagles will be facing on Tuesday will be comprised of ‘coat of many colours’ as the 28-man...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça, one of the forwards of Cape Verde team that will face Nigeria on Tuesday has lamented that the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The game between Cape Verde and Nigeria, scheduled for Tuesday at Adérito Sena Stadium, will be held without the presence of crowd. This,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA While the Super Eagles were in action against Liberia on Friday afternoon in Lagos, Cape Verde national team at about the same time...
It rained before the Nigeria – Liberia match on Friday. There was another version of rainfall on some of the players after the match as the...
Super Eagles’ quest for qualification to the Qatar 2022 World Cup got off to a good start at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos following a 2-0...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Those familiar with Super Eagles’ matches in the past five years may have noticed the favourite colour of Nigeria’s manager. He puts on...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Diminutive, but speedy winger and striker, Ahmed Musa looks set to be the next Nigerian footballer to be ‘inducted’ into the famous FIFA...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. But for technical default, Friday’s match with Liberia could have seen the Super Eagles aiming for record extending 36th match. But their 35th match unbeaten...
Victories for Brazil and Argentina on Thursday (Sept 2) set the two sides up for an enticing World Cup qualifying clash in Sao Paulo this Sunday....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As the Super Eagles begin their quest for a seventh World Cup appearance this Friday in Lagos, Sports Village Square is bringing out seven...
The Confederation of African Football has approved a request by the Nigeria Football Federation for the players to wear black armbands at the match, in honour...
Three-time African champions Nigeria will commence the process to earn a seventh FIFA World Cup finals appearance when they trade tackles with the Lone Star of...
Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of France’s World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Finland after sustaining a calf injury in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Bosnia,...
Benin and Burkina Faso secured vital away victories in their opening matches of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday while in South Africa,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Christopher Wreh may not be a household name in African football. But his name rings bell to those who may have been following...
Mali started their Group E campaign of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Qualifiers with a 1-0 win over Rwanda at Grand Stade d’Agadir in Morocco on...
Egypt and Libya recorded home wins on Wednesday night in Group F Matchday 1 of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar qualifiers. The Pharaohs scored...
Ahead of Friday’s World Cup tie which is the first competitive clash of the Super Eagles and Liberia’s Lone Star since the 6-1 defeat by Nigeria...
Expectedly, top seeded African team, Senegal beat Togo on home soil in one of the Matchday 1 of the World Cup qualifying series in Africa on...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were spared of possible agony in their match day 2 encounter of the World Cup qualifiers next week as their scheduled opponents, Cape...
Africa’s second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup is set to kick off with some notable absentees – Mohamed Salah, among them – after...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Central African Republic (CAR) will host Cape Verde this Tuesday 1 September as the opening glee of the group stage of the World...
Captain Ahmed Musa and 16 other players were being expected at the Super Eagles’ Eko Hotel & Suites abode on Monday evening, even as 11 early...
Manchester United confirmed on Monday (Aug 30) that Edinson Cavani will miss Uruguay’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador after his call-up was...
As the players of the Super Eagles begin to assemble this week to kick-start their quest for a seventh qualification for the World Cup in Qatar...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA When the Super Eagles face Liberia in a World Cup qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Friday, it will be the first...
An enlarged roaster of the Super Eagles’ squad has been released Thursday evening by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Among the invited players is an uncapped...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appealed to the British government to grant exemptions to African footballers who are hoping to return to their home...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick has told The Punch newspaper that the body is seriously working on various possibilities to ensure that...
The Super Eagles may not be affected by the barrier put before Premier League players regarding the September international window when the World Cup qualifying matches...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s longest serving national football team, Gernot Rohr is expected to release the provisional 30-man list ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA On Sunday 15 August 2021,Sports Village Square recalls that it was 32 years since Dutchman, Clemens Westerhof was signed as the Super Eagles’...
Scorer of West Germany’s winning goal against Holland at the 1974 World Cup final match, Gerd Muller who was also a Bayern Munich legend has died...
When the Super Eagles face Central African Republic on 12 October in the qualifying series for the Qatar 2022, their opponents will host the match in...
Africa has given its backing to staging the World Cup every two years even though it already hosts the African Cup of Nations on a biennial...
The Queen has paid tribute to the “spirit, commitment and pride” of the England football team in a good luck message ahead of the Euro 2020...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Figure 13 is often considered an unlucky number in some cultures. That was the shirt that speedy right winger, Tijani Babagandia wore on...
By KUNLE SOLAJA At the ongoing Euro 2020, Denmark at the weekend marched into the quarter finals after their 2-0 defeat of Netherlands on Sunday (26...
Qatar will only allow people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend next year’s World Cup and is in talks to secure one million doses in case...
Qatar’s prime minister announced Doha is seeking to provide one million doses of a coronavirus vaccine to fans attending the 2022 World Cup in the country,...
Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr is already looking forward to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September, after completing two friendly matches against Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener...
Former South Korea international Yoo Sang-chul has died at the age of 49, the Korea Football Association announced on Monday (June 7). Yoo, a key component...
Less than 12 hours after the Nigerian government announced an indefinite suspension of twitter in Nigeria, the action has been effective as the tweets by sporting...
Lionel Messi scored a penalty but Argentina missed out on the chance to take over the top spot in South American World Cup qualifying from rivals...
FIFA will carry out a feasibility study on holding the World Cup and the women’s World Cup every two years after backing a proposal at its annual...
North Korea have pulled out of next month’s qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation said Sunday (May 16). “The...
CAF have confirmed the postponement of the opening group matches of Africa’s qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup. The group stage of the qualifiers were...
Following a spate of disqualification of stadiums across the continent for the hosting of World Cup qualifying matches, CAF Executive Committee will meet on May 15...
Nigeria’s match day 2 World Cup qualifying match away with Central African Republic is one of the scores of matches that are in threat following ban...
Argentina’s ambassador to Nigeria, Alejandro Herrero has advocated the straightening of footballing ties between Argentina and Nigeria, insisting that there are compelling commonalities between the two countries...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA With a possible FIFA worldwide ban on clubs and their players involved in the now crumbling European Super League, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will...
A 31-0 score line in a top flight football such as a World Cup qualifying match looks very unlikely. But it happened on this day 20...
Two consecutive wins in the last qualifying tournament for the Africa Cup of Nations have made the Nigeria Super Eagles leap four steps on the monthly...
Super Eagles’ qualification for the Qatar 2022 will begin on Saturday 5, the first day of the first four-day international window in June. The tentative dates...
The captain’s armband which Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo threw away angrily during a World Cup qualifier against Serbia was bought by a betting company at a charity...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, who like the Biblical Noah’s weary dove that soared the earth around but not finding a...
Belgium’s second-string used the opportunity of a rare start to impress coach Roberto Martinez as they thumped Belarus 8-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday...
Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading penalty scorer on Wednesday (March 31) as Gareth Southgate’s side beat Poland 2-1 to make it three wins out of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The Super Eagles have obtained their ticket for Africa Cup of Nations 2022. This will almost immediately be followed up with the pursuit...
The captain’s armband that Cristiano Ronaldo flung to the ground in disgust after Portugal were controversially denied a late winner at the weekend in the World...
Of the three group opponents of Nigeria in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers, only the Blue shirks of Cape Verde will join the...
Even as Nigeria prepare to face Cape Verde in the Group C of the World Cup qualifying series beginning in June, CAF has picked Cape Verde...
France kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign in unconvincing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Ukraine on Wednesday (March 24)....
European champions Portugal got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start thanks to an Azerbaijan own-goal in a tight 1-0 Group A...
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been handed a further six years and eight months ban from the game and fined a million Swiss francs (S$1.44...
Moses Simon may after all take part in Nigeria’s last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers if recalled by manager Gernot Rohr. The same applies to...
England manager Gareth Southgate has dropped Liverpool full back Trent Alexander-Arnold from his squad while recalling on-loan West Ham United midfielder Jesse Lingard for this month’s...
Next week’s World Cup qualifying games in Europe and beyond are set to be heavily affected by clubs refusing to release players for international duty, Covid-19...
Arsene Wenger, Fifa’s chief of global football development, says the governing body should consider holding the World Cup and Euros every two years and that a...
South American football’s governing body on Saturday (March 6) postponed two rounds of 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled later this month because of Covid-19 quarantine rules...
This month’s World Cup qualifiers in South America are in serious doubt, with European clubs unlikely to release their players to travel amid concern over the...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed a potential United Kingdom and Ireland bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while indicating the country would be...
Franz Beckenbauer and other former German football officials cannot be prosecuted over the 2006 World Cup vote-buying scandal because the statute of limitations has expired, Fifa’s ethics committee...
Argentinian football is mourning the passing of 1978 World Cup-winning striker Leopoldo Luque at the age of 71. Luque had been hospitalised at the Clínica...
Champions League holders Bayern Munich reached the Club World Cup final where they will face Mexican side Tigres after two goals from Robert Lewandowski gave them...
World Cup matches will play to full stadiums in Qatar next year, global soccer body Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Monday (Feb 1). “I am...
FIFA has issued a warning that any players who take part in a so-called European super league for the continent’s biggest club teams would be banned...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Former Nigerian international footballer and currently a coach, Emmanuel Amuneke and Chioma Ajunwa, a police officer and former Nigerian Olympian are celebrating their...
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona was suffering from liver, kidney and cardiovascular disorders but there were no signs of alcohol or narcotics consumption in his autopsy,...
The home of Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi in the Tuscan countryside was burgled on Saturday (Dec 12) during his funeral service. Italian news...
What a season of deaths as the latter part of 2020 appears to have consumed more World Cup heroes than any other period before now. After...
Alejandro Sabella, the coach who took Argentina to the World Cup final in 2014, has died aged 66 after years of battling with cancer and heart...
An Argentine senator wants to put Diego Maradona on the country’s bank notes and presented a project to Congress on Monday (Dec 7) to get the...
England will face familiar qualifying foes Poland on the road to the Qatar World Cup in 2022. The Poles, whose star striker Robert Lewandowski has arguably...
The draw for UEFA Zone World Cup qualifying takes place this Monday 7 December. Fifty five teams will be jostling for 13 places. Ahead of the...
European nations led by reigning champions France will on Monday (Dec 7) learn their opponents in qualifying as they begin the long and congested road towards...
Banned former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed he has recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive last month. Blatter, serving a six-year suspension from football for...
World Cup winner with France and defender for Manchester City is having a nightmare and a race against time to save his £475,000 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ,...
As sporting items linked with the legendry Diego Maradona are being are fetching the owners fortunes after being put on sale following the death of the...
Items from the careers of Diego Maradona and Pelé are being auctioned this week, including a jersey from the Argentinian’s testimonial match and a unique replica...
Former England midfielder Steve Hodge says he has spent a week fending off potential buyers for the shirt worn by Diego Maradona in the infamous 1986...
For the first time, England’s only World Cup success can now be viewed in full colour. With the iconic images of red shirts and a golden...
Two of Papa Bouba Diop’s former team-mates have talked about their memories of the Senegal star who died on Sunday, aged just 42. Former DR Congo...
Diego Maradona’s tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims...
A funeral worker who took a selfie next to the open casket of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona as his body lay in state in Buenos...
The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his famous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico could be...
As excitement mounts ahead of the UEFA preliminary draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 that is due to take place on 7 December at as...
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was laid to rest on Thursday (Nov 26) after a private funeral on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, local television images...
Diego Maradona’s lawyer, Matias Morla, said on Thursday (Nov 26) that he would ask for a full investigation into the circumstances of the football star’s death, and...
Former Nigeria defensive midfielder Sunday Oliseh had the job of marking Diego Maradona in what would turn out to be Maradona’s last game for his country,...
One of the most famous – and most important – maxims in theatre is to always leave the crowd wanting more. And as one of the...
Hundreds of people on Thursday (Nov 26) began filing in to see the coffin of Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires’ presidential palace at the start of...
Pope Francis remembers football legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and is keeping him in his prayers, the Vatican said on Wednesday (Nov 26),...
Tunisian former referee Ali Nasser, who officiated the 1986 World Cup quarter-final in which Diego Maradona scored his famous double against England, hailed the Argentinian as...
Diego Maradona’s body did not show “any sign of violence” and everything indicates that he died of “natural causes,” the prosecutor general of the Argentinian town...
Diego Maradona’s coffin has arrived at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires for a period of lying in state, local TV reports showed, following the death of...
Brazilian great Pele led global tributes to Diego Maradona, whosr death was announced on Wednesday saying one day they would “play soccer together in the sky”. Renowned...
Pele, the Brazilian footballer who is considered the only player to have come close to Maradona’s skill level, was among those quick to pay tribute to...
The Argentine government has declared three days of mourning for Diego Maradona who died Wednesday. President Alberto Fernandez said in a tweet, “You took us to...
What a twist of fate! World football legend, Diego Maradona died this Wednesday 25 November, exactly four years after the death of his political hero, Fidel...
Former England striker, Garry Lineker who played in the famous 1986 World Cup match in which Diego Maradona described the first of his two goals as...
Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two...
A milestone to the 2022 World Cup will be reached this Saturday, 21 November which marks exactly two years to the kick off. According to FIFA,...
First-half goals from Arthur and Richarlison helped Brazil to a 2-0 win over Uruguay, who had Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani sent off in their 2022...
Atletico Madrid and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez has tested positive for Covid-19, the Uruguay national team said in a statement on Monday (Nov 16). Uruguay’s statement...
One of England’s greatest footballers, Sir Bobby Charlton has been diagnosed with dementia- a disease characterized by loss of memory. He featured for Manchester United and...
