President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF) Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has assured that the 2009 President Cup Golf Tournament, would be bigger and better, while adding that President Musa Yar’Adua has given his words to be part of the tournament.

The 2009 Total E&P Golf Tournament came to an end last weekend at the IBB Golf and Country Club, with the Chief Executive Officer of the oil company, Guy Maurice, declaring his companies total commitment to Nigerian golf and sports in general.

The Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Boma Iyaye has given a 6 weeks ultimatum to Glempkem Nigeria Limited contractors of the Sharks Stadium and Peaceline Worldwide Nigeria Limited, handling the No 6 Field to complete work or face government sanction.

Nearly four weeks after the Under-17 World Cup enforced recess, the Nigeria Premier League returned to the front burner on Wednesday with champions Bayelsa United losing to giants Rangers in the top-billed game of the week. Rangers defeated Bayelsa 1-0 and moved up the table. The coach Alphonsus Dike led side dominated the game and in the second half scored the only goal of the match.

Nigeria Premier League match between indomitable champions Enyimba Int’l FC Aba and CAF champions league runners – up Heartland FC Owerri promises to be the moral equivalent of war. Not so much because there is an immediate title chase, but that the two clubs are sworn clannish enemies going by events of the last years.

Chairman of Bayelsa United FC Yenagoa , Chief Rumson Victor Baribote have formally indicated his interest to come on the board of the Nigeria Premier League in the forthcoming election slated for early next year.

Shaibu Amodu, the Eagles’ Chief Coach, would next week know whether or not his services with the national team would be retained.
The Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee has scheduled a meeting for next week to determine Amodu’s contract with the Eagles as well as the players that would be retained to prosecute the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Despite his disqualification by the Executive Committee of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Sports Minister, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, insists he is eligible to contest for the NOC presidency at the forthcoming election.

Twenty four hours after Nigeria qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, coach Amodu Shuaibu was at the National Stadium, Abuja to watch the final of the Fifa U_17 World Cup which Nigeria lost to Switzerland. There, he told his Nairobi story;

IN the beginning, not many believed that the Eagles would cross the first hurdle of the FIFA U-17 World Cup which ended in flying colours at the magnificent Abuja national stadium. At the middle of the competition, the Eaglets converted so many to place their hopes on them as they improved from match to match.