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#WorldCup 2018: Is Africa ready to win the World Cup anytime soon?

After the first round of games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and all the African teams have taken to the playing turf in Russia at least once or twice, it is quite obvious that African teams are still surprisingly the weakest. The Europeans are better, the South Americans are better, the Asians are better,... Read More

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Wilshere

What is the next move for Wilshere?

English midfielder Jack Wilshere has confirmed he will be leaving Arsenal after almost 18 years at the club as a youth player and senior team player. Wilshere had a private conversation with new Arsenal coach Unai Emery about his future and it is believed that Wilshere does not have a role in Emery’s plan for... Read More

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Gueye

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Mixed feelings as Senegal grabs Africa’s first win and Egypt lose to Russia

Senegal raised Africa’s flag high by defeating Robert Lewandowski’s Poland 2-1 in their Group H opener. Senegal looked the better side all through the match, contesting in midfield with determination, making the continent proud. The Lions of Teranga opened the scoring in the 37th minute thanks to Idrissa Gueye’s deflected shot that hit Polish defender Thiago... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Costa… Here are our top 5 players after the first round of games at the #WorldCup

The first round of games are over and we have had one heck of a show. So far a total of 38 goals have been scored in 16 games and all 32 countries have graced the pitch in Russia. The quality of football is what all football fans would have been hoping for and we... Read More

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Kane

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Kane rescues England with late winner against Tunisia | Lukaku scores brace for Belgium

England’s Captain Harry Kane struck late to grab the opening win for England in their group G fixture against African side Tunisia. African teams are suffering terribly so far in this World Cup with their inability to defend set-pieces and all goals conceded by African teams have been as a result of set-pieces. Kane opened... Read More

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#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Neymar fails to impress as Brazil falls short | Mexico stun defending champions, Germany

Neymar failed to impress as Brazil could only manage a draw against an organised Switzerland side in their opening Group E encounter in Rostov. Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring with a screamer from outside the box in the 20th minute to ensure a lead at halftime. The Swiss grabbed the game by the scruff of... Read More

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Etebo

#WorldCup2018 Roundup: Croatia overpowers Nigeria after underwhelming display | Messi disappoints in draw with Iceland

The Nigerian Super Eagles fell 2 – 0 to the Vatreni’s of Croatia in their group D clash in Kaliningrad on Saturday evening. Oghenekaro Etebo was the unfortunate recipient of an own goal after poor defending on a set-piece led to Croatia’s opening goal in the 32nd minute. The Super Eagles failed to create any... Read More

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#WorldCup Preview: It’s time for Nigeria to show that it can shine more than its jersey

“It is time to set childish things away and focus on the reason why they are wearing that jersey” my words to my friend this morning as we were doing our own mini preview of the big game tonight between Nigeria and Croatia. There is no doubt there is a massive frenzy with the Nigerian... Read More

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#WorldCup Roundup: Ronaldo scores hat-trick against Spain in six-goal thriller | Egypt and Morocco fall to late defeats

The name on the lips of ALL football fans right now is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese captain rallied Portugal to a crucial 3-3 draw against Iberian rivals Spain by scoring a hat-trick. He set the ball rolling by scoring in the 4th minute by scoring a well-placed penalty. However, Spain did not rest on their... Read More

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#WorldCup2018 Preview: Ronaldo set to crash a troubled Spanish camp

Today, the Iberian rivalry will be restored in the World Cup Group B clash between Portugal and Spain by 7:00pm. Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo will look to take advantage of the frailties in the Spanish national team after their manager Julen Lopotegui was dismissed unceremoniously on Wednesday for bridge of contract after he negotiated... Read More

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World Cup

Opinion: Belgium might win the world cup after all

One peculiar thing about the 2018 World Cup holding in Russia is the absence of a clear cut favourite. The Spaniards were tipped to win the 2010 edition right after their 2008 Euro Championship heroics and Brazil was hugely favoured to win at home in 2014.The small teams aren’t quite small and the big teams... Read More

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Unai Emery

Arsenal host Manchester City on opening day of the 2018/19 Premier League

The English Premier League released the fixtures for the 2018/2019 calendar which will commence on Saturday, 11th of August. Arsenal will host English champions, Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, Champions League finalist, Liverpool will host West Ham. Man United will host Leicester and Huddersfield Town will welcome Chelsea. Arsenal’s first two fixtures will be... Read More

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Jesus

#WorldCup2018: Gabriel Jesus, Timo Werner, Wilfred Ndidi… 10 youngsters to lookout for in Russia

Today at the office my editor and I got into a discussion about my article on the young players to watch out for in the World Cup starting today. He was convinced there were still more players that had not been discussed and we realised we had not emphasised on all the young players who... Read More

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Sadio Mane

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Mané looks to raise Africa’s flag in Group H

Sadio Mané is Senegal’s flagship player and will be looking to follow the footsteps of Senegal’s 2002 World Cup team that made it to the quarter-final. Senegal is paired in a very tough group with Japan, Colombia and Poland – the most even of all the eight groups in the World Cup. Senegal plays a... Read More

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#WorldCup2018: Spain sack Lopetegui and replaces him with Fernando Hierro

The Spanish National team have sacked Julen Lopetegui and replaced him with Real Madrid legend Fernando Hierro, just two days before their World Cup opener. The crisis erupted after news leaked that Lopetegui had negotiated and accepted the Real Madrid job behind their back a few weeks after renewing his contract with the Spanish National... Read More

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Martinez

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Will Belgium drop the underachiever title under Martinez?

