Should he be picked for the match by Coach Stephen Keshi, it would be Yobo’s 101th senior cap for Nigeria, since he featured against Zambia in Chingola in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match that ended 1-1 on March 24, 2001
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“We are not done yet. I can tell you that the Super Eagles will overcome France on Monday and that will be another glorious record,” Maigari said as he flew out of Sao Paulo to Brasilia on Sunday morning
For the Mexicans, defeat meant more second-round heartache
Ladipo said that the letter must reach FIFA 24 hours ahead of the Nigeria/France second round match on Monday
The 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey shows that the infant mortality rate in the country is 128 deaths per 1,000 live births
Geiger, 39, will officiate his third match in this competition after the Colombia-Greece and Spain-Chile. matches
Yobo is expected to win his 101st cap on Monday
Koscielny could line up in central defence alongside Raphael Varane at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium as Mamadou Sakho is doubtful due to a thigh injury
The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament
Tabarez used the mandatory pre-match media event to make an often rambling 15 minutes speech with no mention of the game on Saturday, when Uruguay faces Colombia in the Round of 16
“Whether we are playing against Spain at the FIFA Confederations Cup or playing against Liberia in a friendly match, I always tell the boys that victory is non-negotiable
Moving through Curitaba, Cuiaba and Porto Alegre cities, the 11 lucky winners have dined at the finest local restaurants, bought the much touted Brazilian hair and watched live matches in luxurious style at the stadia
Neymar sank to his knees in disbelief afterwards amid widespread tears of joy
With a row over bonus payments resolved after presidential intervention, all 22 available players took part in the training on Saturday
It said that there “was a confirmed bomb threat” in the stadium in the city of Belo Horizonte, and that “an evacuation is not being ruled out”
Suarez’s claims, which were dismissed by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, are contained in the full written reasons of the ruling, a copy of which has been seen by Press Association Sport
Yobo said the encounter, scheduled for Brasilia on Monday, would be a tough one
We stand a good chance to go far but we have to start with the game against France
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that even though the Super Eagles lost the epic encounter against the Albiceleste of Argentina 2-3, they still made it into the round of 16
While the likes of former England captain, Alan Shearer, and ex-US goalkeeper, Brad Friedel, have argued the ban is fair, reaction in Uruguay has largely been of anger