Nobby Stiles, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team, died on Friday (Oct 30) aged 78 after a long illness, his family announced. Stiles...
Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has been handed a suspended sentence for a secondary charge by a Swiss court over allocation of World Cup TV...
Diego Maradona celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday with tributes from around the world and a 100-metre long billboard being erected in his honour in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA This Friday 30 October is a twin anniversary for the excellent career of Segun Odegbami, who is easily the fastest striker Nigeria ever produced....
Diego Maradona, the Argentine football legend celebrates his 60th birthday this Friday. He was just nine when he told a television reporter that his biggest wish...
The draw for European qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is to be made on December 7. The ceremony is to be a virtual one,...
Perhaps the most iconic shirt in football today is the jersey number 10 which famous footballers have put on – Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho,...
A hat-trick from Neymar helped Brazil to a 4-2 victory over Peru in a 2022 World Cup qualifier in Lima on Tuesday (Oct 13) and moved...
A late goal from Joaquin Correa helped Argentina come from behind to beat Bolivia 2-1 on Tuesday (Oct 13) and maintain their 100% record in the...
All is now set to honour 60 Nigerian sports icons and personalities that have won laurels for Nigeria and those that have made meaningful impact on sports...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Duels of Nigeria and Tunisia are often fiercely contested. So fierce that Sports Village Square reports that two of the encounters have resulted...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. No matter the way it is ordered, today’s date has a rhythm whether it is 20201010 or 10102020. It is also significant as...
Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday (Oct 8) when Lionel Messi’s early penalty gave them a 1-0 win...
BY MICHAEL HOUSTON Spain and Portugal have announced an official joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup after the Presidents of both nations’ football governing...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 71 years today since the Nigerian national football team made international debut, beating Sierra Leone 2-0 in Freetown on 8 October...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Lead writer of the Sports Village Square takes a peep down memory lane since Nigeria’s independence 60 years ago. His findings are encapsulated...
Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr had his debut World Cup appearance two years ago when he guided the Super Eagles to Russia 2018. He dreams of...
Frank de Boer has emerged as the most likely candidate to be named coach of the Netherlands after weeks of speculation over who would succeed Ronald...
Barely two months after losing the legendary their captain to the memorable Italia ’90 World Cup, Stephen Tataw, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions are again bereaved. This follows...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has admitted he is concerned by delays to qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar due to the coronavirus...
For the first time since 2018, Lionel Messi may not feature in the globally followed el clasico, a rivalry-filled clash of Barcelona and Real Madrid. Messi...
Jérôme Valcke told a Swiss court of his financial difficulties since being sacked from his role as FIFA secretary general during the second day of his...
Former Super Eagles defender, Rabiu Afolabi is grieving over the loss of his mother, Alhaja Kosenat Afolabi. The two-time World Cup hero lost his mother aged...
Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of Qatar-based media group BeIN Sports, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, went on trial in Switzerland on Monday (Sept 14) over...
FIFA’s disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi go on trial in Switzerland on Monday (Sept 14) in the latest chapter...
Steps are underway to rename the Kwara State Stadium in Ilorin after Rashidi Yekini. This came to light when the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq...
It’s been six years since the infamous biting of Italian player, Giorgio Chiellini by Uruguayan striker, Luis Suarez. Now the duo will be teammates at Juventus...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is 60 years today since the Nigeria football team made its debut appearance at the FIFA World Cup qualifying series. ...
Former Brazil star Ronaldinho was released Monday by a Paraguayan judge after five months in detention over a forged passport. Judge Gustavo Amarilla also released Ronaldinho’s...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The mortal remains of Cameroon’s Italia ’90 captain, Stephen Eta Tataw will be buried on Saturday. In a funeral programme made available to...
The start of the African group stage qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup have been shifted to June next year and will be completed in a...
International football activities are set to begin three months following a directive by CAF. The international programme opens with the delayed Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is 71 years today that the Nigerian first ever-national football team left the shores of the country for a goodwill tour of...
We were all warned about this Bayern Munich attack – now we have witnessed it at its most ferocious, reports BBC. Yes, Barcelona were poor –...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. One of Nigeria’s most sporting horrors took place on this date 12 August 1989. The bowel of the National Stadium, Lagos had just...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA A court sitting in Arnhem, in the Netherlands has ruled that former Nigerian national team coach, Jo Bonfrère should placed an apology in...
The altercation that Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal had with Wayne Rooney of England in a clash of both countries at the 2006 World Cup ultimately led...
Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star Norman Whiteside raised £194,680 ($254,444/€215,604) when he auctioned off 60 items of football memorabilia from his career, including £30,000...
Spain’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement on Tuesday (Aug 4), after being sidelined for more than a year with a heart problem. Sports...
The class of 1990 to 1994 Cameroon Indomitable Lions has been paying tributes to their captain, Stephen Tataw who died in Yaoundé last Friday. Sports Village...
Former World Cup winner with Brazil and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho may soon be released from house arrest in Paraguay. He has been accused of money laundering...
Former Cameroon captain Stephen Tataw has died at the age of 57. He was most famous for leading the Indomitable Lions to the quarter-finals of the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA How time flies! It is 90 years today since the first FIFA World Cup final was played. What looked like a mere laboratory...
Switzerland’s Attorney General Michael Lauber has offered his resignation following a Court decision that criticised his conduct following his handling over a investigation into alleged corruption...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 20 July 1965, the World football governing body, FIFA slammed a 5,000 Swiss Francs on Nigeria for a sudden withdrawal...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Till date, Nigeria has entered for the FIFA World Cup in 15 editions and succeeded in qualifying on six occasions. It was on...
Before he died on this date, 16 July 2015, Alcides Ghiggia, the Uruguayan scorer of the goal that denied Brazil a World Cup victory on this...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. One of the most iconic football attires in the world is the Yellow shirt with green collars over blue shorts, which has been...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played just seven days before Christmas as FIFA on Wednesday mapped out the...
To mark the 90th anniversary of the first goal ever scored at the FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com recalls the career of the man who scored it:...
Ronaldinho has been ordered to remain under house arrest in Paraguay after an appeal court judge refused a request to release the former Barcelona star and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 12 July 1980, the Nigeria national team then called the Green Eagles had their first penalty shootout experience. It was...
Jack Charlton, a member of the legendary England football team who won the 1966 World Cup on home ground, has died aged 85, his former club...
Record-setting Chief Adegboye Onigbinde became the first indigenous coach to take the Super Eagles, then known as the Green Eagles, to the Africa Cup of Nations...
A final decision on the venues for the 2026 World Cup being jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico has been significantly delayed by...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Was it a sheer coincidence? Former Nigeria’s left-winger, Kunle Awesu died on a July 5 date. Another national team player and contemporary at...
BY NEIL SHEFFERD A virtual workshop is being held for all 17 cities in the United States that are bidding to host matches at the FIFA...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. In the Nigerian national team matches of the 1970s and 1980s, there was something intriguing about goals scored by Muda Lawal who died...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA This Monday 6 July, it is 29 years since Muda Lawal, one of the best midfielders that ever graced the football turfs of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The defeat and elimination of Nigeria from the quarterfinals by Italy on this date 5 July 1994 turned a double tragedy. Kunle Awesu,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Nigeria’s Super Eagles have scaled the group stage hurdles in three of their six World Cup appearances. But they never got into the...
BY MICHAEL HOUSTON FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the organisation is still trying to get its money back despite a fraud trial over a CFH10 million...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA On the 20th anniversary of the last match played by Stephen Keshi when Nigeria beat Greece 2-0 on 30 June 1994, another Nigerian...
English football coach and former professional footballer, Carlton Cole has rated Nigeria’s former skipper, Austin Okocha as one of the best footballers ever. He was reacting...
On this date, 30 June 1994, former Super Eagles’ skipper played his last international match as Nigeria engaged Greece in the last Group D match of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Five days after Argentina defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a USA ’94 World Cup Group D match, the Nigeria Football Association...
Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning coach Carlos Bilardo has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus but without displaying any symptoms, according to local...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Figure 13 is often considered an unlucky number in some cultures. That was the shirt that speedy right winger, Tijani Babagandia wore on...
Twenty years today, the Super Eagles lost heavily to Denmark in a France ’98 World Cup. British newspaper, Daily Mail has revealed that one of the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Till date, it remains Nigeria’s worst defeat in all 21 World Cup matches the Super Eagles ever played. Never since the 30 October...
On this date, 26 June 2018, Nigeria would have qualified for the knockout stages, of Russia 2018 World Cup rather than Argentina, had Marcos Rojo not...
World Cup organisers in Qatar reported the first coronavirus death of a worker involved in construction of 2022 tournament venues yesterday. A source close to the...
BY NANCY GILLEN Australia and New Zealand have been awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup. The FIFA Council voted to award...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA When Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Peter Rufai conceded the first of the two goals that Claudio Caniggia scored in the 2-1 victory by Argentina...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Twenty-six years ago today, Nigeria’s former international, Mike Emenalo narrowly missed getting eternal possession of the last shirt the legendary Diego Maradona wore...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. One of the most influential footballers in the World Cup history has been the legendary Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona. He featured in four...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With qualification for the Round of 16 already secured after the Super Eagles two victories over European sides, Spain and Bulgaria at the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 10 years today since Nigeria’s striker; Yakubu Aiyegbeni missed what is often described as the worst missed chance at the World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 34 years today since the legendary Diego Maradona scored one of the most controversial goals in World Cup history. On this...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 26 years today that the Super Eagles made a debut at the World Cup on 21 June 1994 in Dallas, beating...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Nigeria’s Super Eagles maintained one of the world’s longest unbeaten run in the World Cup qualifiers. It is exactly 16 years ago today,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The famous football legend, Lionel Messi is from Rosario, the battleground of an epic football confrontation between Argentina and Brazil on this date...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It was on this date 17 June 1970 that the famous runaround dummy was sold on Uruguayan goalkeeper, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz by Pele, the...
Qatar inaugurated its latest new World Cup stadium on Monday (June 15) not with a sold-out football fixture, but with a socially-distanced tribute to the workers...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. There have been nine presidents since the world football governing body; FIFA was founded 115 years ago. But on this date, 11 June...
BY LIAM MORGAN Brazil has withdrawn its bid for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup amid financial concerns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Brazilian Football...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA On this date 8 June 1990 at the famous Giuseppe Meazza Stadium which is better known as the San Siro Stadium, Cameroon shocked,...
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has insisted that he has a free hand to select his players, insisting nobody can dictate to him on whom to...
Gernot Rohr will continue to be on the saddle when Super Eagles resume their quest for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification as well as...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Tijani Babangida scored just one goal at the World Cup. It was in the Super Eagles’ 4-1 loss to Denmark at the Round...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. What has become the most captivating single-sport event was born on this day 92 years ago. It was on 24 May 1928 at...
Women’s World Cup star Megan Rapinoe, long an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, says she wouldn’t rule out running for America’s highest office herself one...
If Samuel Okwaraji, the fallen Nigeria midfield footballer were alive, he would have been 56 years old today as he was born on 19 May 1964....
FIFA is set to announce the host of the 2023 Women’s World Cup on June 25, despite the postponement of Congress to September. The winning bid...
Former Nigeria striker Chinedu Obasi alleged on Sunday (May 10) he was asked to pay a bribe to feature at the 2014 World Cup, before eventually...
Two-time women’s World Cup winner Alex Morgan and husband Servando Carrasco have welcomed a new player to their team, announcing the birth of daughter Charlie Elena...
Football teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when play resumes after the coronavirus pandemic, the sport’s lawmaking body announced on Friday (May 8). The...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It may well known that Kenya national football team has in 52 years, never beaten Nigeria in any contest and in diverse venues...
Miroslav Klose, who holds the record for the most goals scored at men’s football World Cups, has joined Bayern Munich as assistant coach, it was announced...
Concacaf chief Victor Montagliani said on Wednesday (May 6) the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic would likely force changes to the structure of the region’s...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Sweden will be a recurring decimal when the saga of Nigeria’s former hard-tackling defender, Taribo West is written. He began his Super Eagles...
Former Super Eagles utility player and ex-Real Madrid star, Mutiu Adepoju, on Monday paid an emotional tribute to former national teammate, Rasheed Yekini who died eight...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 26 years today (5 May) that African football legend, Nwankwo Kanu made his debut for the Super Eagles. It was in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is eight years today since Nigeria’s all-time top scorer, Rashidi Yekini breathe his last. The tall and bulky striker died in Ibadan...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Peter Rufai was not in the good books of Coach Clemens Westerhof who this Sunday, 3 May 2020 clocks 80....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. There was a rebellion in camp on the day Clemens Westerhof was to take the Super Eagles out for the first time. That...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Super Eagles’ most successful coach, Clemens Westerhof is 80 years old today 3 May 2020. He is easily the most successful of all...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is 27 years today that maverick midfielder, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha made his Super Eagles’ debut. It was in a 2 March...
The US women’s football team’s claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday (May 1), handing a victory to the United States Soccer...
All seems well in the Super Eagles as reports from American basic cable sports channel, ESPN has it that Gernot Rohr, the team’s coach will take...
Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper to the last World Cup finals in Russia, Francis Uzoho, has slammed critics who have been skeptical of his young age...
A police report obtained by AFP on Wednesday (April 29) showed that suspicions of impropriety against fallen FIFA boss Sepp Blatter over a controversial TV deal...
The Swiss trial of four officials linked to the 2006 FIFA World Cup has ended without a verdict after the five-year statute of limitations passed. Three...