One of the most shocking football stories of 2016 was the appointment of former Everton and Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez as the National team manager of Belgium. Martinez was mandated to lead the Belgian golden generation to unprecedented success, and so far he is on track and this World Cup will be his biggest... Read More

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These ten young footballers are ready to light up the #WorldCup2018

The World Cup is truly a special event, and one thing that makes it even more special is the springing up of new talent and potential into the world stage that will fortify these young players reputation as “World Class”. World Class can be simplified in this article to a player that has consistently performed... Read More

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Why Etebo’s move to Stoke City is a step in the right direction

English outfit Stoke City just confirmed the signing of Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Peter Etebo from Portuguese side C.D Feirense. Etebo put pen to paper to a lucrative five year deal worth €7.2 Million. Etebo was on loan to Las Palmas last season from C.D Feirense, after he joined the club from Warri Wolves in 2016.... Read More

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#WorldCup2018 Profile: Will Joachim Löw lead Germany to another World Cup triumph?

Germany’s World Cup winning coach Joachim Löw will be looking to lead Die Mannschaft to another World Cup triumph and will commence the journey in group F where they will square up against Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. I fully expect that Germany will breeze past this group despite the strength of the teams they... Read More

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Neymar JR

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Can Neymar and Brazil handle the huge expectations on their shoulders in Group E?

Brazil’s very own, Neymar, is unanimously the biggest star in Group E of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He will be looking to lead his Brazil side all the way to World Cup glory like great Brazilian legends before him like Pele and Ronaldo, to achieve the legendary status that befits his talent. Brazil... Read More

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Lionel Messi

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Messi will look to finally conquer the world in Group D

The climax of the 2017/2018 club season made me realise that there is nothing more important in football than representing your country in the World Cup. All players – I mean all players have nursed that the dream since childhood. This also makes it more heart-breaking if you miss out or fail to perform at... Read More

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Eriksen

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Christian Eriksen holds the key for Denmark in Group C

Group C of the 2018 World Cup in Russia is perhaps one of the eight groups I am most excited about. Tournament favourites France are paired against Scandinavian giants Denmark, Australia’s Socceroos and South America’s Peru. Most people will not have to rack their brains to select the two teams likely to go through to... Read More

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#WorldCup2018 Profile: Ronaldo and Iniesta to battle for top spot in Group B

Group B is a slightly more glamorous group with “tikitaka” pass masters and 2010 World Champions Spain headlining the group along with current European Champions, Portugal their Iberian counterpart. Morocco and Iran make up the rest of the group and will be looking to spring up good performances in the Mundial. Spain is the obvious... Read More

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Super Eagles fall again ahead of #WorldCup2018

Another questionable performance from the Super Eagles ensured a 1 – 0 defeat to the Czech Republic in the Rudolf Tonn Stadium in Austria on Wednesday. The defeat translates to two consecutive losses for the Super Eagles and one draw ahead of their Group D World Cup clash against Croatia on the 16th of June.... Read More

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Salah

#WorldCup2018 Profile: Salah, Suarez and Cavani are the key men in Group A

Generally, there is less excitement about Group A of the upcoming World Cup in Russia as attention will be focused on the so-called groups of death. However, with careful observation it is quite clear that this group will bring excitement to the tourney in about 9 days from now. The group comprises the host Russia, South... Read More

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Here are the final squads for Russia 2018

The 32 countries that will be in Russia for World Cup 2018 have named their final 23-man squads. YNaija shares this list with you. See below: Group A Russia’s 23-man final squad: Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Andrey Lunev; Sergei Ignashevich, Mario Fernandes, Vladimir Granat, Fyodor Kudryashov, Andrei Semyonov, Igor Smolnikov, Ilya Kutepov, Aleksandr Yerokhin, Yuri Zhirkov,... Read More

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Super Eagles

Can the Super Eagles do more than its dazzling jersey?

“The smartest thing about Nigeria in the 1st half was their kit”, the words that echoed from the English commentator Clive Allen at the beginning of the 2nd half in Nigeria’s friendly against England on Saturday evening. The truth is we have a very dope kit, and by popular opinion the best amongst the whole... Read More

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Real Madrid win third #UCLFinal in a row

Spanish side, Real Madrid have now won the Champions League three times in a row and it will take another team as overconfident and arrogant as Zinedine Zidane’s own to break that record. Goals from Karim Benzema (51’), Gareth Bale (64’, 83’) having come on as a substitute for Isco, stopped Liverpool’s chances of winning... Read More

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