Coach Stephen Keshi has denied statements credited to him that claimed he handed a September 30 deadline to the Nigeria Football Federation to prolong his contract.

David Dein, a former vice chairman of Arsenal, 71, has thrown his weight behind the ambition of Delta FA Chairman, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, to become the next president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Osaze Odemwingie has undergone a successful surgery on his injured knee.

Coach Stephen Keshi has disclosed his list of call-ups for the AFCON qualifiers against Sudan next month will be released next week.

The results of a corruption probe over bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup must be made public, a senior FIFA official who represents the game in Asia said on Wednesday

A presidential aspirant in the forthcoming Nigeria Football Federation elections, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has promised to unite football stakeholders if elected into office. Ogunjobi, a former secretary general of the NFF, said that the spate of crises in football was becoming embarrassing.

The Electoral Committee, Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has not received any court order restraining it from organising the forthcoming NFA board election.

Three former African Scrabble Champions and the reigning one, and four former winners of the Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics highlight this year’s entry that has topped 448 contestants compared to the less than 310 that competed last year.

Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has spoken of his delight after signing an improved deal to extend his stay at the Serie A outfit.

Out-going First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Mike Umeh has reiterated his claim that he remains the best candidate among those jostling to replace Alhaji Aminu Maigari as NFF President in the forthcoming board elections.