•Argentina’s President Javier Milei and US President Donald Trump Argentina formally withdrew from the World Health Organisation today, the foreign minister said, following in the path of the United States which took the same step earlier this year. The government of President Javier Milei, a close ally of President Donald Trump, had announce...
•Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup yesterday Holders Argentina and leading contenders Spain were handed kind draws for the 2026 World Cup in a star-studded ceremony on Friday, which saw US President Donald Trump receive FIFA’s new […]
•Argentina celebrates goal against Nigeria Six-time champions Argentina defeated Nigeria 4-0 yesterday to eliminate the Flying Eagles from the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. The Round of 16 match was played at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago, reports NAN. Argentina’s win avenged their 2-0 loss to Nigeria at the same stage of the 2023 [&hell...
Authorities in Argentina have arrested a Nigerian national, Ikechukwu N., for allegedly orchestrating multiple romance scams targeting thousands of women. He was apprehended after being placed on the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)’s wanted list, reports AFP. The arrest marks a significant milestone, as it is Argentina’s ...
•Lionel Messi celebrates goal with his teammates Angolan civil society groups yesterday urged the Argentine football federation and star player Lionel Messi to scrap planning for a friendly this year after 30 people were killed in protests. The football associations of both countries have been in talks to fix a date for a match in […]
•Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take a cue from his Argentine counterpart, Javier Gerardo Milei, to address Nigeria’s economic woes. Obi said that the Argentine leader inherited a battered economy with over 52 per cent of citizens living [&hell...
•Late Luis Galvan Luis Galvan, who played in every match in Argentina’s 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died on Monday aged 77, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) announced. Galvan had been in hospital in Cordoba for several weeks with kidney problems, reports AFP. Galvan formed a rock hard central defensive partnership with captain D...
Argentina said today it will pull out of the World Health Organisation, following in the footsteps of the United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Javier Milei’s spokesman announced the decision two weeks after President Donald Trump, an ideological ally and hero of the Argen...
•Messi Lionel Messi has made his return to the Argentine national team as they prepare for the World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia this October. Head coach Lionel Scaloni announced a 27-player roster today, highlighting Messi’s inclusion, reports AFP. Argentina currently leads the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying standings, having ...
•Martinez Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced today. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of “violating principles of fairplay” in two separate episodes, reports AFP. Martinez was found ...

