Ex-international, Garba Lawal and former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Fanny Amun have thumbed up for Eagles in their friendly match against Peru Thursday morning.

Atletico Belares’ of Spain midfielder, Raheem Lawal, was one of the few players in the Nigerian squad that spoke perfect Spanish, which is the lingua franca here in Peru, and he spoke plenty of it after the slim 1-0 loss to Peru by the Super Eagles on Wednesday night.

Warri Wolves Chairman, Godwin Abigor, is not in any way asking Coach Stephen Keshi to shut the door against foreign-based players in Eagles.

Falcons’ striker Rita Chikwelu stated that she and her teammates are ready to make up for the disappointment of not qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics.

Nigeria’s Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi performed his first official function as substantive sports minister yesterday when he declared open the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee at the Le Meridien Hotel and Golf Resort in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has hailed the confirmation of Malam Bolaji Abdullahi as the substantive Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Committee.

Former World and Olympics wrestling champion, Daniel Igali is cautiously optimistic about the chances of Nigerian wrestlers making an impact at the London 2012 Olympics.

Super Eagles Assistant coaches , Ike Shorunmi and Sylvanus Okpala agreed on one thing while reviewing the international friendly against Peru on Wednesday night – that the team that the coaching crew headed by Stephem Keshi is building is gradually coming of age.

Flying Eagles’ coach, John Obuh will lead out his team against Ghana this evening in South Africa where they compete for honors in the Cape Town international challenge.

Chelsea’s French international winger Florent Malouda admitted on Thursday that he would like to stay with the London club next season amid talk of a move away from Stamford Bridge.

Steve Bould has said his appointment as the new assistant manager of Arsenal has left him feeling “more than excited”.

Nigeria Football Federation secretary-general Musa Amadu said that a date cannot be put on the resumption of the technical director the federation appointed in March 2012.

Nigeria’s women team, the Super Falcons flew out yesterday to Harare for the African women championship qualifiers against Zimbabwe with their coach Kadiri Ikhana boasting that his girls can win the FIFA Women World Cup in 2015.