Diego Maradona could have been shown a red card before the 1990 World Cup final after swearing ‘profusely’ during the national anthems – according to the...
Distinguishing between football’s two Ronaldos has been a problem since the emergence of Cristiano as one of the world’s greatest players. Brazil’s Ronaldo won FIFA’s World...
The trial of three former high-ranking German Football Association (DFB) officials and ex-FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi has been delayed until April 27, the date the...
Black Star’s striker, Asamoah Gyan has admitted his extra-time penalty miss for Ghana against Uruguay in their 2010 World Cup quarter-final will haunt him for the...
South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin in September, the region’s governing body Conmebol said on...
Dickson Etuhu who featured for Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been handed a five-year ban from football in Sweden after being...
Qatar has detected three more coronavirus cases among workers on World Cup stadiums, organisers said on Thursday (April 16), bringing the number of infections among those...
The Super Eagles’ 2018 kit has been voted fifth among the iconic football shirts worldwide across all generations. That is the outcome of the 24-hour poll...
Nigeria Super Eagles’ home shirt for the 2018 World Cup in Russia is still receiving global attention as BBC has shortlisted it among the 20 all-time...
BY ALI IVESON The decision on which venes in the United States will host FIFA World Cup matches in 2026 looks set to be pushed back...
Switzerland’s federal prosecutor is about to end its investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s deals with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to sell World Cup...
Willy Sagnol has revealed that he didn’t speak to Zinedine Zidane for almost two years after his France team-mate’s infamous headbutt in the 2006 World Cup...
The Round of 16 at the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA duel of Nigeria and Italy was one of the top games that football fans worldwide...
Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho will be released from jail into house arrest in Paraguay after he and his brother paid US$1.6 million (S$2.2 million)...
Jimmy Greaves, one of England’s greatest ever goal scorers, was being treated in hospital on Tuesday (April 7), his former club Tottenham Hotspur said. Greaves, 80,...
Qatar and Russia hit back at allegations of bribery on Tuesday (April 7) after US prosecutors accused them of paying millions in bribes for the rights...
After years of investigations and charges, the US Department of Justice on Monday said for the first time that representatives working for Russia and Qatar had...
A new court indictment has alleged FIFA executives were paid bribes in exchange for voting for Russia and Qatar to host World Cups in 2018 and...
The tenure in the Super Eagles of the Franco-German coach, Gernot Rohr seems imminent to end. The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, in a breakfast programme on...
All international football matches scheduled for June were postponed on Friday (April 3) following the first meeting of FIFA’s coronavirus working group. It was also decided...
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino admitted on Thursday (April 2) that “nobody knows” when football can resume around the world, and that when it returned it was...
Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro wrote a heartfelt open letter on Tuesday (March 31) to his homeland, saying seeing the country ravaged by coronavirus...
The costly football stadiums Brazil built and refurbished in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup are finding new life as health centres for patients with...
With major football activities all over the world suspended, world football governing body, FIFA has offered fans the chance to relive full World Cup and Women’s...
France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi has tested positive for coronavirus but is currently asymptomatic, his club Juventus confirmed on Tuesday (March 17). “Matuidi has undergone...
The trial of three former high-ranking German Football Association (DFB) officials and ex-FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi in a case involving a suspect payment linked to...
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the Asian World Cup qualifying matches in March and June due to the outbreak of...
In exactly 1,000 days, the world will gather again for the biggest football show on Earth – in the most unique setting yet. The compact nature...
With the fixtures for the next FIFA World Cup qualifiers now known, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and its marketing partner, HotSports have confirmed their readiness...
Super Eagles’ manager, Gernot Rohr will not describe Group C of the African qualifying series for the 2022 World Cup as an easy one for his...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s Super Eagles are scheduled to begin their quest for qualification for the 2022 World Cup in October. With Tuesday’s draw, the Nigerians...
BY MUYIWA AKINTUNDE The Super Eagles’ journey to a seventh FIFA World Cup finals kicks off in October with a home fixture against Liberia, while Cape...
BY MUYIWA AKINTUNDE The Super Eagles’ journey to a seventh FIFA World Cup finals kicks off in October with a home fixture against Central African Republic,...
Nigeria’s leading sports marketing and broadcasting company, HS Media Group has urged the Federal Government to strategically support the local industry in line with its recent...
Strong indications have emerged that English Premier League side Leicester City is seek to stop recuperating Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi from playing in the opening group...
Super Eagles defensive midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi will begin a race against time to regain fitness ahead of Nigeria’s first match in the second round of the...
Former Germany goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski, who conceded a controversial Geoff Hurst “ghost-goal” at the 1966 World Cup football final, has died at the age of 84,...
Again, as in 2018, the Super Eagles are set to make fashion statement in 2020 as kit manufacturers, Nike are set to unveil new kits for...
As the clock ticks into a New Year and indeed, a new decade, Nigeria football chieftain, Amaju Pinnick has promised a better outing for Nigeria. According...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With a little over three weeks to the draw for the second round of the African qualifying series for the 2022 World Cup,...
Nigeria’s contribution to football fashion will again be on parade when the Super Eagles begin their 2020 World Cup qualifiers against yet to be determined opponents...
FIFA has banned a Bahrain player for 10 games for racism in a World Cup qualifier. Sayed Baqer formed a slanted-eye gesture toward fans at the...
Brazil’s Roberto Firmino whose last minute strike for Liverpool in the injury time of th semi final of FIFA Club World Cup last Wednesday against Mexico’s...
The path of the Brazilian team to the 2022 World Cup is set. Their first qualifying match will be at home against Bolivia. That is high point of...
The South American qualifiers for the World Cup 2022 get underway in March 2020, but to whet your appetite for the draw, we bring you a...
ARGENTINA The experienced Lionel Messi and Nicolas Otamendi head up a squad that contains a number of new faces brought in by coach Lionel Scaloni, who...
Lionel Messi of Argentina, Neymar of Brazil, Luis Suarez of Uruguay among other stars in South America will later this Tuesday get to know the roads...
The French authorities have opened a corruption investigation into the circumstances that led to Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup. The investigation, which will be...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision to ban his country from competing under its own flag at the Olympic...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The draw for the qualifying series for African teams to the World Cup 2020 will be made on January 21 next year...
The immediate past FIFA World Cup hosts, Russia were on Monday banned from Qatar 2022 and other world’s top sporting events for four years for tampering...
Football legend Pele once told Kylian Mbappe in April that he believed the French World Cup winner can emulate his own achievement of scoring 1,000 career...
FIFA has confirmed it will select the host for the 2030 World Cup in 2024 and the bidding process will be launched in the second quarter...
BY LIAM MORGAN The Korea Football Association (KFA) has asked the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to consider sanctions against North Korea following the 0-0 draw between...
North and South Korea drew 0-0 in a historic but surreal World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, played in front of an empty stadium and almost completely...
History was made this Thursday asIranian women entered the country’s national stadium in Teheran on after being able to purchase tickets for a national team football...
Over two decades after the idea of a joint Asean bid for the World Cup was first mooted, the project has been given a fresh...
It has been 17 years since Brazil last won the World Cup, yet it is the most respected football squad in the world. Brazil may not...
BY NANCY GILLEN. Iranian women have been able to buy a small number of tickets for Iran’s FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Cambodia, following...
With a deal about to be struck by Qatar 2022 organisers, alcohol at the World Cup will be subsidized. A pint of beer in Doha typically...
Following the sack of Dutchman, Clarence Seedorf after a poor performance at the Africa Cup of Nations two months ago in Egypt, Cameroon have named 57...
BY DANIEL ETCHELLS. New research by Amnesty International published claims hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar are going unpaid, despite the country’s repeated promises to improve...
It is well known that one of Lionel Messi’s’ great attributes is the conversion of free-kicks. It was in similar fashion that he scored the second...
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and a Member of the NFF Board, Alhaji Babagana Kalli Kachalla have been appointed by world...
The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was unveiled on Tuesday as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on...
BY NANCY GILLEN. The Islamic State of Iran is set to break their long-standing tradition. According to reports, Iran will allow women to watch a 2022...
On the 30th anniversary of the death of former Nigerian football midfielder, Samuel Okwaraji, a former World Cup footballer, Walter Martinez died of heart attack. Aged...
Former Argentina defender and FIFA World Cup-winner Jose Luis Brown passed away on Monday, aged 62. He scored the opening goal in Argentina’s triumph over West...
BY LIAM MORGAN Three former German football officials have been indicted on fraud charges by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) as part...
When the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in 2023 in a yet to be determined country, there will be 32 teams contesting. This is...
Excitement is mounting ahead of the African qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, especially with the draw for the first round being made...
The preliminary round for African teams’ qualification for the 2022 World Cup has been conducted in Cairo this Monday. The draw involved the 28 least ranked...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA July 29 is politically significant in Nigerian history on account of the military coups of 1967 and 1975. It however also marks the...
The qualifying draw for the World Cup 2022 for African teams will be conducted at the CAF headquarters on Monday at 12 noon, Nigerian time. ...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The draw will be held on Monday, 29 July 2019, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw for the African teams’...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It may have been a sheer coincident. The man who made the shirt number 10 popular in football, the legendary Pele, announced his...
In Wednesday’s draw for the Asian qualifying competition for the 2022 World Cup, politically opposed countries of North and South Korea have been grouped together. Both...
The path that teams will take to get to the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and the World Cup in Qatar 2022 will be drawn...
FIFA rankings will play a major role in African teams’ qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which will be the last to be played in...
BY LIAM MORGAN French football legend and former UEFA President Michel Platini has claimed he is “hurt” after he was detained for questioning over the awarding...
Spain and Portugal have announced their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, leaving Morocco out of the equation for now, reports Morocco World News....
BY LIAM MORGAN FIFA President Gianni Infantino has suggested a Chinese bid for the 2030 World Cup was possible despite the governing body’s preferred rotational model...
BY LIAM MORGAN Qatar has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 and 2020 Club World Cups by the FIFA Council as the ruling body...
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has joined others in expressing deep condolences at the passing of former Spain international and Arsenal star, Jose Antonio Reyes. The winger,...
The world football governing body, FIFA has dropped the idea of expanding the next World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams and getting a neighbouring country...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has once again cried out that it is being blackmailed about an alleged legal charges filed against its...
BY DANIEL ETCHELLS Samuel Eto’o, one of the most decorated players in world football, has joined the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) – the...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Kuwait’s emir Sunday, state media said, amid reports the Gulf state is in talks to host matches to support Qatar during...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI Last Monday night was another memorable day in the annals of Nigerian football. Eleven of the 22 players that represented Nigeria and became...
The high point of the second edition of the Nigeria Football Federation Award Night was the honour and tribute to the Class of 1994 of the...
FIFA’s president,Gianni Infantino was the general secretary of UEFA before assuming the highest football administrative position in 2015. But his primary constituency is currently ganging up...
Europe’s big clubs spearheaded by FC Barcelona are set to organize a European boycott of FIFA’s new-format Club World Cup. The FIFA Council has approved plans...
With increasing agitation for the World Cup 2022 to be expanded to 48 teams, the FIFA Congress seating in Paris on June 5 will have the...
In the absence of Ahmad, the CAF president who was initially denied US visa to attend the ongoing FIFA Council meeting in Miami, Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick...
BY DUCAN MACKAY FIFA has banned Lee Harmon, a member of its ruling Council, for three months after he was found guilty of reselling tickets at...
Blessing Obuson, according to NAN reports, had thought the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow...
Gordon Banks, England’s 1966 World Cup winning goalkeeper, has died aged 81. A statement released by his family via one of his former clubs Stoke City said:...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Spanish publication, Tribuna, has revealed the reason why Argentina’s Lionel Messi was able to score against Nigeria at the Russia 2018 World...
Following remarks by a former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi that the current board’s chieftains lack integrity, the NFF has...
A former Nigeria international, Efe Sodje and his two brothers – making a sporting family, have been jailed in the UK for fraud. Efe played for...
BY DANIEL ETCHELLS. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has claimed that most football associations support expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 teams to...
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino in Marrakesh, Morocco for the latest of FIFA’s executive summits for regional federations is expected to receive an update on Morocco’s plan...
Qatar has unveiled the design of the stadium that will host the opening game as well as the final match of the 2022 World Cup. According...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has admitted that coaching the Nigeria’s Super Eagles is the most challenging job in his managerial career. He...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Gernot Rohr, coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles has explained what went wrong with the team that was just four minutes away from...
A typical England football fan may not like it, but it brings smiles to Argentine fans as the South American country celebrated Diego Maradona’s 58th birthday...
The expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams initially schedule for the three-nation host in 2026 could be brought forward to 2022, BBC...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles’ coach, Gernot Rohr has commended the sudden renaissance of central attacker, Odion Ighalo who has shot into the zenith of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. October 23 is unique as two of the great footballers were born on that date. They share the same attribute – lust...
FIFA has reported the Eseosa Aigbogun is the first Swiss player to score at a Women’s World Cup and that the 25-year old is counting on...
With the revelation of the voting pattern for the FIFA Best Awards, Barcelona star, Lionel Messi was revealed to have voted for Modric to win the award....
Luka Modric on Monday night became the first player in 11 years to be named “The Best” other than Messi or Ronaldo The Real Madrid midfielder...
Fabio Capello, Diego Forlan and Davor Suker were among the football legends who lashed out at Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for absenting from Monday’s FIFA’s...
The world bests are celebrating the best of the best footballers in the world. Zlatko Dalic who guided Luka Modric-inspired Croatia to the Russia 2018 World...
