Thursday, March, 08, 2018
  • Nation
  • World
  • States
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Galleries
  • Videos
  • Life Style
  • Specials
  • Opinions
  • All Sections  
    States Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Telangana Odisha
    Cities Chennai DelhiBengaluru Hyderabad Kochi Thiruvananthapuram
    Nation World Business Sport Cricket Football Tennis Other Education Social News
    Entertainment English Hindi Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu Review Galleries Videos
    Auto Life style Tech Health Travel Food Books Spirituality
    Opinions Editorials Ask Prabhu Columns Prabhu Chawla T J S George S Gurumurthy Ravi Shankar Shankkar Aiyar Shampa Dhar-Kamath Karamatullah K Ghori
    Today's Paper Edex Indulge Event Xpress Magazine The Sunday Standard E-paper
Home Sport Football

Nigeria host FIFA World Cup trophy

By IANS  |   Published: 08th March 2018 03:28 PM  |  

Last Updated: 08th March 2018 03:28 PM  |   A+A A-   |  

0

Share Via Email

For representational purposes (Photo | FIFA)

LAGOS: The World Cup trophy has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria's capital aboard a chartered flight.

Nigeria's Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick and other officials were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to receive the trophy on Wednesday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Stay up to date on all the latest Football news with The New Indian Express App. Download now
TAGS
Nigeria football Abuja Nigeria Football Federation NFF Amaju Pinnick FIFA World Cup

O
P
E
N

More from this section

Spirited Gokulam hold Mohun Bagan in I-League

Tottenham must learn from Champions League pain: Son Heung-Min

Minerva Punjab beats Churchill Brothers to win maiden I-League title

Latest

Minerva Punjab beats Churchill Brothers to win maiden I-League title

INX Media case: Karti moves Delhi HC seeking relief

Manik Sarkar to make CPI(M) office his new home

Emirates flight makes unscheduled landing at Chennai airport

TN cop arrested after pregnant woman's death

RS adjourned for day, members want Women's Reservation Bill

Karnataka unveils proposed state flag, to seek Centre’s approval

Videos
The vandalised statue of Jan Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Kolkata. | Express Photo Services
Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee's statue vandalised
DMK protest against H Raja’s comment on vandalising Periyar’s statue
arrow
Gallery
Manipur's iconic human rights activist Irom Sharmila launched her fast-unto-death on November 4, 2000, demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Sharmila, also known as 'Iron Lady', broke her 16-year- old hunger strike, the world'
Remembering the 'phenomenal women' on International Women's Day
Sri Lankan police officers attempt to douse burning shops in Ambatenna, in central Sri Lanka. | AP
Anti-Muslim attacks: Violence continues in Sri Lanka despite state of emergency
arrow

Trending

FOLLOW US

Copyright - newindianexpress.com 2018

Dinamani | Kannada Prabha | Samakalika Malayalam | Malayalam Vaarika | Indulgexpress | Edex Live | Cinema Express | Event Xpress

Contact Us | About Us | Careers | Privacy Policy | Search | Terms of Use | Advertise With Us

Home | Nation | World | Cities | Business | Columns | Entertainment | Sport | Magazine | The Sunday Standard