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The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has slammed the rumor-making round that the international regulating body of football FIFA has banned the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja from hosting any match. Following the skirmishes that broke out during the qualifier match played by the Nigerian Super Eagle and the Black Stars of Ghana that lead to a near stampede at the end of the game, some mischief makers went ahead to spread the rumor that the World regulating body of football, FIFA has banned all fixtures at the MKO stadium. The rumor also claimed that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) machine was also stolen by the hoodlums that went on a rampage.

Augustine Eguavoen has resigned from his position as Nigeria national team coach with immediate effect, just three months after he took over from Gernot Rohr. Eguavoen has sent an official resignation letter to the NFF, according to a report by Brilla FM, Eguavoen will now return to his role as Technical Director of all national teams. This is coming barely 48 hours after the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in Ghana in preparation for the first leg of their World Cup encounter scheduled for Friday. The team boarded a chartered Air Peace flight at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning. According to reports, the first leg of the playoff is scheduled to hold at Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Ghana on Friday, March 25, 2022, by 7:30 pm while the second leg would be played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, by 6 pm.

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has disclosed that his World Cup winner’s medal was among the items stolen during a recent burglary at his house in Manchester, United Kingdom. The 29-year-old French international said it was his family’s “worst nightmare” after his home was burgled while his kids were asleep in their bedroom.

Legendary Premier League referee Mike Dean is set to quit at the end of the 2021/22 season, although he may still be around the game as a full-time video assistant referee (VAR). The veteran was supposed to retire at the end of last season but made a u-turn after the pandemic forced many games to be played behind closed doors.

The 2022 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) draws for the three UEFA competition was held today, Friday 18 March 20222, and it host a lot of exciting fixtures. Among such fixtures is Chelsea vs Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and RB Leipzig vs Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League (UEL).