The oldest coach ever at the World Cup, Oscar Tabarez is scaling new heights as he has just signed a new deal that will span...
Super Eagles’ World Cup attire which attracted worldwide applause and recently shortlisted for Beazley Design award by London Design Museum, has been adopted by a Turkey...
Mercurial Lionel Messi is one of the 10 goal-scorers shortlisted for the Puskas Award as finalists of The Bests” were unveiled in London this Monday. The...
President of world football –ruling body, FIFA, on Thursday hailed Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Coach Gernot Rohr, the backroom staff, officials and Nigerian ball fans for their...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Officials and players of the Super Eagles, including Coach Gernot Rohr were aware that Victor Moses had the intention of calling it...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Back winger, Victor Moses, has retired from Super Eagles joining the growing army of Russia 2018 players who are quitting international football. Moses,...
David Silva who with 35 goals is the fourth-highest goalscorer of all time for Spain has retired from the former World Cup winning team. The...
One of the venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is already unveiled and is beginning to be a major talking point. It’s the most incredible...
Colombia’s Yerry Mina whose added time goal nearly compound England’s sail into the Russia 2018 World Cup semi finals is now a target by Manchester United....
Egypt which have never qualified back-to-back to the World Cup are preparing for the next edition in Qatar and have named Javier Aguirre as new coach...
In 2030, it will be 100 years since the FIFA World Cup was first held. England is planning to latch on the centenary anniversary as The...
Following the heavy criticism for his actions during Brazil’s matches at the World Cup, Neymar appears to have repented. The world’s most expensive footballer was always...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s gift of a soccer ball to U.S. President Donald Trump last week has set off a chorus of warnings — some of them only...
With the France’ defender, Benjamin Pavard’s goal which initially put score line at 2-2 in a 4-3 defeat of Argentina already revealed as the best goal...
Fans all over the world have voted for Benjamin Pavard’s stunner as Hyundai Goal of the Russia 2018 World Cup. The 22-year-old netted sublime equaliser for...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With voting closed on Monday, the result of the poll for the best goal of Russia 2018 World Cup will be unveiled this...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Voting ends this Monday for the selection of the best goal of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa’s second goal against...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. During the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, there was a stern warning to media men not to use their personal hotspot or...
English Premiership side, Leicester City have rejected a £12million bid from Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for in-form Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa. The Nigerian striker whose...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. A total 154 out of the 230 Nigerians that were stranded in Russia after the World Cup have returned home. According to Chukwujekwu...
The Croatian AC Milan striker, Nikola Kalinic who was sent home after the team’s opening match with Nigeria has rejected the World Cup silver medal given...
Television views of the last Sunday World Cup final match may have noticed a momentary stoppage of the match when four apparent police women invaded the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The Nigerian Community in Russia, NCR has informed www.sportsvillagesquare.com that stranded Nigerians at the just concluded World Cup tournament will be airlifted to...
As it happened to Brazil, it is feared that Russia, the latest hosts of the FIFA World Cup may have been left with a herd of...
Foreign visitors have reportedly spent $1.5 billion during the football World Cup over the past month in Russia. According to information from Moscow Times,...
Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Adedayo Tandoh has commended residents of Lagos State for the carnival-like atmosphere created at the eight World Cup...
Australia’s all-time leading goals corer and the first player in the country’s history to take part in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, Tim Cahill has announced his retirement...
Heimir Hallgrimsson has left his role as head coach of the Iceland national team after spending seven years in the position. Hallgrimsson led Iceland, alongside Swedish coach...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The power ranking of the 32 teams that featured at the World Cup 2018 put the Super Eagles at number 20. The Nigerian...
Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa is included among 10 World Cup stars whose good performance may earn them better transfers in the coming days. Musa’s brilliant double...
With FIFA launching a poll to pick the best of the 169 goals scored at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Ahmed Musa’s classy goal, the second...
A South African publication, Daily Maverick has chronicled the pain and the magical ways Nigeria’s Mikel Obi rose to the occasion to still have a good...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The World Cup 2018 may be over, but the memories will continue to linger. Little wonder, President Vladimir Putin has extended the validity...
The Croatian football team, the runners-up at the Russia 2018 World Cup flew back home to Zagreb with two Croatian Mig 21 fighter planes escorting the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With FIFA launching a poll to pick the best of the 169 goals scored at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Ahmed Musa’s classy...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Twenty years after, it is France again as World Cup winners. As they did on home soil in 1998, France again had to...
Croatia’s Luka Modric was confirmed as the best player at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup after the official awards were announced. The Croatian midfielder won the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. No new winner for the World Cup. The beautiful run of Croatia finally came to a halt as France convincingly won the World...
BY VJEKOSLAV PAUN. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final is slated for this Sunday as 1998 winners France prepare to face first-time finalists Croatia at the...
France goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris and his Croatia counterpart, Danijel Subasic have been outstanding en route to the World Cup final match. The France keeper has broken...
France and Croatia have met once before at the FIFA World Cup when hosts, France defeated Croatia 2-1 in 1998 semi-finals. The two meet again, this...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With the World Cup 2018 closing this Sunday, FIFA has come up with the financial earnings of each of the 32 teams that...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Another major milestone is reached on Sunday when France play Croatia in the final match of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Not only...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. If France wins the World Cup on Sunday, it would be an icing on the cake of their national day which falls...
“It’s Coming Home” has turned an empty slogan for England. Not even the bronze medal of the Russia 2018 will be taken home as the...
53rd Kompany relives the pressure with a clearance 52nd Tactical foul by John Stone and a yellow card reward. 51th Jan Vertoghen made a timely clearance...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Relief has come for the stranded Nigerians in Russia as the Lagos State Governor; Akinwunmi Ambode has decided to fund their trip...
Perhaps it was not by accident that Japan became the first team to get past the World Cup group stage on “Fair Play” rule when they...
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, will be on duty again this Saturday as the Match Commissioner in-charge of the FIFA 2018 World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Pride battered England go to the Saint Petersburg Arena to play for pride in Saturday’s encounter with Belgium, having missed the main target,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Now trending on German TV station Deutsche Welle and Russian television station, Moscow 24, is the plight of Nigerians who were apparently trafficked...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Once again, world football governing body, FIFA has made its stand clear on the situations surrounding the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. FIFA...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Over 200 Nigerians will to leave Moscow back home as the World Cup is winding down are reportedly stranded at the Terminal A...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The iconic Eiffel Tower which rules the skyline of Paris will be shut on Saturday, which is the national day of France and...
Ahead of Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final match, Paul Pogba has said that France are determined not to make the same mistakes they did two years...
Victory is certainly sweet. Croatian Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic and his ministers held a session on Thursday dressed in red-and-white football jerseys to mark their country’s...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The immediate past president of FIFA, Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter has congratulated France and Croatia for reaching the World Cup final. In his verified...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It goes from bad to worse for England as their elimination from title contention in the World Cup is now compounded with...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Oh! What a twist of fate? Now the English are singing a new song. It is a shift from “it’s coming home” to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. For England, its mission impossible as Croatia rose from a goal down to win 2-1, a hard fought semi-final battle that dragged into...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When France beat Belgium 1-0 on Tuesday to book a place for the World Cup familiar, the team‘s achievement followed a pattern...
Sports friendly airline, Emirates has been thrilling its passengers with proceedings of the Russia 2018 World Cup matches. From A380s to Boeing aircrafts, passengers are positioned...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Josep “Pep” Guardiola Sala, better known as Pep Guardiola is the manager of English Premier League champions, Manchester City. He was the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Working towards a possible match-up with France in the final on Sunday, England manager, Gareth Southgate has made more than passive impression as...
Out of the 60 football games played in this World Cup, the football governing body FIFA named hosts Russia as the best defending team so far....
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. With excuses from Gernot Rohr on of having the youngest squad and the referee of the match with Argentina not awarding a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It’s Coming Home’ is beginning to gain ground again. That was the theme song released in 1996 by English band The Lightning Seeds...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It was double jeopardy for Croatia’s Ognjen Vukojevic as the financial fine imposed on him by FIFA has been followed with an...
Two foreign journalists covering Russia 2018 World Cup have had run-ins with crime in Moscow. According to Russian publication, The Moscow Times, the journalists, one of...
Belgium, facing France in one of the semi finals of Russia 2018 is nicknamed “The Red Devils”, a name the Nigerian national team was previously called...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When France and Belgium meet at Saint Petersburg on Tuesday in one of the semi-finals of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, it...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Idah Peterside who is also a former media officer of the Super Eagles has blasted Nigeria’s manager, Gernot...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Expectedly, it was a moody and sombre atmosphere in the Nigerian locker room after the defeat by Argentina in Saint Petersburg. Nigeria’s coach,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Officials of Nigerian residents in Russia have complained about the way the country executed the 2018 World Cup outing in Russia, pointing out...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr believes Turkish referee, Cuneyt Cakir erred by not giving a second penalty kick award to Nigeria in the last...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Suddenly, a giant appears to have woken from deep slumber as England enjoys one of its best moments in world football. It has...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria Super Eagles’ coach, Gernot Rohr has dismissed the possibility of his throwing in the towel after Super Eagles’ exit from Russia 2018....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The day after their elimination from the World Cup, hosts, Russia are paying tributes to their fans with a visit to the FIFA...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles’ manager, Gernot Rohr has told a South African publication, Soccer Laduma, the reasons why his team got close to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Russia 2018 dream finally ends for Russia as Croatia re-enacted their France ’98 form to once again get to the semi finals of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. At last, football may be returning home. England, widely believed to be the birthplace of modern football may have finally woken up from...
The numerals of Russia 2018 World Cup offer a striking feature. There is a preponderance of figures six and seven. First, the quarter finals begin on...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Brazil attempting to regain their esteem take on emerging football powers, Belgium in another Russia 2018 quarter finals clash in Kazan. The five-time...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Will Uruguay fall again on a July 6 date in the World Cup? This Friday’s clash with France is the second World Cup...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SPARTAK STADIUM, MOSCOW. England were stretched to almost breaking point before they could overcome stubborn Colombia 4-3 on penalties in one of...
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has condemned the kidnapping of Pa Michael John Obi, father of the Super Eagles’ Captain John Mikel Obi....
A Russian couple has fallen apart over disagreement on the better player between Portugal and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina and FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi....
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI, LONDON. I am getting ready for the big match this evening. Now that Nigeria and the Super Eagles have become forgotten history,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Nigeria’s skipper, Mikel Obi has opened up on the trauma he went through as he led the Super Eagles in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Like Messi, like Ronaldo! The two arch rivals are sent out of the World Cup on the same day! Hours after Lionel...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Lionel Messi’s international career may have come to a dramatic end following Argentina’s elimination from the Russia 2018 World Cup. France put...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Artists in the city of Kazan where Lionel Messi’s Argentina will face France in the Russia 2018 Round of 16 worked through...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Argentina and France open the round of 16 in Kazan this Saturday. The Lionel Mess-inspired Argentina side that eliminated Nigeria earlier in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. When Argentina takes up France this Saturday in Kazan, star striker Lionel Messi will reportedly be staying in a hotel looking out...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI, SAINT PETERSBURG. It’s been a lonely morning. Last night was horrible with the pictures from the carnages in Jos and in Lagos to...
BY MITCHEL OBI, SAINT PETERSBURG In faith and with hope. Nigerians had a huge dose of this mix before the debacle in St Petersburg. For...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. The shirt that Argentine super star, Lionel Messi wore in last Tuesday encounter with Nigeria has become a memorable souvenir for...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI. The hotel lobby has been empty of Nigerians since Wednesday. Most have left for the train stations and airports seeking to get out...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. Like a pack of cards blown by the hurricane, all the five African teams have been bundled out of the...
Diego Maradona said he has recovered following an apparent illness occasioned by the tension the Nigeria – Argentina match generated. He reportedly said on Wednesday morning...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Former Nigeria international goalkeeper and media officer of the Super Eagles, Idah Peterside said that the Super Eagles’ ouster from Russia...
The tension that attended the Nigeria-Argentina match last Tuesday almost claim a major casualty owing to the build-up tension and the attendant pressure during the match...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Lionel Messi who puts Argentina on victory path in the last Group D match against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup...
Nigeria’s sports minister, Solomon Dalung, has described Nigeria’s 1-2 loss to Argentina on Tuesday as unfortunate. The Minister of Youth and Sports who led Federal Government’s...
FIFA’s ex-president Sepp Blatter was all praises for Russia’s football squad, President Vladimir Putin and the Russian tournament in an interview to a local sports channel...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick was still somewhat downcast on Wednesday, but he assured thenff.com that heartfelt disappointment over elimination from the FIFA World Cup...
The President of CAF Appeal Board, A. U. Mustapha (SAN) has praised the endeavour of the Super Eagles at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia,...
BY PATRICK EKEJI. So to who shall Amaju Pinnick dedicate the Super Eagles’ loss? But let me say that our boys played their hearts out. Yes...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI, SAINT PETERSBURG. The journey has ended. For Nigeria and for Nigerians the World Cup adventure is over. Even without playing well the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. The psychic cat named Achilles which has been predicting outcome of matches at Russia 2018 has predicted a Nigeria victory over...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI, SAINT PETERSBURG. There are few hours to the start of the ‘Third World War’. I am alone in my room in Park Inn...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Seventeen people, most of them from Nigeria and Morocco and holding World Cup fan identity documents, have tried to enter Poland...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. When the Round of 16 of Russia 2018 begins, the teams will be kicking a different brand of the official...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. The psychic cat named Achilles which has been predicting outcome of matches at Russia 2018 has predicted a Nigeria victory over...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Although not officially designated as Group of Death, the Group D of Russia 2018 is living up to that billing. In...
