Didier Drogba admits that he is looking to minimise the amount of time he spends away from Chelsea at the African Cup of Nations. The striker is expected to join up with the Ivory Coast at the end of December, two weeks before the tournament starts, and may be away from Stamford Bridge for over […]

NATIONAL coach Amodu Shuaibu is having a running battle with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the inclusion of more home-based players in his Nations Cup squad. The Eagles gaffer has not hidden his intention to parade an all Europe-based professionals in the Orange African Nations Cup in Angola next month. But very […]

By Ben Efe After watching TP Mazembe stumble at the FIFA Club World Cup in Dubai, Heartland coach, Kelechi Emetole bit his lips and regretted that, it was not his side that was contesting for honours at the world stage. Emetole’s Heartland needed only a draw in Lubumbashi, Congo DR to land themselves in contention […]

By Ikeddy Isiguzo THOSE in the group dubbed Elders of the Nigeria Olympic Committee deserve commendation for stopping the proposed NOC elections from holding in Dutse, Jigawa State last Wednesday. Fears that the elections would have finally buried the NOC were real. The titanic contest between the Minister of Sports/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige, Just back from Banjul Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Republic of the Gambia . He is one of the few Nigerian egg heads that had occupied the exalted seat. Before his appointment, June, this year, he had earlier served as the President of the Court of […]