Sydney 2000 Olympics gold medallists and one of the coaches of the Wrestling Federation of Nigeria, Daniel Igali has stated that Nigerian wrestlers will pick tickets from the African Olympic qualifiers bill for March 16–18 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Former Bayelsa FC Chairman, Felix Beke has said that Nigeria’s absence in the 2012 Nations Cup which kicked-off Saturday in Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea will be greatly felt by Nigerians especially football lovers but was quick to add that it would give the country time to prepare adequately ahead of next Nations Cup in 2013.

Twenty four hours after an Abuja High Court declared the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF-led by Alhaji Aminu Maigari and the Nigeria Premier League, NPL led by controversial ex-Bayelsa United Football Club Chairman, Victor Rumson Baribote illegal, ex-coach of the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Claude Le Roy has blamed instability in the management of Nigerian football for the country’s absence at the Nations Cup.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Alloy Agu has urged the Nigeria Football Federation,NFF to do its best and ensure the country’s football is at its best again.

Another legal spanner was yesterday thrown into football administration in the country as an Abuja High Court ordered both the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and its affiliate, the Nigeria Premier League, NPL to close shop and stop doing football business forthwith.

The Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation (NAWF) is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a successful outing in the forthciming 2012 London Olympics as it has sent proposal to the National Sports Commission (NSC) for a training tour in Bulgaria this month.

Africa Cup of Nations favourites Ivory Coast will enter the tournament looking to break a 20-year drought.

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, January 21 with a Group A clash between Equatorial Guinea and Libya in the city of Bata. A second group fixture involving Senegal and Zambia holds immediately after the opening game in the same stadium.

Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu’s has been decorated with a high profile honour as an Ambassador of the well revered State of the Union (SOTU) coalition, to play a leading role in good governance of African Union nations.

Nothing less than victory in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final next month will do for hard-to-please Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic.

World football’s governing body FIFA is hoping to achieve a profit of $1,200 million (930 million euros) during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Thursday.

British sports minister Hugh Robertson warned drug cheats there would be no hiding place at the Olympics as the London games anti-doping centre was unveiled on Thursday.

The 2012 Nationwide League, formerly the National Amateur League, will now commence early in March, the competition’s Secretary, Emmanuel Adesanya, has said.

Nigeria dropped two steps in the FIFA world rankings released yesterday. Despite pulling a draw and a win against Botswana and Zambia respectively in the last quarter of 2011, the Eagles moved from the the 43rd position down to the 45th place, a position shared with Armenia.

OVERWHELMED by the qualification of Chika Chukwumerije and Isa Mohammed Adam for the London 2012 Olympics, the National Sports Commission Director General, Dr Patrick Ekeji has approved a training tour of South Korea for the duo to sharpen their skills for the summer Olympics.