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Moses Simon, one of the players in the 30-man shortlist, has been ruled out the World Cup. READ MORE HERE

Jurgen Klopp admits Mohamed Salah’s chances of making the World Cup don’t look good after the Egyptian winger was forced off during Liverpool’s defeat by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final....... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports –...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said he would travel to Russia for the soccer World Cup if France reach the semi-finals, turning a deaf ear to calls from human rights groups to boycott the tournament. Human rights groups calling for the … Read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...

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Sweden coach Janne Andersson named a 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday that dashed the faint hopes of fans expecting to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic feature at Russia 2018. read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2IjZYSv --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Real Madrid and Barcelona stars will battle for a place in the Blazer’s squad for the football competition which kicks off in June READ MORE HERE

Nigeria have been drawn against Australia, Argentina and Turkey in Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from September 22 to 30 in Tenerife, Spain. According to the draw, D’Tigress will start their campaign at the tournament against Australia on September 22 before … read...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has allays fears that the injury situation within the Super Eagles could affect the team’s performance at the World Cup. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, Pinnick stated that the federation was in … read more via The Sun News –...

Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi said the Eagles will be in a good frame of mind to confront England on June 2 as the match and others lined up for the national team will boost their confidence for the World Cup starting June 16. Super Eagles Nigeria host … read more via Vanguard News...

Super Eagles striker, Alex Iwobi said he is in a good frame of mind to put up a good showing at the World Cup, after training with world-class players at Arsenal...................... read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2HRFegS Get More Nigeria Sports News

Controversial on-air personality, Daddy Freeze has stated that the Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles cannot win the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Freeze said Rohr’s men will not lift this year’s World Cup trophy because Nigeria’s senior national team is full of … read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s...

Former Cameroon and Arsenal defender, Lauren, says none of the African teams at the World Cup will get past the quarterfinals in Russia. Nigeria (Super Eagles), Senegal (Teranga Lions), Tunisia (Carthage Eagles), Egypt (Pharaohs) and Morocco(Atlas Lions) will represent Africa at Russia 2018...

Joel Obi has set his sights on being at the World Cup this summer with Nigeria. The 26-year-old was omitted from the last tournament in Brazil, but took a step closer to realising that ambition last month by playing in the Super Eagles’ two friendlies. Click here to read more

Gabriel Batistuta has warned that Argentina can’t rely on Lionel Messi at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia like they did so abundantly in its qualifiers. La Albiceleste managed merely seven points from a possible 24 without ‘The Atomic Flea’ in their preliminary campaign. With him they seized 21...

Former Super Eagles captain and midfield maestro, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has warned Nigeria Football officials and fans not to set unrealistic targets that will put the team under pressure at the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia. Okocha who was at three World Cup tournaments with the...

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has spoken on winning without captain John Obi Mikel. The coach also spoke on the performance of his young goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho. Addressing reporters immediately after the 1-0 victory over Poland in Wroclaw, Rohr said the match was not a ‘friendly game’ as...

Amaju Pinnick President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has reiterated his belief in the Super Eagles winning the World Cup in Russia, when the tournament begins on June 14. Nigeria is drawn in Group D alongside Argentina, Croatia, … read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Idris Adesina Former Super Eagles goalkeepers Joe Erico and Ike Shorunmu have backed Eagles coach Gernot Rohr over his statement that Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has a chance of making the Russia 2018 Wrold Cup squad. Rohr during the week said Akpeyi has a chance to claim … read...

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has declared that Lille of France goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, will not be part of his squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Franco-German said it was practically impossible to consider Enyeama for the tournament. READ MORE HERE

Head coach of the Nigeria national team, Gernot Rohr, has said no player is guaranteed a place in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. This comes after the German coach released a 28-man squad to prosecute the Super Eagles’ friendlies against Poland and Serbia late this … read more...