Harrison Okagbue, a former Coach of the Uganda national team, has predicted victory for the Super Eagles in its second match against Bosnia on Saturday. The former coach said that a change of approach was necessary in the team’s performance. “I am hopeful they will do better in their subsequent games. They need to correct…
31 Suspects arrested for illegal World Cup gambling In Malaysia
Police in Malaysia have arrested 31 persons suspected of involvement in illegal World Cup betting and seized thousands of dollars of bets on Friday. Mokhtar Shariff, the Johor Police Chief, said the suspects have been arrested in raids in several areas in the southern state of Johor since the start of the competition last week. “Seized…
Brazil 2014: Man Undertakes 700-Day Trip To World Cup
The ongoing World Cup in Brazil has, undoubtedly, assumed a pilgrimage status, attracting personalities from far and near who have different reasons for visiting the country. While many visitors have made impromptu preparations and arrangement ahead of the 32-day event, Filipe Masetti Leite, a native of Brazil who moved to Canada at the age of…
Nigeria Supporters Club Head for Cuiaba
Sao Paulo – Ahead of the Super Eagles second match slated for Saturday, members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, NFSC have headed for Cuiaba, host town of the Nigeria versus Bosnia/Herzegovina clash. This is coming four days after the shock treatment in Curitiba where they were barred by FIFA security officials from entering…
Playing the Spoilers Game?
He wore a sad look that day, at the Trade Hotel, Sao Paolo. Rauf Ladipo, the President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, is well known for his passion and analysis of soccer. But that Wednesday, June 18, Ladipo was in no mood to indulge in one or share banters. He was instead about to…
Brazil 2014: Chinese Fans Die of Excitement and Exhaustion
In China, the World Cup fever is catching up real fast and claiming lives. Football fans in China are actually succumbing to the disease as three men have died so far just from World Cup excitement and exhaustion. First to go was 51-year-old Li Mingqiang, from Liaoning Province. He was said to have started feeling…
Drama at Doha Airport
On Saturday, June 14, shortly after the Qatar Airline plane carrying some members of the Nigeria Supporters Club and the TELL reporter arrived Doha International Airport, a mild drama ensued. It began shortly after the Qatar Airline officials collected the visas of Nigerians heading to Brazil enroute Doha, which included about 22 members of Nigeria…
Football Fans and the Prediction Game
Onboard a flight from Doha to Brazil, I asked Muhajin, an Iranian who was on his way to Curitiba to watch his country’s World Cup match against Nigeria, his prediction for the Iran–Nigeria game. He began by first paying his respect to Nigeria, saying that Nigeria is an experienced soccer nation unlike his, and that…
I Dreamt About Scoring Against Ghana – John Brooks
John Brooks, a player on the U.S national team, born to an American serviceman and a German mother, scored the late winner in the 86th minute of his country’s opening match against Ghanaon Monday night. The decisive goal sealed the U.S. triumph over the Black Stars, who had beaten the American squad in two previous…
Nigeria Held by Iran
It was a disappointing maiden outing for Nigeria at the Brazil 2014 World Cup as the Super Eagles, who were tipped by many analysts to defeat Iran in their first match, failed to do so. Many who expected the Nigerians to overrun their opponents were disappointed by the team’s rather casual approach to the very…
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