David Moyes has returned to football with Spanish strugglers Real Sociedad following his disastrous 10-month spell as Manchester United manager, the Basque club announced late on Monday.

TWO days before the departure of the Super Eagles to Congo for the all important return leg of the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash against Congo, Coach Stephen Keshi was yet to report to the team’s Bolton White Apartment in Abuja as at press time.

RETURNEE Villarreal striker Ike Uche is expected to join the Eagles training camp in Abuja today just as several Europe-based stars have already reported.

COMMISSIONER of Information, culture and Ethical Re-Orientation , Aniekan Umanah has heaped plaudits on Governor Godswill Akpabio for his uncommon foresight of building an international stadium for Akwa Ibom and Nigerian youths.

LAGOS State Government has revealed that 13 former stars of the Federation Cup, formerly known as the ‘Challenge Cup’ will be honoured and rewarded during the finals.

THE five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 has been revealed.
Title holder Yaya Toure has been nominated for the sixth consecutive year, along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama and Gervinho.

NIGERIA officials have maintained Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi, who recently suffered a knee injury, will have to be cleared by the team’s medical staff before he is fielded in the country’s must-win AFCON 2015 qualifiers against Congo and South Africa.

AS Nigerians continue to savour the sweet victory of Super Eagles Team B against Ghana’s Under 23 team in Uyo in the friendly to open the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Super Eagles publicist, Ben Alaiya has predicted that the Eagles would devour Congo in their AFCON qualifier.

PRESIDENT of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has declared that none of the other players on the list of 25 players released by the Confederation of African Football for the 2014 African Player of the Year has done more than Super Eagles’ stars Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa to merit the award.

Preparations for the make or break Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo Brazzaville in Point Noir is expected to kick-start today following the arrival of invited Nigerian league stars to Abuja on Saturday, after a highly impressive 1-0 win over Ghana in the maiden Restoration Cup at the ultra-modern Akwa Ibom International Stadium last Friday.