World Cup: Angry fans destroy stadium, blame corruption in NFF for Nigeria’s ouster
March 30, 2022 For failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have lost $12.5 million broken down to qualification fee…
He did not die, they killed him – Argentines march seeking justice over Maradona’s death
Argentines took to the streets on Wednesday to demand what they say is justice for Diego Maradona after the soccer icon’s death in November sparked investigations into how he died…
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Migrant stadium workers owed wages for months —- Amnesty
A Qatari company helping to build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects after its labourers went unpaid for months, organisers said on Thursday. It…
Exposed! How Qatar paid FIFA $400m to become 2022 World Cup host
The state of Qatar secretly offered $400m to Fifa just 21 days before they were awarded the 2022 World Cup, leaked files appear to show. The documents, seen by The…
World Cup: FG spends $1m to evacuate stranded fans
Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, said Federal Government spent one million dollars to evacuate 355 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 World Cup. Onyeama who made…
75 Nigerians abscond in Russia after World Cup
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, told…
NAPTIP probes trafficking of Nigerian minors, others to Russia
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)Â has launched investigations into the alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors to Russia in the guise that they were football fans…
African nations to review poor World Cup outing at Morocco confab
African football will conduct a soul-searching session at a two-day symposium in Morocco after all five of the continent’s sides failed to get over the first hurdle at the World…
Nursing mother, 154 others arrive in Nigeria from Russia
A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The stranded football fans…