Nigeria’s coach and captain brushed aside fears of the team being targeted with racist abuse in World Cup stadiums Friday, saying that the country’s young players have enjoyed a warm welcome in Russia. There have been concerns about racism from local fans at the World Cup after a report last month said that 19 incidents ...

Nigerian defender Brian Idowu believed that playing for his club in Russia would see him passed over for a place in the national team for this year’s World Cup, he told Reuters, after having made the provisional squad. He and his team mates are already looking beyond Lionel Messi as they face Argentina in their ...