The late mother of the goalkeeper, 67, breathed her last on Thursday in Chicago, USA after a brief illness
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Dalung, who spoke after a closed door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said he also briefed him on other developments in sports
The 21-year-old came on as a substitute on Thursday as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly in London
Speaking at the Crowne Plaza London Ealing Hotel on Thursday, the former NFF Vice President charged the players to go all out for victories in both matches to further boost their confidence ahead of the remaining matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race
The 48-year-old has been out of football since his departure from the Red Devils after Euro 2016, having previously taken them to the quarter-finals of the World Cup
However, English Premiership giants Chelsea FC’s big force, Victor Moses, has been excused from the camp after showing a report from the Blues’ medical team that stated he was being treated for injury
Infantino was tasked with steering reform at the crisis-hit world football governing body after being elected last year following Sepp Blatter’s resignation
The continent’s Football Association presidents have told football’s world governing body FIFA they want at least 10 spots in the 48-team World Cup
UEFA will also request that the European teams who do qualify are kept apart in the first stage
The minister expects spending to continue at that level for three to four years as new stadiums, motorways, rail links and hospitals are built
This was contained in a communique signed after the NFF executive committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday
The 40-year old man, who has yet to be named, died on Thursday while working on the Khalifa International Stadium
Sheik Salman al-Khalifa has said that the AFC will support an England bid for the tournament provided they are Europe’s sole candidate in the race, according to the Daily Mail
In the current format, Asia has 4.5 places for the finals, with the top four teams earning direct entry while the fifth-placed side faces an intercontinental playoff
Infantino gave the explanation in a press statement
The sport’s world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday
The FIFA Council is expected to approve a proposal to expand the finals from 32 to 48 teams, starting in 2026, when it meets on Tuesday
Fashanu, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said the idea of hiring European coaches for Super Eagles’ job was not only inappropriate, but a misconception
The prestigious competition among African countries, sponsored by Total in Gabon, is now the third world football competition in terms of its cumulative TV audience
The pair had missed November’s World Cup qualifier in South Africa but both had returned to participate at their third Nations Cup tournament