FIFA Club World Cup: Geremi Njitap names club that won’t win trophy

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8 months ago

June 11, 2025

Former Real Madrid player, Geremi Njitap has said that there is no chance of Inter Miami winning the FIFA Club World Cup even with Lionel Messi in the team.

According to the Cameroonian, the American side do not stand a chance, adding that there are better teams with great players at the tournament.

The Herons will play their first game against Egypt Premier League side, Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, on Saturday, June 14.

Inter Miami entered the competition being staged in the US after winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield in 2024.

Njitap noted that the Argentine superstar is no longer the Messi he used to be as he has no doubts passed his prime.

Messi will turn 38 later this month and Njitap told Boyle Sports Messi is no longer young.

He said via Goal, “Lionel Messi is no longer young…” he said, adding that the Argentine cannot boast of good players around him at Inter Miami as he had at Barcelona and PSG.

“He is going to come up against great clubs who have great players in the peak of their careers,” he pointed out.

“Does he have a chance of winning it? I don’t think so.”

Inter Miami are in Group A of the tournament along with Al Ahly, Palmeiras and Porto.

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2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

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6 hours ago

February 6, 2026

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Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

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PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

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1 week ago

January 30, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)