Never in the history of Saint Petersburg has it seen such an unending influx of Nigerians and Argentines. Large contingents of nationals of both countries have...
The Nigeria Super Eagles will give it their best shot when they tackle Argentina in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday to guarantee a fourth Round of 16...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Owing to the injury time injury sustained by Super Eagles’ skipper, Mikel Obi, Coach Gernot Rohr said the left wrist is...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Nigeria’s Bryan Idowu is already excited at playing against Argentina in Saint Petersburg, the city of his birth. He remarked that...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Ahead of the match with Argentina, a major concern in the Nigerian camp is the vulnerability of the team in set...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Super Eagles defender who became Nigeria’s 59th scoring debutant after putting the Super Eagles ahead in last November’s friendly encounter...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Former Nigeria’s captain, Segun Odegbami whose speedy runs on the right flanks accounted for many goals for Nigeria in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. On the 24th anniversary of the international retirement of the legendary Diego Maradona during the USA ’94 World Cup in an...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The turmoil in the Argentina camp is going unabated. It is gathered that striker, Sergio Aguero who is the team’s only scorer so...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. The tactical work Argentina’s coach, Jorge Sampaoli may have planned for the Tuesday’s encounter with Nigeria may have leaked. Daily Mail...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Lionel Messi who clocks 31 this Sunday is one of the two famous players Argentina has produced. The other global icon...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. The camp of Argentina has degenerated into a state of anarchy as relationship between the players and Coach Jorge Sampaoli...
BY SEGUN ODEGBAMI, SAINT PETERSBURG. It is Sunday morning in Saint Petersburg. The mood around Park Inn Hotel is different today. It is very much like...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Nigeria’s speedy striker, Ahmed Musa is undoubtedly the man of the moment. His name dominates both the airtime and editorial space...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Super Eagles’ skipper, Mikel Obi may this Tuesday get the opportunity of playing his 85th international game when Nigeria face Argentina...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Former Nigeria captain and a FIFA legend, Nwankwo Kanu was on hand on Friday at Volgograd to psych up the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Success has many brothers, sisters, cousins and other relations. Following the superlative performance of speedy striker, Ahmed Musa in the...
The Super Eagles have flown back to their World Cup team base camp in Essentuki, advising that further drumming and singing be kept on hold until...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has dedicated the Super Eagles’ 2-0 win over Iceland at the FIFA World Cup on Friday to President...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, VOLGOGRAD. Minutes before the end of the hope-lifting win over Iceland on Friday in Volgograd, Nigeria’s skipper, Mikel Obi had a fall on...
Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa’s exploits in Super Eagles’ 2-0 defeat of Iceland has projected the speedy Nigerian into global prominence. FIFA website put up a feature on...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, VOLGOGRAD. Man of the moment, Ahmed Musa who is the first Nigerian player to achieve a brace and also doing so in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, VOLGOGRAD. Super Eagles truly became super as they switched the pendulum from a possible first round elimination and brightened hopes of getting...
As earlier reported by www.sportsvillagesquare.com, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has met the Russian President, Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Wednesday evening while in Russia...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, VOLGOGRAD. One of the fastest wingers to have come from Africa, Segun Odegbami psyched up the Super Eagles on the eve of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Echoes of the tragic death 24 years ago of Colombia defender, Andres Escobar has re-echoed at Russia 2018 as another Colombian...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. The other player of the famed Nigeria ‘Oyinbo Wall”, William Ekong-Troost may miss the encounter with Argentina in Saint Petersburg if...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived in the southern Russia town of Volgograd ahead of Friday’s win-or-bust World Cup Group D encounter against Iceland. The hopeful Nigerian...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The match with Iceland on Friday could be the turning point for the better for Nigeria’s Super eagles who since Brazil 2014 have...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. It has gone the usual way – the resort to the calculator to weigh Nigeria’s chances. Many Nigerians will keenly...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. When Nigeria take on Iceland on Friday in Volgograd, a battle of epic proportion is expected. Nigeria’s qualification for the next...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. An American residing in New Zealand, Matthew Conger, will be in charge when Nigeria faces Iceland in a potentially fierce battle to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has arrived Russia. According to information attributed to Kremlin, the banned former president who is banned...
Beer-guzzling football fans risk drinking parts of Moscow dry, with some bars and restaurants in the Russian capital saying they are running low and having to...
Super Eagles’ former defender, Rabiu Afolabi has admitted that the Super Eagles won’t have it easy against the Iceland side when they clash in the second...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. The Battle of Volgograd which pitches life-line supported Super Eagles of Nigeria against Iceland in World Cup Group D encounter is going...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. It was double jeopardy for Morocco which became the first of the 32 Russia 2018 teams to be eliminated following a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, VOLGOGRAD-BOUND. When Super Eagles of Nigeria face Iceland on Friday, it will be Nigeria’s 20th World Cup match in history. It is also...
The First Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi reiterated on Tuesday that the Super Eagles have put behind them the disappointment of defeat by...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. At least eight foreign World Cup fans have been detained or fined in the first days of the football tournament...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Germany manager, Joachim Löw, is still rueing over his team’s opening match loss to Mexico. He said it felt as though...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Egypt had their final training on Monday evening at the sumptuous St. Petersburg Stadium ahead of a potentially explosive tie with...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, SAINT PETERSBURG. Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho said he is pained the way Nigeria lost to Croatia on Saturday. The maverick coach who...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. When Tunisia takes on England this evening at Volgograd Stadium, the African side will be attempting to have its first...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. It was Swiss sensation as Switzerland ended Brazil’s streak of nine successive win in their opening matches of the World Cup...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, ST. PETERSBURG. Defending champions, Germany failed to win their opening match. Perennial favourites, Brazil did not also win opening game so also, Spain...
By KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. When France laboured to a 2-1 defeat of Australia in a Group C encounter in Kazan, it was the team’s 60th World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RUSSIA. World Cup debutants, Iceland showed great guts by putting up a performance that ensured they got their first ever World Cup point...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. When Luka Modric converted the 71st minute spot kick for Croatia in Saturday’s match against Nigeria, it was not just a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. The 2-0 loss to Croatia notwithstanding, Super Eagles’ coach is optimistic that his players will recover and at least get four...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. Leon Balogun who was earlier injured has made a rapid recovery and will be starting in the game with Croatia later today....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. The streets of Kaliningrad, the Russian western city is virtually painted red on Saturday, few hours to the potentially explosive encounter with...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. As a player, Davor Suker was sensational. He topped the goal chart at the World Cup 20 years ago in France...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick on the day the Super Eagles face Croatia in the World Cup is optimistic of a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD. There will be high profiled personalities at the stadium in the Group D encounter of Nigeria and Croatia. The Governor of the...
Known as ‘General Mikel’ by the Nigerian senior team playing body and backroom staff for his brilliant hold –up play, vision and authority on the field,...
Nigeria’s Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr declared on Thursday that Nigeria’s Super Eagles are “physically and mentally ready” for their first match of the 2018 FIFA World...
Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, as well as the Minister of Works, Power and Steel, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, KALININGRAD-BOUND. Apart from breaking an apparent 20-year jinx that has prevented the Super Eagles from scoring in their successive World Cup opening...
On the eve of the biggest celebration in world football, Nigeria star William Troost-Ekong has kicked-off a World Cup fund-raising campaign by the football movement Common...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, LENHNISKI STADIUM, MOSCOW. Sandro Meira Ricci, a Brazilian civil servant has been assigned to handle the Group D encounter of Nigeria with Croatia...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, LENHNISKI STADIUM, MOSCOW. Hosts, Russia lived up to expectation and maintain a tradition of host countries not losing the opening match of...
By KUNLE SOLAJA IN MOSCOW – The only Nigerian journalist who witnessed the past seven World Cup opening matches. When Argentine referee Nestor Pitana...
Russian fan group leader Alexander Shprygin said on Wednesday he had been denied a document required to attend World Cup matches. Shprygin, who was deported from...
With influx of foreigners for the World Cup, a senior lawmaker has reportedly implored Russian women to avoid entering into intimate relationships with foreign World Cup fans...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. As the days turn into hours in the countdown to the Russia 2018 World Cup, there have been influx of commercial sex...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Will the Super Eagles break jinx and score against Croatia on Saturday? This Wednesday, it is 20 years since the Nigerian Super...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. As the 21st edition of the World Cup kicks off this Thursday in Moscow, one of the star performers of the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. Forty eight hours to their heavy weight clash with fellow Iberia peninsular strong side, Portugal, Spain on Wednesday sacked their coach, Julen...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, MOSCOW. For the fifth time, the Kingdom of Morocco has lost in the bid to host the World Cup. At the FIFA Congress...
The World stood still as the Super Eagles, exuding great confidence flew into Russia in style. Their arrival could not escape global attention as even, the...
It is almost certain that Russia 2018 will be Lionel Messi’s last World Cup He has hinted that he could walk away from international football after...
World football governing body, FIFA has at last admitted that its monthly ranking does not truly reflect the strength of the teams being ranked. It announced...
Like compatriot, Leon Balogun, Super Eagles’ midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo is not one of the players who will be using the World Cup as a shop window...
This Monday, like the other seven contingents of Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Mexico, Serbia Switzerland and Tunisia, the Super Eagles will arrive Russia at Essentuki which will...
When the World Cup kicks off in Russia on Thursday Ukrainian film director, Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Russia, will have...
The 21st edition of FIFA World Cup is kicking off on Thursday. It global festival of football has never been short of amazing happenings. Russia 2014...
As the kick-off of the Russia 2018 draw closer, so also is the sporting world getting set to witness the most followed sport, football at its...
The Super Eagles will fly out of their Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria to Russia on Monday for the 21st FIFA World Cup finals – their...
The static, if not dwindling ranking of Nigeria’s position in FIFA rankings, the four-match no win streak and the tagging of Nigeria as mere World Cup-...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As anxiety mounts over Nigeria’s build up to the World Cup which kicks off on Thursday in Russia, team officials have come out...
With the World Cup just days away, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has made moves to avert major distractions that could be disturbing in Nigeria’s camp....
Russia’s standards watchdog has issued a set of recommendations for beer quality as it plans to test domestic and foreign lagers ahead of the World Cup...
Following the latest raking released on Thursday and possibly judging by Nigeria’s results in last four friendly matches, FIFA has tagged the Super Eagles as mere...
At first, it was an Egyptian cyclist, Mohamed “Ibn Nufal” Nufal, riding all the way to Russia. That was in April. He had to take off...
BY CHICHI SOLOMON. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as a member of the Federal Government Delegation to the 2018 FIFA World...
Like many football fans trying to predict the results of the World Cup, Achilles is busy studying the teams heading to Russia this month for the...
200 of the 736 players summoned to Russia have been to the FIFA World Cup™ before. 186 were at Brazil 2014, 61 were at South Africa...
Luca Modric, the skipper of Nigeria’s first Russia 20018 World Cup opponents, Croatia has been charged with perjury in a fraud case in Croatia. He is...
By KUNLE SOLAJA. Even before the first kick of the ball at the Russia 2018 World Cup, records are already being set as 200 players of...
Nigeria’s Moses Simon who lost a possible 2018 World Cup career may have found solace in a possible move to one of the top English Premiership...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As it was 20 years ago in the days leading to France ’98, the Super Eagles have failed to make impression in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With the days to the World Cup kick-off now in single digit, the Super Eagles are in search of a spirit-lifting performance...
Just as they were the first to pick ticket among the 31 World Cup qualifiers that join the hosts, Iran also became the first team to...
Palestinian football boss Jibril Rajoub called Sunday on Barcelona star Lionel Messi not to play in an Argentina-Israel game in Jerusalem and urged fans to burn...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Every World Cup produces dramatic goals. Yet, there were also goals that were unintended – the own goals. There have been just...
German sports kits manufacturers, Adidas is kitting more team at the Russia 2018 than any of the other global brands. The lead brand at Brazil 2014...
Even though team players are uniformly attired, the exception has been the use of football boots which is left for individuals. Hence, some players who have...
An aspirant to the presidential seat in Nigeria in next year’s general elections, Kingsley Moghalu, a professor, is optimistic of the Nigerian’s Super Eagles posting positive...
In friendly matches against Portugal, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen appeared to feign injury at sundown, when the fast comes to an end. As he lay on...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Two suspected thieves who stole $11,000 from the luggage of Nigeria’s legendary footballer, Nwankwo Kanu, have been arrested. According to a statement...
Players and officials of the Super Eagles are pouring encomiums on the Nigeria Football Federation for doing the needful to secure the world –renowned Avita Resort...
Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup –bound squad members have been taken through the paces of the world body’s integrity initiative, as they were fully briefed by...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Injured but highly dependable Mohamed Salah is included in the final 23-man squad that Coach Hector Cuper announced just as the deadline for...
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic, who had named one extra player for his provisional World Cup squad, on Monday announced that defender Matej Mitovic was the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With the official confirmation of players for the Russia 2018 World Cup, the shirt numbers of the players have also been confirmed. For...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nine of the German players who featured at the 2014 World Cup where the team emerged champions, are returning for the 2018 edition....
Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup squad have arrived and settled down at the Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria on Sunday evening, as Coach Gernot Rohr...
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has hailed the Super Eagles despite their 1-2 loss to Three Lions of England in a pre- World...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The Nigeria Super Eagles 2-1 defeat to England in Wembley on June 2, 2018 is the third straight defeat the national team will...
Following trending insinuations on the social media that the NFF boss, Amaju Pinnick may have diverted the sponsorship fund that the Rivers State Government paid for...
Nigeria put up a more spirited effort in the second half of their pre World Cup encounter with England to put the score line at...
As the England- Nigeria kicked off at the Wembley Stadium, every move by Tottenham Hotspur and England Striker Bamidele Alli at Wembley, was jeered by...
It’s the World Cup’s most anticipated football kit. The queues snaked down London’s Regent’s Street on Friday as Nigeria fans waited to get their hands on...
France underlined their World Cup credentials with their three forwards all involved in the goals that secured an impressive 3-1 friendly victory over Italy on Friday,...
As Brazil faces Nigeria’s first Russia 2018 opponents, Croatia on Sunday, the camp of the five times World Cup holders is apprehensive over injury concerns. According...
Algerian-born Frenchman, Zinedine Zidane who resigned his job with Real Madrid may be heading to the middle east to take up new and lucrative appointment. He...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Carl Ikeme, the erstwhile Super Eagles’ numero uno goalkeeper who is receiving treatment for leukaemia could be the guest of honour at this...
Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr was among the eminent coaches of the world who gave pep talk to global audience and fans who will be attending...
After saying last week that he was not 100 percent healthy, Neymar was left out of Brazil’s main team Thursday at its World Cup training camp....
The Football Association on Thursday named Italian official Marco Guida as referee for Saturday’s prestige friendly between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and England’s Three Lions at Wembley...
Nigeria and England go toe-to-toe in what promises to be a thrilling Russia 2018 preparatory game for both teams at the Wembley Stadium in London on...
A former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Amuneke and another former coach of Nigeria at the World Cup in 1998, Bora Milutinović are among a group of analysts...
KUNLE SOLAJA. When the World Cup kicks off in Russia on June 14, most football followers will be counting on record. The next day at Ekaterinburg...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. England’s central defender, Phil Jones, will be missing in action when the Super Eagles take on the Three Lions at the iconic...
FIFA has dropped Saudi Arabian referee, Fahad Al-Mirdasi, from the 2018 World Cup after he was banned for a match-fixing attempt in his country. Al-Mirdasi, 32,...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. After meeting President Muhamadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Wednesday morning, the Super Eagles who will face England on Saturday at the...
The range of kits for the Super Eagles will be on sale this Friday, the eve of the friendly match with England at the Wembley...
Skipper Mikel John Obi was joined on the chartered flight from Abuja to London on Wednesday afternoon by deputy skipper Ogenyi Onazi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, pacy...
There is a World Cup contest for Morocco before the Russia 2018 World Cup. On the eve of the Russia 2018 World Cup kick-off, the African...
Barcelona and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez has insisted that the bad behaviour that his 2010 and 2014 World Cups have come to be remembered for will not...
The rainy season is here for the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they begin their final preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia....
Like a true sportsman, one of the dropped Super Eagles’ players, Stephen Eze has accepted his fate in good spirit, Even though the list...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The period of waiting is drawing to a close for the final list of the World Cup-bound Super Eagles. Days ago, there were...
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepares to leave the shores of the country to Europe and begin the final preparations for the Russia 2018 World...
The Russia 2018 World Cup –bound Super Eagles contingent will now meet with His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday morning. The...
Nigeria’s sports minister, Solomon Dalung has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to shelve all plans for elections into its next board and concentrate on the FIFA...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Bursaspor defender, William Troost-Ekong, has expressed delight after scoring his first international goal for Nigeria in the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw against DR Congo...
An Argentine media outfit, TyCSports is delighted over the injury blow on the Super Eagles which has led to the exclusion of Moses Simon from the...
Inside sources have revealed to the Sports Village Square that the final 23-man Super Eagles’ list will be released at the weekend, possibly after the...
Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with DR Congo on Monday in Port Harcourt was expectedly monitored by Super Eagles’ perceived main rivals in Group D of Russia 2018,...
The Russian military reportedly plans to deploy electronic warfare assets to protect World Cup stadiums from potential drone attacks this summer. Russia’s National Guard has said...
Former Secretary General of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Fanny Amun has identified the poor state of playing turfs in the country as one of the biggest...
For the first time Nigeria failed to win a sendoff to the World Cup match. The team was forced to a 1-1 draw by the visiting...
The slogan, ‘The Wings of African Pride’ will adorn the Super Eagles’ team buses at each of their match venues in Russia. This is sequel to...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. In his quest to win the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, Argentine and world football legend, Lionel Messi has tasked team mates...
Football legend, Diego Maradona has again lashed out at Jorge Sampaoli, the coach of Argentina, the main Super Eagles’ rivals at the World Cup. According to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It appears that both Nigeria and Argentina have mutual respect for each other. Despite the apprehension that most Nigerians have about Argentina, especially...
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is optimistic of recovering and being fit for the World Cup after hurting his shoulder playing for Liverpool in the Champions League...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles player and coach, Augustine Eguaveon as well as his contemporary in the national team, Mutiu Adepoju has urged the...
Just as it happened to central defender, Leon Balogun some days to the Brazil 2014 World Cup owing to injury, the same fate has befallen Moses...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Both Nigeria and DR Congo meet in Port Harcourt on Monday for the second time in farewell and fans’ appreciation match as the...
BY ADEMOLA OLAJIRE. In what represents the last opportunity for Nigerian football fans to cheer the Super Eagles at home before Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup...
British newspaper, Independent reports that Real Madrid’s captain, Sergio Ramos is insisting he did not intend to injure Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah during Saturday’s Champions League...
Following the shoulder injury at the final match of the UEFA Champions League, Mohamed Salah is now a major doubt to feature at the Russia 2018...
Anger reigns in Egypt over Saturday night injury to star man, Mohamed Salah as doubts exist over his participation in the World Cup which kicks off...
The delegation of Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as Simba, flew into Port Harcourt on Thursday night ahead of Monday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Send...
The sterling performance of the class of 1994 of the Nigeria’s Super Eagles continue to receive accolades, even 24 years after. It was Nigeria’s debut at...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The FIFA World Cup stage remains the highest platform for the footballer. So, it is the desire of the player to grace the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ striker, Victor Moses who was excused from reporting to camp on Monday owing to his involvement in last weekend’s FA Cup...
BY EMMANUEL JEMEGAH. It was a gathering of who’s who in Rivers state as the State Governor, Nyesom Wike led his cabinet, including the Deputy...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Beautiful ladies lined up to form a ‘guard of honour’ for Fernando Torres as he arrived Uyo airport along with teammates of Atletico...
The World Cup remains one of the most anticipated events in the world. Yet not every incident of the event was actually anticipated. There have been...
The Nigerian Government has reaffirmed that the farewell to the World Cup match planned for the Super Eagles next week will still go on despite the...
Virtually all the star players of Spanish LaLiga giants, Atletico de Madrid, will feature in the friendly match against a Nigerian selected side in Uyo on...
As the Super Eagles gather this Monday in Uyo to begin the final preparation for the World Cup, defender, Kenneth Omeruo has a tall dream. Speaking...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles are expected to assemble this Monday as preparation for their participation in next month’s World...
Banned former UEFA president and an initial candidate to preside over FIFA, Michel Platini has revealed that the World Cup draw for France ’98 was fixed....
Germany striker Sandro Wagner has announced his international retirement following his failure to be nominated in the preliminary World Cup squad. According to AP, Wagner tells...
Nigeria’s main opposition a the tricky Group D of the World Cup, Argentina, appears to have other motives apart from football in Russia. It was gathered...
The first black African to handle a team at the World Cup and ex-Super Eagles coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde as well as one of the best...
FIFA has announced that the teams featuring in next month’s World Cup will be supplied with small handheld technologies which coaches can use while on the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As camping date for the World Cup-bound Super Eagles approaches, the 30-man provisional list released by the coach, Gernot Rohr continues to get...
Barely a week to The Sun World Cup seminar holding in Port Harcourt, sports administrators and stakeholders have shown excitement at the event. With theme: “That Super...
The 2014 World Cup-winning goal scorer, Mario Gotze has been left out of Germany’s squad for next month’s tournament in Russia. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored...
Following the inability of Qatar to host the traditional FIFA Confederations Cup which holds the year before the World Cup, a new competition, the 24-team clubs’...
It was a mixture of expectation and surprise as recuperating Neymar is listed in Brazil’s final World Cup team. Brazil opted for a definitive list instead...
The 30 players on the provisional list for Russia World Cup are to assemble at the Le Meridien Hotel and Golf Resort, Uyo, a release from...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The Nigeria Football federation has released a provisional list of 30 players from which a final list of 23 will be made...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The proposed ceremonial World Cup sent-forth match for the Super Eagles in Port Harcourt will still go ahead, the Nigeria Football Federation boss,...
Current Argentina boss, Jorge Sampaoli and the coach of the 2014 World Cup squad, Alejandro Sabella have several similarities in the lists that both presented before...
Three of the players announced are debutants. They are: Franco Armani, Ricardo Centurion and Rodrigo Battaglia. Armani plays for with Atlético Nacional in Colombia. Ricardo Centurion,...
With injury concerns over Spanish Sevilla defender, Gabriel Mercado, Argentina boss, Jorge Sampaoli is expected to unveil a provisional list of 35 players that may feature...
Just as the qualified 31 countries gather in Russia to join the hosts in jostling for the highest prize in football, hundreds of abandoned children will...
Russia has refused World Cup accreditation to a journalist specializing in investigations into illegal doping whom German public television had asked to include on its team covering...
With the 2018 World Cup in Russia starting in a month, AFP Sport takes a look at how the biggest names — who between them have...
When the World Cup is held aloft in July, it won’t be an Italian lifting the trophy. The eliminated Azzurri will not brighten the tournament, but...
Cheery news have come the way of Brazilian fans as captain of their World Cup team, Neymar has been cleared to return to training. This is...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ FIFA World Cup opponents, Iceland have released his 23 man list ahead the Russia 2018 World Cup. Team manager, Hallgrimsson whose...
The argument of whether sex enhances performance in sports has come to the fore again as former Brazilian World Cup-winning star, Romario has recommended it for...
Russia’s beer producers, according to Moscow Times, have sent letters to local and federal officials urging them not to restrict the sale of alcohol during the...
With barely a month to the decision making day in Moscow for the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, the African candidate, Morocco has become suspicious...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Iceland which caused the biggest upset at the Euro 2016 in France is promising a repeat performance as the country faces the trio...
Midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has assured that the Super Eagles will be ready for action ahead of pre-World Cup friendly matches against the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
BY AKEEM BUSARI. With preparations getting to the final stage in the epoch making World Cup seminar being packaged by The Sun Publishing, another stakeholder has...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Zlatko Dalic, the Coach of Nigeria’s first Russia 2018 opponents, Croatia, has enjoined his players to forget the old glory and face...
Former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has throws his weight behind The Sun Publishing Limited’s World Cup seminar holding in...
Argentina may be without their ever intimidating supporters when they face the Super Eagles in a World Cup potentially explosive match on June 26 in Saint...
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has been ruled out of the Champions League final later this month and will also not make it to the World Cup...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The only Nigerian scorer at the 2002 World Cup, Julius Aghahowa has joined the increasing football enthusiasts who are applauding The Sun Publishing...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. One of the best sports technocrat to have come from Nigeria, Chief Patrick Ekeji has confirmed his participation in the landmark World Cup...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Man of history and doyen of Nigerian coaches, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has been announced as the lead speaker at the seminar: “That...
The Federal government has thrown its weight behind the mobilization of non- state resources for the Super Eagles’ participation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup scheduled...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. One of the former Nigerian footballers in the diaspora, Charles Okoye has sounded a note of warning to the Super Eagles as...
Birthday boy, Alex Iwobi who clocked 22 on Thursday has sensationally revealed how training with ‘world class players’ at Arsenal put him in top shape to...
Hope that Brazil may still have its skipper, Neymar for next month’s World Cup in Russia came alive as the recuperating footballer flew back to France...
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino said Thursday Russia was “absolutely ready” to host the World Cup and thanked President Vladimir Putin for his commitment to the football...
Journalist-turned football administrator, Emeka Inyama has hailed The Sun Publishing Limited for the initiative of a World Cup seminar that is geared towards advancing the advancement...
Excitement ahead of next month’s prestigious international friendly between Nigeria and England’s ‘A’ teams really began to build up on Thursday after the President of Nigeria...
Fanny Amun whose Golden Eaglets side projected Nwankwo Kanu into limelight, has hailed the May 22 World Cup Seminar being packaged by The Sun Publishing Limited....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As the clock ticks down to the May 22 date of The Sun Publishing Limited’s seminar aimed at galvanising support for the World...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As the clock ticks down to the kick-off of Russia 2018, Nigeria’s national team coach seems enveloped in major concerns. According to...
A potential commercial issue that could have seen the rave of the moment, Mohammed Salah boycotting the World Cup has just been resolved. The mercurial Liverpool...
Football fans will reportedly be allowed to bring cocaine and marijuana to the 2018 FIFA World Cup as long as they go through the bureaucratic hoops...
Information from Russia has it that Moscow’s City Hall will restrict the sale of alcohol the day before and the day of World Cup matches next...
The bid for the hosting rights of the 2026 World Cup has taken a diplomatic dimension as US president, Donald Trump has sought for support from...
The Fan Fests which have gathered millions of football fans in host cities of the World Cup since Germany 2006 has become an object of protest...
