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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Qatar will permit ticketed fans to buy alcoholic beer at World Cup soccer matches starting three hours before kickoff and for one hour after the final whistle, but not during the match, a source with knowledge of plans for the tournament said. Budweiser, a major  World Cup  sponsor with exclusive rights to sell beer at […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles first choice shot stopper, Maduka Okoye expects to be in Qatar with his Super Eagles teammates when it kicks-off next year. They will, however, have to negotiate their way past a yet to be known opponent in a play-off to do that. Okoye who recently joined Premier League side Watford, […]

The draw for the FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs has been postponed to next year following a CAF decision on Friday at the Extraordinary Assembly. The draw which was initially scheduled for 18 December 2021 will now be done on 26 January 2022. [ALSO READ] Euro Play-off Draw: Italy or Portugal will not be at […]

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is less than two years away, and with every milestone reached, excitement continues to build in the country and across the region. Football’s showpiece event means many things to many people, especially those who have lifted the coveted trophy. And one player who has special memories of the tournament […]

England have been drawn in a group with Poland in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while holders France will come up against Ukraine as well as Finland. Gareth Southgate’s England, semi-finalists at the 2018 tournament in Russia, will also take on Hungary in Group I. Holders France were handed an awkward draw […]

Qatar has marketed its opulent skyscraper hotels as jewels in its World Cup 2022 crown but coronavirus curbs and a glut in new properties are jeopardising the industry. As well as keeping out overseas visitors, travel restrictions have complicated staffing preparations just as Qatar’s hospitality sector was scaling-up for football’s marquee event. One former Qatar-based […]

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic, who led the nation to the 2018 World Cup final, will remain in charge of the team until the 2022 tournament, the country’s football federation said Thursday. Dalic’s contract was to expire this summer and the federation agreed with him to prolong it until the end of 2022 when the World […]

Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) strongly denies the allegations contained within the court papers made public in the US on 6 April 2020. They are part of a long-standing case, the subject of which is not the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has become the focus of fresh FIFA corruption allegations after the release of a new United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment. The fresh indictment says bribes were paid to football officials to secure their votes for the 2022 hosting rights. Suspicion and rumours have long surrounded both the […]

You admire the beauty of a city, the commitment of a people, you appreciate their leadership, good governance and all the qualities that make them special. The next, you begin to think about your country, how unlucky your people have been from colonial times till date and you are full of anger. No, thoughts about home must not spoil your day. It’s not about home.