2022 World Cup

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Pinnick cost Super Eagles 2022 World Cup ticket – Rohr

Pinnick cost Super Eagles 2022 World Cup ticket – Rohr

Former Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has once again criticised  Amaju Pinnick, the former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, for the team’s failure to pick a ticket to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Rohr endured a frosty relationship with Pinnick during the latter part of his reign in charge of the Super Eagles. The German was fired […]

2022 FIFA World Cup Countdown: Croatia – Modric leading charge for repeat of 2018

2022 FIFA World Cup Countdown: Croatia – Modric leading charge for repeat of 2018

A generation of talented Croatian players are primed for battle and intent on matching their superb showing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, albeit with a different outcome this time around. After making it all the way through to final four years ago, Zlatko Dalic’s side will be keen to achieve something special on […]

2022 FIFA World Cup countdown: Has Germany recovered from the 2018 implosion

2022 FIFA World Cup countdown: Has Germany recovered from the 2018 implosion

By Emmanuel Okogba Germany suffered what nearly all winners have suffered when they crashed out of the World Cup at only the group stage in 2018. The 2014 winners didn’t know what hit them as losses to Mexico and South Korea put them on an early flight home. It does not get any easier this […]

Wales considering national team’s name change to Cymru after World Cup

Wales considering national team’s name change to Cymru after World Cup

Wales will consider changing its name to Cymru on the international stage after the World Cup. Cymru —– the Welsh name for Wales —– is already used by the Football Association of Wales in its internal and external communications. It is also already in use by staff at the governing body’s headquarters in the Vale […]

2022 World Cup: Why Qatar may favour African teams

2022 World Cup: Why Qatar may favour African teams

By Onochie Anibeze Would it be correct to say Cameroun blazed the trail for Africa or that they simply broke the jinx in 1990?. With stars like Roger Milla, Francois Oman Biyik, Bemjamin Massing, Jaques Songoó, Emmanuel Kunde, Cyrille Makanaky, Stephen Tataw, Paul Mfede, Victor N’dip who once spoke Igbo to me, Cameroun stunned the […]