Egypt and Africa’s current most celebrated footballer, Mohamed Salah has revealed his favourite food. He spoke to CNN’s Becky Anderson in a special episode of Inside...
The uniforms of the 2018 FIFA World Cup volunteers were unveiled in Yekaterinburg’s Football Park on Monday. According to the image on the official 2018 World Cup...
FIFA issued an official reminder Friday to government officials to adhere to the rules of conduct regarding the bidding process for hosting rights to a World...
US President, Donald Trump has threatened withdrawal of support for countries of the world that fail to support the joint World Cup bid of US and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria may record their first defeat of England in the June 2 friendly encounter on the sacred turf of Wembley according to...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles’ striker, Julius Aghahowa, has restated that Mikel Obi and Victor Moses will be the pivot of Nigeria’s possible good...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Match tickets for the high profile England versus Nigeria friendly match are already on sale with the lowest ticket going for the...
It has been different feelings for different people following the exit of FC Barcelona from the UEFA Champions League. While millions of Barcelona fans across the...
Brazilian legend, Pele is confident about Brazil’s chances at the Russia 2018 World Cup and expects injured star Neymar to be fully fit to lead the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Shooting Stars’ striker, Femi Opabunmi who entered record books as one of the youngest players to feature in the World Cup...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles striker, Finidi George, whose assist of a pass led to Rashidi Yekini scoring Nigeria’s first ever World Cup goal...
Munir El Haddadi Mohamed better known Munir wants to represent Morocco rather than Spain, however, FIFA has turned down his request. FIFA doesn’t allow players to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Argentine sports publication, TyC Sports has reported that Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr has joked that he wished Argentina would beat Iceland...
Reports from Russia has it that the police has arrested one Ziyavudin Magomedov, a multi billionaire whose company is saddled with the construction of the stadium...
The stadium in Samara where Serbia, Australia, Senegal, Denmark, Uruguay and hosts, Russia will play some of their group matches at the World Cup is running...
As Brazil warms up for a friendly encounter with Nigeria’s first group opponents at Russia 2018, Croatia, there are indications that the star man in Brazil’s...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As reactions continue to flow in following Nigeria’s 0-2 loss in Tuesday’s pre-World Cup friendly match with Serbia in London, Super Eagles’...
The two referees who handled the back-to-back Nigeria versus Cameroon World Cup qualifying matches, Ghead Grisha of Egypt and Gambia’s Papa Gassama have been selected among...
Ogenyi Onazi reflects on Nigeria’s return to the top Super Eagles midfield dynamo shares the roots of his versatility Looks towards Russia 2018 and Argentina reunion...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles’ skipper, Nwankwo Kanu, has partly attributed Tuesday’s 0-2 loss to Serbia by Nigeria to the absence of inspirational Mikel Obi....
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. It is not just the goalkeeping department that is giving Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr, sleepless nights. He is also in the search...
Argentina coach, Jorge Sampaoli has claimed that the World Cup is like a ‘revolver to the head’ of Lionel Messi, stopping him from fully enjoying his...
Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong, currently with Bursaspor in Turkey, has become the 43rd member of Common Goal – the movement powered by players and managers donating...
The good runs the Super Eagles are having in their preparations for the Russia 2018 World Cup is been taken note by Argentina, the perceived major...
The Super Eagles who arrived London on Saturday have had their first training session on Sunday under the expected chilly weather. According to media release by...
Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi may not feature in Tuesday’s friendly match with Spain as Russia 2018-bound teams play another round of friendly matches to shape up...
After last Friday’s round of friendly matches by most of the Russia 2018 World Cup teams, the two goalkeepers of Spain – David de Gea and...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As most qualified teams started their pre World Cup arm up matches on Friday, the Super Eagles posted a soul lifting 1-0...
Egypt-based Nigerian sensation, Oluwafemi Ajayi, popularly called Junior Ajayi has had his international debut postponed as he will not feature in Friday’s friendly match with Poland....
The Super Eagles’ Radisson Blu Hotel camp in Wroclaw has become a beehive of activities following the arrival of 22 players and the beginning of training...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Russia 2018 may be the last for the legendry Lionel Messi as a player. The iconic footballer, whose Argentine team is drawn in...
As the countdown to the World Cup continues, Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr has been talking about the preparation of the Super Eagles as well as his...
Two of the three goals Nigeria conceded against Argentina in the 2-3 loss at the last World Cup in Brazil were from set-pieces. One of the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As the countdown begins for Nigeria’s clash later this month in what is the first of the six pre-World Cup friendly matches...
FIFA World Cup winner with France 20 years ago, Christian Karembeu has tipped the Super Eagles of Nigeria to be one of the standout teams at...
The composition of the Super Eagles’ squad to the 2018 World Cup is beginning to emerge as Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has listed 28 players that...
Nigeria’s fund raising dinner invitation cards and advertisement for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup have been unveiled by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon...
For the fourth time ever, the authentic FIFA World Cup trophy will on Wednesday in Abuja be brought to Nigeria as part of its global tour....
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has visited flying winger Ahmed Musa at his club, CSKA Moscow, telling him to keep working hard ahead of the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The doyen of football coaches in Nigeria, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde clocks a milestone age of 80 this Monday. His birthday is a day...
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that injured skipper of the Brazilian team, Neymar had undergone successful surgery on his injured toe as the PSG...
The International Football Association Board, IFAB which is the FIFA rule-making panel has approved adding video review to the laws of soccer, clearing the way for...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles attacker, Daniel Amokachi has predicted Chelsea’s Victor Moses to play a major role in the Super Eagles offensive formation...
Neymar faces a race to be fit for the World Cup after Brazil’s national team doctor stated his recovery will take an estimated three months. The...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Volgograd Arena, a 45,568 capacity stadium which is scheduled to host the 2018 World Cup Group D fixture of Nigeria and Iceland on...
It is increasing becoming clear that Brazil’s captain, Neymar may not be part of Russia 2018 World Cup. According to AP, Neymar will have surgery on...
Although club owners of Paris Saint Germaine were reportedly ready to take the risk of featuring Neymar in next week’s return leg of the crucial UEFA...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles and Tianjin TEDA of China skipper, John Obi Mikel has revealed he is battle ready for the forthcoming FIFA...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Barcelona star man, Lionel Messi could snub the next Spanish La Liga fixture against Las Palmas in order to stay fresh for...
Russian publication, Moscow Times has alerted that a scam involving fake ATM machines could hit thousands of visitors planning to visit Russia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup this summer....
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has poured encomiums on the Amaju Pinnick –led NFF, saying the Nigerian Federation has shown excellent vision and focus, and...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo who will turn 29 years on the day Nigeria will face Croatia at Russia 2018 FIFA World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As projected two weeks ago by the Sports Village Square, all the teams that performed well at the African Nations Championship in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As the 2018 World Cup approaches the 100-day countdown, there is a big race against time in stadium construction. The stadiums in Kaliningrad...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Samson Siasia who tactically wrestled the captainship of the Super Eagles from Ahmed Musa and handed the skipper’s armband to Mikel...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles left sided midfielder, Garba Lawal who feeble shot was spilled into the net by Spain’s goalkeeper, Andoni Zubizarreta spilled...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When last week the Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup kit was officially unveiled in London by the manufacturers, there were two easily noticeable...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Liverpool target, Wilfred Ndidi is the Nigerian player to watch when the Super Eagles take on Poland in Nigeria’s first pre-World Cup build...
Global football rivals, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be almost within shouting reach of each other at their abode during the Russia 2018 World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The brand equity of the Nigeria Football Federation continues its rise as the federation on Friday signed what looks like the biggest sponsorship...
By BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Essentuki Community in Russia should be set to receive the Super Eagles when the 2018 World Cup begins. This is sequel...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The performances of Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the previous World Cup finals has been highlighted by FIFA in its website. It is...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. British tabloid, Daily Mail has reported positive reception of the Nigeria’s World Cup kit unveiled in London on Wednesday. The kit is...
The Super Eagles 2018 kits have been officially unveiled in London on Wednesday. The kits are in two kinds – the home and away shirts. A...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr believes Barcelona duo of Ivan Rakitic and Lionel Messi will certainly give his team a run...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Argentina midfielder, Emiliano Rigoni whose team is billed to face Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group C of the FIFA World Cup...
Representatives of the Super Eagles and those of the other b31 Russia 2018 finalists will next month attend a workshop that FIFA and the Local Organising Committee...
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has thanked the President of the Confederation of African Football CAF, Ahmad for his support to the five...
The controversy over the award of hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup has again come up. Daily Mail of the United Kingdom reports that more...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Chile will be the last friendly match Nigeria will play ahead of the World Cup holding in Russia. The friendly duel with...
The organisers of the March 23 friendly match between Poland and Nigeria have changed the match venue from the capital city of Warsaw to Wroclaw, thenff.com...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Team handler of the Nigeria Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has ranked team captain, John Obi Mikel as the most experienced African player who...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s contribution to World Cup fashion will be on parade next month in London when leading kit manufacturers, Nike formally unveils the Super...
To several applauses and commendation for good planning and focus, the Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday in Lagos made public its 2018 FIFA World Cup program...
The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday signed a two –year contract extension with Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr. NFF President Pinnick (right) shakes hands with...
The Nigeria Football Federation and Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited on Wednesday in Lagos consummated a partnership agreement that made the beverage behemoth ‘Official Soft Drink and...
FIFA has explained why Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life, saying he tried “to make certain bets successful” in a World Cup qualifier. Lamptey...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles have finally chosen a base camp at the Russia 2018 World Cup. The team will be based at Yessentuki in...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The Argentine goalkeeper on the day the Super Eagles pummelled the two time World Cup holders by 4-2 last November, Agustín...
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that a prestige friendly match between the Super Eagles and England’s Three Lions will take place at the Wembley...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Nigeria’s team handler, Gernot Rohr has hinted that members of the African Nations Championship...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr has admitted that the June 26 match with Argentina at Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg will be a difficult...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Olé, a publication in Argentina has highlighted Felix Orode, a Nigerian player featuring in the domestic league. It began with a question lead:...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Alfio Basile, the last coach to train the legendary Diego Maradona to his very last match when Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 at...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Argentina’s coach, Jorge Sampaoli has begun a tour of the various European leagues to monitor prospective players who will make his final squad...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles attacking midfielder, Etebo Oghenekaro is revving for action as the countdown to Russia 2018 begins. The global festival of football...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Argentina based Nigerian footballer, Felix Orode has told www.sportsvillagesquare of his dream to play for the Super Eagles as the team prepares...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The World Cup is the biggest stage for footballers to exhibit their skills and also a big platform to foster new and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. World Cup-bound Super Eagles of Nigeria have acquired smart bibs which the players are now using during training sessions. Sports Village Square...
World football governing body and owners of the World Cup competition has warned the global audience to watch out for the mystery team called Iceland when...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has revealed that four pre world Cup friendly matches have been confirmed for the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ technical adviser, Gernot Rohr and his chief scout, Victor Agali may be pulling the rope from different ends over the...
World Cup debutants and the smallest country ever to get into the global football fiesta, Iceland is thrilled at having to face Argentina, one of...
Following the news that FIFA are investigating the political interference within the Spanish Football Federation, (RFEF), the acting president, Juan Luis Larrea has made it clear...
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has categorically denied telling any media organization that he was aware of defender Abdullahi Shehu’s ineligibility...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Nigeria’s first Group opponents at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Croatia has picked Forest Rhapsody Resort in the village Ilicevo in Zelenogorsk,...
Following the IOC ban on Russian athletes from featuring in the 2018 Winter Olympics, Russia’s sports minister on Wednesday said he expects more “provocations” amid a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi has analysed each of his team’s Russia 2018 opponents in a sentence, giving the Super Eagles, the...
Legendary Argentine former footballer, Diego Maradona who was pocketed for the greater part of the Italia ’90 opening match at San Siro in Milan has paid...
The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, Nikolay Udovichenko dreams of Russia –Nigeria clash in the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at...
Following the forfeiture of Nigeria’s last match with Algeria, the Media Department of the NFF has reported that the federation was sad about the decision and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Improper record-keeping has again taken its toll on Nigerian football as FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee imposed sanction on Super Eagles. Consequently, the Super...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah has one of the two prestigious awards for the African footballer, the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2007....
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The fear of Lionel Messi could be the beginning of wisdom, if comments of Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr are anything to by....
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Effectively, the Super Eagles’ World Cup build-up begins on March 23, the first of the four FIFA International match days of 2018....
Peru, the last team to make it to Russia 2018 has become the first of the 32 World Cup teams to be visited with disciplinary...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, has joined the President of Argentina Football Association, Claudio Tapai in drumming support for the recall of Juventus’...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. The Super Eagles will play a pre-World Cup friendly match with England, the UK-based Skysport has reported, quoting the general secretary of the...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Manchester City and Argentina’s striker, Sergio Aguero has dismissed the Super Eagles as the least headache Argentina will face in Group D...
BY FOLAKE OKEGBENLE. Super Eagles participation at Russia 2018 World Cup will be an expensive venture, a State House source informed Sports Village Square on...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. In political arena, there is a saying that there are no permanent friends or enemies, but permanent interest. So also it seems...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Nigeria Super Eagles’ technical adviser, Gernot Rohr is yet to return from Russia after last Friday’s Final Draw of the World Cup...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. President of Argentine football federation, Claudio Tapai has drummed the support for the recall of Juventus’ hit-man, Gonzalo Higuain to the Argentina...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Hernan Crespo who featured for Argentina in three encounters with Nigeria in Atlanta 96 Olympic Games football final, the 1995 Inter Continental...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ prolific player, Victor Moses is optimistic that the Super Eagles will prevail despite the huge challenge the team will face...
