Author: Brila

A last minute winner from Jose Gimenez has handed Uruguay victory in their opening match of the 2018 World Cup as an Egypt side lacking Mohamed Salah fell to a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat. Uruguay were far from their best throughout at the Ekeratinburg Arena and it looked as though a series of wasted chances from record scorer Luis Suarez would prove costly for the Group A favourites. The most anticipated team news of the opening round of World Cup fixtures saw Salah only named on the Egypt bench three weeks after damaging his shoulder for Liverpool in the Champions League final, and he stayed there throughout as manager Hector Cuper chose not…

Julen Lopetegui insists his conscience is clear after being sacked by Spain on the eve of the World Cup.

Brazilian Referee Sandro Ricci, has been assigned to officiate Nigeria’s world cup opener against Croatia in Kaliningrad on Saturday.

On Thursday June 14th at its Oba Akran Headquarters, Guinness Nigeria treated its staff to an internal engagement session geared towards garnering support for the nation’s number one passion, football during this football season.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Abiodun Baruwa is confident the team will be ready to face Croatia and predicts that the team can break the round of 16 jinx in Russia.

Former Super Eagles Captain Joseph Yobo has urged the Super Eagles to take their 2018 Fifa World Cup opener against Croatia very important. Nigeria’s best appearances in the global tournament were in 1994, 1998 and 2014 which they are hoping to surpass in Russia. “I think they have a blend of experience and youthful side and having that blend I think they can go far,” the former Everton star told a Lagos based TV station. “They have some very good players, the captain [John Obi Mikel] has been there for many years [Ahmed] Musa is there and a few of them. “The…

On Saturday when Croatia and Nigeria square up inside the Kaliningrad Stadium, it will be a mismatch, an uneven contest with the array of stars the Europeans have in their squad.

Teamwork will be crucial to Nigeria picking three points against Croatia on Saturday in the sides group D match at the FIFA 2018 World Cup according to former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Amunike.

The Croatia National Team have arrived in Kaliningrad ahead of their Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup opener against Nigeria on Saturday. The Croatian players and officials will be accommodated at the Radisson Hotel during their stay in Kaliningrad. Manager Zlatko Dalić asked the journalists about the mood in the Nigeria camp and they told him that the players were very relaxed and optimistic. Reports from the side’s most recent training session suggest that Dalic will go for an all-out attack against the African counterparts. Mario Mandzukic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Rebic and Ivan Perisic look like they all may start in…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have landed in Kaliningrad on Thursday evening ahead of their 2018 World Cup Group D opener against Croatia on Saturday. The former African Champions will lodge at the Mercure Hotel in Kaliningrad for the next three days before returning to their base camp in  Essentuki. Eagles will face their Croatian opponents on Saturday 16th June