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  • Eagles will get new coach in two weeks – NFF

    Eagles will get new coach in two weeks – NFF

    The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will announce a permanent coach for the Super Eagles in two weeks, a top member of the federation has said

    Nigeria was paired with Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying draws held on Friday in Cairo, Egypt.

    “The target to hire a coach by the technical committee and the NFF is two weeks. After that we can get down to preparations.

    “It is better now that we know the draws and the countries we will play. We can now decide on the kind of coach we need to get the right results,” the NFF second vice-president, Shehu Dikko, told africanFootball.com on Saturday.

  • FIFA unveils new World Cup seeds for Africa June 21

    FIFA unveils new World Cup seeds for Africa June 21

    World football’s governing body, FIFA will release new seeding for the 2018 World Cup qualifying for Africa on June 21 following complaints from several teams.

    Egypt is among the countries that had complained about the seeding which put the seven-time African champions in Pot 2 along with Nigeria, africanFootball.com reports.

    The North Africans have argued they should be Pot 1 which is reserved for the top seeds.

    According to a memo signed by FIFA Secretary General, Marco Villiger and sent to the 20 remaining teams in the final rounds of qualifiers, a special ranking will be released on June 21, just three days before the draw for the World Cup qualifiers.

    The 20 teams will be drawn into five groups of four teams with the overall group winners qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

  • 2018 World cup: Infantino visit Russia

    2018 World cup: Infantino visit Russia

    FIFA’s new President, Gianni Infantino, toured Moscow’s reconstructed Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday during his first visit to the 2018 World Cup host since he became president two months ago.

     

    According to a statement on FIFA’s website, Luzhniki, one of 12 arenas around Russia that would host World Cup matches, is being remodelled to have 81,000 seats and is set to host the tournament’s opening and final match.

     

    Accompanied by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, Infantino commended the reconstruction work taking place at the stadium and described the venue as the right choice for the world’s most important events in football.

     

    Report says Russia is spending an estimated 10 billion Euros (11 billion dollars) on hosting the World Cup.

     

    Infantino is also set to travel to the 2022 World Cup host, Qatar, on Wednesday.