The association’s Chairman, Chidi Offor-Okenwa, made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Enugu on the 30-man World Cup Provisional List released on Monday.
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Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Wednesday that the “list is okay”.
He added that the current crop of players were not only active in their respective clubs, but showed total commitment during the qualifying series for the World Cup.
Mancini, who left his position with Zenit St Petersburg by mutual content last week, has reportedly signed a two-year contract with the national team.
Key players of the team have been named as usual for the squad, led by Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, Arsenal’s midfielder Mohamed Elneny and Aston Villa winger Ahmed Elmohamady.
Nigeria, the first side from Africa to seal a spot in Russia, have been drawn in Group D alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland.
The Arsenal captain has been managing an Achilles problem for the last 12 months but was stretchered off after 12 minutes against Atletico after breaking down with the injury.
Nwosu, who was a member of the then Green Eagles squad that won the 1980 edition of the AFCON, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the players needed to work as a functional unit.
The Tunisia Football Federation (FTF) launched the country’s kits for the championship in Tunis on Thursday.
Pinnick told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday during a parley that the money was part of the agreement reached with the players to share 50-50, whatever would accrue to the country if they get to the final and lift the trophy.
Now chilling images have been shared on the messaging app Telegram which reportedly show preparations for attacks.
On the day that the Australian government announced that it is expelling two Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent attack in Britain, Bishop also warned that the Socceroos could be withdrawn from the World Cup – which takes place in Russia this summer – as they consider further actions against the nation.
The watchdog’s regional offices monitored tariffs at more than 9,200 hotels and revealed 490 cases of service overpricing and 97 cases of lack of hotels’ certificates confirming their classification, according to the statement.
Ogundimu, who represents Agege Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Earlier in the day, Johnson said it would be “very difficult to imagine” that the UK representation at the World Cup could “go ahead in a normal way” in light of the Salisbury incident, stressing that London will “certainly consider that”.
The world football body’s assurance came in the wake of violent incidents involving Spartak Moscow supporters on Thursday in which a policeman died of a heart attack.
Rufai made the submission in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos while assessing the performance of the Nigerian goalkeepers in readiness for the World Cup.
The first period of the second phase of ticket sales will finish on January 31 at noon Moscow time
Katken told the News Agency of Nigeria that the competition’s organising body has adopted the abridged league system for the season.
The Azzurri will not be present at the finals of a World Cup for the first time since 1958 after losing 1-0 on aggregate to Sweden in the playoffs for the 2018 competition.