Will Smith,Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi will perform official World Cup song

Official song for 2018 World Cup released, listen to LIVE IT UP!

The official song of the 2018 World Cup has been released. The song was performed by Nicky Jam with Will Smith and Era Istrefi featured. However, football fans on Twitter have slammed the song as below standard. Listen to the song below:   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMZUxX6K6o?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent]

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FIFA confirms Team Base Camps for 2018 World Cup, see Nigeria’s camp

FIFA on Friday confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for the 32 teams which will participate in the 2018 World Cup finals scheduled for June 14 to July 15. The list has it that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will camp at Essentuki, a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia. The TBCs which will be the […]

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2018 World Cup: 3.4 million tickets requested as first sales period ends

With only nine spots yet to be filled at the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, 3,496,204 tickets have been requested so far as the first sales period ended on Thursday. Most of the applications have come from Russia, while international demand accounts for more than 30 per cent, according to a report by the FIFA […]

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HURRAY! StarTimes, Supersport, to show 2017 Confederations Cup, 2018 World Cup, other FIFA events

StarTimes and Supersport have been listed among five satellite entities chosen by world football governing body, FIFA, to broadcast all its events in 2017 and 2018. On Thursday, FIFA said it granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in sub-Saharan Africa, following an open tender process for 42 territories in the region. According to […]

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See the Official Mascot for 2018 World Cup, a wolf named Zabivaka

A wolf named Zabivaka has been unveiled as the Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in  Russia. There could have been no better choice as the wolf’s name means “the one who scores” in Russian. The wolf is said to radiate fun, charm and confidence and was chosen by the Russian public via […]

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2018 World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria get Algeria, Cameroon, Zambia

The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday placed alongside Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B for the Africa Zone Qualification Round 3 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was the outcome of the draw held at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. The News Agency of […]

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