June 16, 2018//-“Among all unimportant subjects”, said Pope John Paul II, “football is by far the most important”. While the former pontiff may have recognized an almost religious fervour in the beautiful game’s followers, he probably didn’t consult many economists before making his pronouncement.
June 16, 2018//-Croatia sit atop World Cup Group D after an own goal by Oghenekaro Etebo and a penalty ‘gifted to them by William Troost-Ekong allowed them to beat Nigeria 2-0 on Saturday.
June 16, 2018//-On Thursday June 14, football lovers around the world celebrated the kicking-off of the 21st edition of one of the world’s greatest sporting events, the Fifa World Cup, in Russia.
June 16, 2018//-The 2018 World Cup fever is on. The world football fraternity is glued to Russia, host of the ongoing tournament. And good for Nigeria, Super Eagles are one of the 32 teams vying for honours.
June 15, 2018//-Iran won their first match at a World Cup finals since 1998 as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in injury time. Bouhaddouz put the ball into his own net with a diving header at the near post in the 95th minute as Morocco defended a left-wing free-kick. The result was […]
June 15, 2018//-Everton Chief Executive Officer, Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, has outlined the key roles and individuals who will form a new look ‘ambitious and talented’ leadership team at the club, including the appointment of Finance Director, Grant Ingles.
Lagos, Nigeria, June 15, 2018// – Coach Gernot Rohr would, on Saturday, be leading his wards to face Croatia in Nigeria’s curtain raiser at the 2018 World Cup which started on Thursday. To say that the Super Eagles’ preparatory road to the World Cup could not inspire confidence is to emphasis the obvious.
Lagos, Nigeria, June 1, 2018//– Kaspersky has warned that of the approximately 32, 000 public WiFi networks in FIFA World Cup 2018 host cities, 7, 176 of them do not use traffic encryption, meaning that hackers need only be located near an access point to intercept network traffic and steal confidential information.
June 13, 2018//-South Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Benin and Sierra Leone are among the ten countries that refused to vote for Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup, paving the way for the USA to win the bid.
Accra, Ghana, June 13, 2018//-Barely twenty-four hours to the kick off of the global soccer fiesta in Russia, MultiChoice Ghana has announced an extension of its Contact Centre hours on weekends throughout the World Cup period.
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