After a shameful outing in the last World Cup, Nigerian girls are bringing smiles to the faces of Nigerians. Falconets’ Ebere Orji as captured above celebrates her lone goal that sent Nigeria to the final of the FIFA Under 20 World Cup.

The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) has scheduled September 16 as the date for its Annual General Meeting, where elections into the various Executive Committee positions would be held.

Nigeria’s greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race.

As activities hot up for positions into the board of the Nigeria Football Association NFA, the board of the Delta State Football Association will on Monday at the Football House, Asaba meet to vote for the candidate that would be representing the state in the forth-coming elections.

The Nigerian U19 team to the Pepsi-ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying series Africa Division 2 tournament currently holding in Swaziland has emerged winner with a day to go by defeating host country Swaziland by 150 runs at the Ubombo Country Club pitch. The Nigerian team has thus qualified to participate at the Pepsi-ICC Division 1 tournament scheduled to hold in Namibia from 29th August to 5th September, 2010.

Nigeria’s greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race.

A former Nigerian international, Francis Moniedafe has also been denied nomination for the forthcoming NFA election by Adamawa state FA.

The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark will tomorrow present to the general public a new football club, Apa United Football Club of Otukpo in Benue State.