Tag Archives: Qualifiers

The Portugal Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with the 2016 European champions looking to start their new era with a bang. Roberto Martinez has taken over from Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos in the dugout, and he’ll be hoping to do what he couldn’t manage …

The Belgium Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with the Red Devils well on course to qualify for the tournament in Germany. Belgium may no longer be in the era of their ‘Golden Generation’, but this is still a talented crop of players who should not …

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal’s squad on Friday for upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovakia and Luxembourg.   “A player with 200 appearances, that’s something unique,” said Portugal coach Roberto Martinez of Ronaldo, who has scored five goals in four qualifying games so far.   “I can tell …

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been withdrawn from the Brazilian World Cup qualifiers squad amid concerns surrounding an FA and FIFA betting investigation.   The investigation is believed to centre around Paqueta getting booked in games, with the bets being placed in Brazil, and the 25-year-old will now miss …

Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.   The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football in Cairo, Egypt.   Equatorial Guinea will face Libya, Togo will take on …

10 players have now arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Abuja ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON 2023 qualifier against Guinea-Bissau. Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Guinea-Bissau, 10 Super Eagles stars have now been confirmed to have arrived camp in Abuja. Nigeria will play Guinea-Bissau in …

Ahead of playing in the Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers later this month, Cameroon’s U17 team have had 32 players fail age tests enforced by Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Fecafoot.  Upon his election in December 2021, the former Barcelona and Chelsea striker promised to …

Nigeria’s D’Tigers have lost their opening game against Ivory Coast in the fourth window of the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers.   The Nigerians were outclassed by the unbeaten Ivorians who defeated them 78-66 at Sports Treichville in Abidjan on Friday night, August 27.    With the defeat, D’Tigers stay in fourth on the table in Group …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 in the first fixture of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series on Thursday evening, June, 9.   The match went down at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, where the Super Eagles drew 1-1  with Ghana in March, which saw …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed qualifiers draw for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).   During the draw, which took place at the studios of the SuperSport channel in Johannesburg, South Africa,  Nigeria’s national team was drawn in Group A with Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe.   …