The Federal Government Monday night hosted the Green Eagles for qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa next year.
They rewarded them with gifts. Coach Shaibu Amodu got a jeep and N1m in cash. His assistants, Daniel Amokachi, Alloy Agu and Fatai Amoo, got half a million naira each.

Shaibu Amodu, Eagles Chief Coach, has promised to live up to expectations in next month’s African Cup of Nations in Angola. Amodu made the promise after he was given a brand new jeep of undisclosed model and brand for his efforts in qualifying the nation for the South Africa 2010 World Cup finals.

Chairman of Bayelsa United, Chief Victor Baribote’s quest to land in the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) Board, received a major boost yesterday in Abuja with Premier League clubs from the South-South zone endorsing his candidacy.

Eagles Players were excited over the customised wrist watches given to them by the Presidential Task Force for their qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. While the players were given watches, the Chief Coach, Shaibu Amodu, was given N1 million and a new jeep and his three assistants were given the sum of N500,000 each.

Nigeria boxing federation president, Rotimi George Taylor, disclosed yesterday that there are plans to keep Nigerian boxers in top shape for the competitions of 2010 including the Commonwealth Games in India.

Nigerian Boxing Federation (NBF) chief coach Obisia Nwamkpa has called for grass-roots competitions as a way of promoting boxing in the country.