South Korea has eliminated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria from U-20 World Cup after they won 1-0 to at the Santiago Del Estero in the quarter-final match on Sunday. It was an extra-time goal by Choi Seok-hyeon that made the difference as the Asians progressed to the semi-final of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina, […]
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An Argentina side inspired by Lionel Messi has won the 2022 World Cup after defeating France on penalties. The game ended 3-3 with nothing to separate both sides after extra time. When it was over – after the most outlandish of Kylian Mbappé‑inspired France comebacks, the defending champions punching back from the brink not once […]
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Prolific French striker, Olivier Giroud has warned Argentina captain Lionel Messi that his side will not let him enjoy when both teams clash in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday night. Ahead of the World Cup Final, Giroud said France’s players would do everything possible to prevent Messi from making any impact during […]
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Lionel Messi’s quest for a World Cup triumph is just one step from completion after he inspired Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday. The victory secured their place in the final. Croatia had proven stern opposition when eliminating Brazil in the previous round, but they crashed out at Lusail Stadium as Argentina […]
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Ruthless England defeated Senegal 3-0 to set up a quarter-final with defending champions France at the Qatar World Cup. Senegal had started the game well and had the better of the first 30 minutes, creating a couple of good opportunities and limiting England to very little in attack. In the 31st minute Senegal had a […]
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France beat Poland 3-1 to keep their dreams of winning back-to-back World Cups alive. It was a game that saw two players reach historic milestones. Olivier Giroud became France’s outright all-time top scorer and Kylian Mbappe scored two brilliant goals before Poland got a consolation goal from a Robert Lewandowski penalty in the final minute. […]
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Morocco jeopardised Belgium’s World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal’s late goals secured a surprise 2-0 victory in Doha on Sunday. Belgium, third in Russia four years ago, could have qualified for the last 16 with victory but instead produced another insipid display after their fortunate opening win over Canada. Substitute Sabiri was […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in the qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to a tweet via the team’s Twitter handle, the four teams are in Group C for the African qualifiers. The group phase qualifiers will get underway in March this year, which […]
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The Super Falcons of Nigeria heaved a sigh of relief as they qualified for the Round of 16 as one of the ‘four best losers’ at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Team Nigeria qualified for the knockout stage for the first time in twenty-years after missing out on five consecutive occasions. The last time […]
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Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress, will look to qualify for the next round as they face Argentina on Tuesday in the ongoing FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain. Having lost their first group game against Australia 86-68, the girls put up a better performance in their second game and were victorious 74-68 against Turkey. Speaking to sports […]
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