Maigari, who was with the Super Eagles at their final training camp in the United States of America before flying to Brazil for the important gathering of the world’s football administrators, said in Sao Paulo on Monday that he was satisfied with the Super Eagles’ build-up to the tournament and is confident the African champions will impress at the finals
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Ehsan Haji Safi scored late in the first half and Dutch-born Reza Ghoochannejhad, who plays for English Championship team Charlton Athletic, added a goal early in the second
England touched down in Rio de Janeiro after an overnight flight from Miami and were escorted to their hotel in the posh Sao Conrado district by military police
A report in France’s L’Equipe on Sunday claimed that the Cameroon players had refused to board the plane that was due to take them to Brazil since no agreement had been reached with the Cameroonian Football Association over the level of bonuses in Brazil
Some equally expressed their disappointment over the dropping of some players, especially those who helped the nation to lift the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
Others yet said the list was fair and showed that Keshi had a good knowledge of the players
The Nigerian boss opted to withdraw the 25-year-old from his preliminary squad for the competition, along with six other players
The list made available to newsmen on Monday in Abidjan include: Goalkeepers: Copa Barry, Sylvain Gbohouo and Sayouba Mande
It comes just days after the National Crime Agency investigated allegations that a friendly between Nigeria and Scotland had been targeted by criminal syndicates
Keshi said so far all the players merit to go to the World Cup but there was nothing he can do to change the laws governing the World Cup
“Our aim is to win the tournament and that’s what we are preparing for. That’s what we hope can happen and with a bit of luck you never know, we could do
The Tottenham Hotspur of England goal machine opined that the current holders of the African Cup of Nations, with a young squad of players at home and in Europe, have the right balance going to the World Cup
Prosecutors claim to have found irregularities at the Itaquerao Stadium, where nearly 20,000 temporary seats are being installed ready for the opening match in four weeks
While Nasri’s absence was greeted with surprise, he said: “I must confess, I knew before. Sometimes you have the feeling, when you call to speak to the manager and he doesn’t want to speak to you, you know you’re not going to go to the World Cup
The 28-year-old striker was rushed back from a metatarsal injury for the 2006 World Cup and carried an ankle injury into the 2010 tournament in South Africa
Djibril Diallo, the Special Advisor to the Executive Director, United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja to announce the lunch of its “Protect the Goal Initiative”
Rafiu Ladipo, the President-General of NFSSC, who made the demand in Abuja, appealed to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to take the demand very seriously
Despite the apparent lack of firepower, Susic was confident in his men: “I don’t really need more than two strikers because we will only start with one in our opening group match against Argentina
“I don’t know anything for now. Some other players don’t know anything, too, because a couple of my teammates, we’re older in the team, and they don’t know as well,” he said
The second period of the second sales phase closed on Tuesday with a total of 301,929 tickets allocated for the circa 345,000 tickets originally available, which went primarily to residents of Brazil, USA, Colombia, Australia, Argentina and England
The 32-year-old endured a testing 2013 after finding himself on the periphery at former club, West Brom, following the collapse of a proposed deadline-day move to QPR before a brief and unsuccessful spell at Cardiff