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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Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday. “We are going to have in 2018, for the first time, a World Cup with VAR,” said Infantino after a meeting of the FIFA […]
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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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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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Defending champions Germany and the Three Lions of England have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The German side emphatically booked a place in Russia after beating runners up in Group C, Northern Ireland 3-1, making it a perfect nine in the qualifiers. They have 27 points to Northern Ireland’s 19 points. The Germans will […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingA 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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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