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The DR Congo would be appearing for the first time at the World Cup finals; since 1970, ending a 56-year absence from football’s biggest stage.

      Media Briefing: (C), Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission, Amadin Desmond Enabulele and flanked on the (R) media...

“Edo isn’t hosting just for formality. We are hosting to win."

"Grassroots sports are at the Local Government level and until we go back there, we will not feel the vibes like we used to have. "Age cheating encourages drug addiction in sports because of wanting to enhance performance"

”It’s not about acquiring the passport, but how it was gotten and if it satisfies national laws. If we don’t go by that then we can have countries handing passports to all manner of people to represent them."

"As a teenager, no club wanted him, he went to trials at Crystal Palace, West Ham United, Wolves, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic and Barnet, and all these clubs said NO to him."

A senior State Department official said the new Fifa Pass system will cut wait times - with applicants in "over 80%" of countries now able to schedule a visa appointment in "less that 60 days". It added: "At the visa appointment, the applicant must show they qualify for the visa and plan to follow our laws and leave at the end of the tournament. America's safety and the security of our borders will always come first.

The Moroccans playing fast football as part of their game plan, were able to neutralize the Nigeria frontline of the talismanic Victor Osihmen, slippery Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams.