The last two weeks have not been too nice for Nigeria because her name was dragged in the mud, first by the age scandal which is threatening the existence of the present U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets and then the drug scandal involving her athletes as well as their woeful performance at the just concluded IAAF Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Former Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Barrister Richard Nwabufo Obienu is drumming support for Super Eagles Chief Coach, Shaibu Amodu a few days to the crucial World Cup qualifier against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Abuja.

The entire members of AKUBGE -ORETIN Progressive Union, the apex ruling body of Binis in Kwara State have called for a National Merit Award to be bestowed on the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, Chief Oyuki J. Obaseki (JP), for his dynamic and visionary leadership.

Listening to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretary General, Bolaji Ojo-Oba on radio during the week made one angry and wondered why some people would not want to own up when they are wrong or have failed.

Ex-International Emmanuel Amuneke has backed the exclusion of Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins from the squad to face Tunisia on September 6 at the Abuja National Stadium.