Tag: ICELAND
FIFA Rankings: Super Eagles stagnant as World Cup foes soar
Nigeria's Super Eagles retained its place in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday.
Gernot Rohr's side maintained their 51st rank in the world...
4 friendly games NFF should secure for Super Eagles after Argentina
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appears to be ticking the right boxes as far as the 2018 FIFA World Cup is concerned.
Barely three weeks...
Smaller than FCT: Iceland become smallest nation ever to qualify for...
Iceland have secured a spot at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, becoming the smallest nation by population to ever qualify for the showpiece...
Former Super Eagles coach appointed Norway manager
Norway have appointed former Super Eagles coach, Lars Lagerback, as their new manager, after the Swede's Iceland team won the hearts of fans around...
Ex-Super Eagles coach named second best in the world
Super Eagles coach to the 2010 World Cup, Lars Lagerback, has been named the second best national team coach in the world by the...
Sam Allardyce appointed new England manager
Sam Allardyce has been appointed by The Football Association as new England manager, replacing Roy Hodgson.
Hodgson resigned from the post in the immediate aftermath...
Lagerback proud in defeat after Iceland crash to France in Euros
Their fairytale run might have been thwarted by a superior France team on Sunday night, but Iceland coach, Lars Lagerback, is still proud of...
How Lagerback went from Super Eagles flop to most wanted coach...
Lars Lagerback is bitterly remembered by Nigerians as the coach who orchestrated one of the country's most disappointing World Cups ever – at South...
Hodgson resigns as England boss after shock loss to Iceland
Roy Hodgson has announced that he is stepping down as England manager following the national team's 2-1 defeat to Iceland in Euro 2016.
The former...
Euro 2016: Hungary, Iceland, Portugal progress from Group F
Iceland snatched a stoppage-time winner to make it through to the last 16 after a deserved 2-1 victory against Austria in Paris in their...