He had 14 international caps with Italy and was a member of the squad that played in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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Owolabi told the News Agency of Nigeria there should be no room for complacency in spite of Cameroon’s poor outing at the ongoing FIFA Confederations Cup competition in Russia.
The point sealed second place in the group for Chile, who will face Group A winners Portugal in their semi-final in Kazan on Wednesday
Russia took the lead in the 25th minute when Alexandr Erokhin missed his kick in the centre of the box but still had time to lay the ball off for Aleksandr Samedov to net the opener
Only two members of Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning squad started the game in Sochi and
Portugal looked set for a late win when Cedric Soares scored with a deflected shot in the 86th minute, but Hector Moreno equalized for Mexico with a header in stoppage time
SuperSport confirmed itself as Africa’s home of world football after completing a broadcast deal with FIFA for its major international rights for the 2017/18 season
According to a statement from the FIFA Media Office, the tender was launched on Oct. 21 and it included the media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events
According to FIFA, the 2013 edition of the competition saw a 66 per cent growth compared to the 2009 edition in South Africa, with 433 million page views on fifa.com, partly due to the increasing mobile audience
The two sides could not be separated in 120 minutes of football and it was the Italians who held their nerve in the penalty shoot-out
Meanwhile, Nigeria suffered their first defeat in 20 matches against Uruguay on Thursday, ending a run, which started in October 2010, while Spain became the first team to reach double figures in the tournament’s history after beating Tahiti 10-0 in Rio de Janeiro
However, FIFA technical committee says the goal was in fact an own goal scored by one of tahiti’s amateur soccer player, Nicolas Valler.
FIFA released a statement on Tuesday clarifying the status of the first goal
for instance is put at 69,033, that of Monday’s clash of Tahiti and Nigeria is a laughable 16,714, even though the 48-year-old Estadio Mineiro, venue of the match, has a capacity for 62,547
Mario Balotelli would spare Italy’s blushes 12 minutes from time though, powering through towards goal and finishing to secure all three points and keep his side on pace with Group A leaders, Brazil, who beat Japan on Saturday
The Super Eagles will play against Kenya on June 5 and Namibia on June 12 before proceeding to Brazil for the FIFA Confederations Cup from June 15 to June 30