Nigeria Football Federation chieftain, Amaju Pinnick is very positive that the Nigerian Super Eagles will soar at the World Cup next year. Already the draw which...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, who picked the ball from the net in what turned to be the 1,500th goal in World...
Foremost sports marketer, Taye Ige, believes the time is ripe for the Nigerian football team, Super Eagles to soar high into global reckoning. No better platform...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Elder Statesman in Nigerian football, Adegboye Onigbinde has made a sensational prediction that the Super Eagles under Gernot Rohr will win the...
With no clear ‘Group of Death’ in the FIFA World Cup 2018, even though the Group B that pitches Portugal and Spain together looks like one,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Reactions continued to flow in concerning the FIFA World Cup final draw concluded in Moscow on Friday. Argentina’s coach, Jorge Sampaoli whose...
Heimir Hallgrimsson, the coach of World Cup debutant, Iceland has remarked that he knew little about the Super Eagles which his team will face in Volgograd...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With the Final Draw of the World Cup concluded, Nigeria’s manager is already looking ahead with prospects of crossing the first hurdle...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr has remarked that the Group D in which the Super Eagles will be contesting next year in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Carles Puyol of Spain picked the ball from Pot 4 and it was Nigeria, pitching the country with the usual World Cup...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Two past Super Eagles skippers, Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu may be among the galaxy of stars gracing Friday’s Final...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. Like in pots 1 and 2, Nigeria will draw a team from Pot 3 which has Denmark, Iceland,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. One of Nigeria’s three opponents at the group stage of the World Cup will come from Pot 2 which...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. The teams in Pot 1 are expected to present the most challenging encounter to other teams they faced....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. This Friday the 32 teams for the 2018 World Cup will know their group stage opponents and would...
Friday’s Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is set to topple whatever has been done previously in the final draws for the...
As the clock ticks down to 6pm (Moscow time) and 4pm in Nigeria for the World Cup 2018 Final Draw at the State Kremlin Palace on...
As the hour to know the actual opponents for the teams in next year’s World Cup draws near, the key actors of the ‘battle’ for the...
Ahead of the Final Draw of the World Cup 2018 holding this Friday in Moscow, Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr has landed in Moscow for the seminar...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Ahead of the Final Draw holding on Friday, former France national team captain, Marcel Desailly believes the Nigerian Super Eagles will excel...
On a day the Super Eagles will find out their group opponents at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria’s most capped World Cup journalist, Kunle Solaja,...
With Nigeria’s Russia 2018 World Cup opponents emerging this Friday night, the Association of Sports Veterans of Nigeria has planned a meeting for Tuesday December 5...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. Invariably, every team not in Pot 2 to Pot 4 will have to face a seeded team in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, seven consecutive World Cup reporter. The clock is ticking fast to the final hour when the Final Draw for the 2018...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Former Super Eagles attacker and scout to coach Gernot Rohr, Victor Agali has hinted 33 year-old Obafemi Martins is still relevant to...
On Friday, the Final Draw for 21st FIFA World Cup will be held in Moscow. Sports Village Square brings to you some salient points on the...
The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday in Lagos launched a short code – *1945# – which will be used for all campaigns that are geared...
…another clash with Argentina looms BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is four days to the final draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the entire world...
With attention largely focused on the World Cup 2018, especially the Final Draw holding this weekend in Moscow, the 2022 hosts, Qatar has offered some diversions...
BY MOHAMMAD AUWAL SULEMAN. Amkar Perm, the Russian club of the Super Eagles’ latest call up, Brian Idowu is not pleased with the player’s featuring for...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As reported last week by Sports Village Square, the November 2017 ranking released this Thursday by FIFA has thrown up unpleasant surprise,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On Wednesday, Sports Village Square enunciated the most recurring fixtures if the World Cup in over 80 years. The final draw for...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ hit man, Odion Ighalo is opening an orphanage in Ajah area of Lagos to help the less privileged citizens. The...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nine days to his featuring in the 2018 World Cup Final Draw, Edgardo Bauza, the Argentine coach of Saudi Arabia has been...
It is nine days to the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The highlight of draw ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Even before opponents are known, let alone the kickoff, World Cup 2018 is already recording casualties. Ange Postecoglou who coached and qualified...
For the first time since the FIFA ranking began in 1993, the host nation for the World Cup will be the least ranked. The highest ranked...
Nigerians and indeed world citizens travelling to Russia next year must be prepared to pay heavily for air transportation. Sports Village Square gathered from the Moscow...
Ten Days to the Final Draw of the 2018 World Cup which is being eagerly awaited, FIFA has revealed the high-profile draw assistants who will be...
Surprising revelations are coming out from the court hearing the famous FIFA corruption trials holding in New York, US. According to Associated Press, payments to...
On Friday December 1, the 32 teams for the 2018 World Cup will know their group stage opponents and would then begin to plan strategies of...
Persistent critic of FIFA and former England striker Gary Lineker also winner of the adidas Golden Boot at Mexico 1986 World Cup is the main star...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The mind game has begun as the world counts down to December 1 when the World Cup final draw is conducted at...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The Argentine coach of Saudi Arabia, Edgardo Bauza, has described the Nigerian defeat of Argentina as a wake-up call and a lesson...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The 32 coaches whose teams made it among the 209 that went through the qualifying series must have heaved sigh of relief...
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The 32 teams for the Russia 2018 World Cup have not only emerged, they have been allocated to four pots awaiting the final draw coming up...
Courtesy of FIFA Media Team, Sports Village Square brings to you the Facts and Figures on the 32 teams’ roads to the 21st FIFA World Cup...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The possibility of Nigeria facing Argentina again in the World Cup looms large on Thursday as FIFA allocated qualified teams into four...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. A big surprise is in the offing when FIFA releases this month’s ranking next week Thursday. Playing against and heavily defeating the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The identities of all the 32 teams that will contest the 2018 World Cup finals are now known. As the...
The 2018 World Cup field is almost completely set. After Europe’s teams sorted things out this week, there are only a few inter-confederation playoff matches left...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Juventus striker and Argentina’s forward, Paulo Dybala, has explained why his team lost a two goal advantage and crumbled under the four...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The talking point on many global sporting outlets remains the unexpected and spirited come-back efforts of the Nigerian Super Eagles over...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Even before his splendid debut for Nigeria, new comer, Bryan Idowu appeared to have been given ’wild card’ entry into the World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Bryan Idowu who scored the goal that shot Nigeria ahead in the Tuesday’s match with Argentina has become the 59th Nigerian international...
The usual bonus row that has characterised Nigeria’s participation at the World Cup may not occur at Russia 2018 if the moves of the Nigeria Football...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Nigeria’s Super Eagles; manager is the man of the moment after his largely experimental side defeated a power packed Argentina in Russia...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The boogie always presented by Argentina was Tuesday terminated as the Super Eagles of Nigeria were truly super, coming back from...
Italy will be the only former World Cup winner that will be absent at the 2018 edition of the competition. Not only will it be the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Of the football’s super powers, the eight countries that have won the World Cup, Argentina is the team Nigeria has met most...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Like Osaze Odemwingie who has Russian blood in his veins, Bryan Oladapo Idowu in similar manner has pitched tent with Nigeria as he on...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr having achieved his primary objective of qualifying Nigeria for the Russia 2018 World Cub is heaving as sigh of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The rush to Russia 2018 is gradually coming to an end in the next few days. By Saturday night, the field had...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Africa’s field to the 2018 World Cup in Russia was completed on Saturday as Morocco and Tunisia picked the last two of Africa’s...
BY BOLAJI OKUOLA. Algeria may have escaped another home defeat by Nigeria, but the world probably knows their escape was referee-assisted. In their last World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is no news that South Africa has missed the qualification for the Russia 2018 World Cup. But the coach, Stuart Baxter...
Leon Balogun who captained Nigeria for the first time since his debut with Super Eagles on March 6, 2014 in a friendly match with Mexico in...
Hail Super Eagles! They got 14 points out of 18 obtainable from a power-packed field that had three other teams that had won the Africa Cup...
Senegal have become the third African country to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup after crushing their hosts, South Africa 2-0 in Polokwane in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles of Nigeria’s encounter this Friday with Algeria may just hold greater importance than a mere formality fixture it paints. With...
Switzerland not only spoilt the day for the captain of Northern Ireland, the team stepped closer towards earning qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia...
Croatia, the sensational debutant at France ’98 World Cup is almost assured a place at Russia 2018 after an emphatic 4-1 defeat of Greece in the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The official match ball for the 2018 World Cup has been unveiled. The match ball unveiled on Thursday is the 13th since the adidas/FIFA World Cup partnership begun...
BY BOLAJI OKUOLA. Following an established tradition since 1970, adidas, the official supplier of kit and football to FIFA this Thursday unveiled the official ball for...
Lionel Messi who will be going to the World Cup for the fourth consecutive time has promised to stage a 68 kilometre walk if his team,...
Twenty two teams are already through to the World Cup Russia 2018, leaving 16 other teams struggling for the remaining nine spots to complete a field...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. FIFA has announced that the man to bring the World Cup trophy to the stage at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. By close of next week, the complete field of 32 teams for the Russia 2018 World Cup will be completed. Attention naturally shifts...
Morocco’s Khalid Boutaib is the man of the moment. With hope initially fading and Morocco was at the brink of missing out again at the World...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles’ skipper, Mikel Obi is on the threshold of getting into the prestigious FIFA Century Club, an exclusive assembly of players who...
Despite having picked their ticket ahead of the last match day of the World Cup 2018 qualifiers, the Egyptians are not leaving anything to chances and...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA With 20 players in their Rabat camp, the Nigeria Super Eagles had their first training session on Tuesday ahead of their last...
South Africa’s national team, Bafana Bafana is facing one of its nervy encounters as Senegal’s Taranga Lions call on Friday. It is a repeat fixture of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Man of the moment, Nigeria’s Michael Emenalo whose Monday resignation had been the most trending sports news on twitter, could have also...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As the Nigeria Super Eagles begin what is aptly a dress rehearsal for the Russia 2018 World Cup, their temporary nest...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Central attacker, Odion Ighalo is ruled out of the two forthcoming matches of the Super Eagles. Ighalo, who plays for Chinese Super...
The NFF Executive Committee has directed the NFF Secretariat headed by Dr. Mohammed Sanusi to quickly tidy up all arrangements regarding next week’s 2018 FIFA World...
BY CHINWE EDOGA. As it was in the days leading to the World Cup editions of France ’98, Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010, the...
Serbia’s coach, Slavoljub Muslin has become the first victim to be fired among coaches who qualified teams for the Russia 2018 World Cup. He was on...
Twenty three of the expected 32 teams for next year’s World Cup are already confirmed. Next week, the remaining nine will emerge. Traditionally, the World Cup...
Barely eight months to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, the global sports fiesta is increasingly coming under threat by Islamic militants, ISIS, bringing back memory...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ manager, Gernot Rohr is still having headaches over the last line of his World Cup-bound squad. The goalkeeping department is...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles and the other 31 teams that will feature at Russia 2018 World Cup have a pot of US$400 million in prize...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Iconic Cristiano Ronaldo who was recently named the Best Footballer in an elaborate FIFA Awards Night in London on Monday will like...
While Nigeria missed out in the qualification of two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and 2017, Gernot Rohr restored the country’s pride by leading...
Hosts, Russia will spend $600 million more than hitherto expected for the World Cup holding in June next year. The country has increased the budget for...
BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Technical adviser of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has lofty dreams. He has promised to take the Super Eagles to a height never attained...
Even though the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president, Andrew Kamanga public denied speculations that his association was planning a complaint to FIFA over the outcome...
The match-ups to contest the final four European tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Russia have been decided, as the play-off ties featuring the group stage’s...
With the release of the FIFA monthly ranking this Monday, all is now set for the draw for the play-off in Europe for additional four places...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As permutated by the Sports Village Square last Saturday, Nigeria is this Monday ranked 41st by the football governing body, FIFA in...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When the October 2017 FIFA ranking is released on Monday, Nigeria will be ranked number 41 in the world and fifth in...
Last Wednesday’s elimination of the United States’ team from 2018 World Cup qualification has forced its coach, Bruce Arena to resign this Friday. United States were...
Stupendously rich Qatari boss of Neymar at Paris Saint Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi has run into trouble waters as he has come under investigation by Swiss prosecutors...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. In apparent appreciation of the massive supporters that English Premiership side, Arsenal FC draws from Nigeria its manager, Arsene Wenger has congratulated...
With more than two third of the 32 contestants decided, the demand for World Cup match tickets are expected to rise when the sale resumes mid...
As the clock ticks down to the very important Nigeria versus Zambia World Cup qualifying match, the Zambians have begun a sort of mind game, psyching...
With only two matches remaining in the World Cup qualifiers for each squad, time is running out for a few teams that are on the outside...
Belgium became the first European team to qualify for next year’s World Cup when a Romelu Lukaku header gave them a dramatic 2-1 win away to...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has finally rolled out his squad for the back-to-back encounters with Cameroon as the qualifying series...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When the African champions, Cameroon face Nigeria in the first of the back-to-back World Cup qualifying encounters next month, the Indomitable Lions...
The FIFA Confederations Cup is now over. Attention now shifts to the more glamorous and tasking competition, the lead single sport event in the world- The...
It is getting increasingly difficult to get people who were clean during the controversial bids and double awards of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup....
Like wild fire, the flames coming out of the release of dirty deals that were involved in the award of World Cup 2018 and 2022 is...
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