The captain of Team Nigeria to the 2007 All Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, Olumide Oyedeji, has appealed to sports administrators to do away with politics in the administration of sports in Nigeria. He said sports should be run as sports devoid of politics and personal gains as this is the only way Nigeria would reap from the efforts of its committed sportsmen and women.

The Nigeria Football Federation said Thursday that it has absolute confidence in the match officials from the Republic of South Africa who will handle Sunday’s all –important World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and Tunisia.

Coach Amodu Shuaibu was in a no nonsense mood yesterday. He drilled the Eagles physically apparently preparing for a tough duel with the Tunisians and later concentrated on shooting. Each of the players took time to practise on free kicks, an area that Coach Amodu confessed that he dreads the Tunisians most.

Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is bracing up for a ‘dirty’ albeit ‘great’ war of attrition when Nigeria take on Tunisia in Sunday’s 2010 World Cup qualifier in Abuja on Sunday, but says the Super Eagles are prepared for everything.

Mike Eneramo who plays for Esperance of Tunisia has promised to shoot down the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia if he gets a shirt from Coach Amodu Shaibu in Sunday’s 2010 World Cup qualifier against the North Africans. “My prayer is that I get a starting shirt on Sunday. I know the Tunisians very well.

Skipper Nwankwo Kanu has urged Nigerians to pray hard for the Super Eagles as they tackle Tunisia on Sunday in one of the World Cup qualifying matches at the Abuja National Stadium.

The Nigeria Premier League in its bid to have a TV friendly pitches for the 2009/2010 league season and to consolidate its current ranking in Africa has appointed five credible football technocrats to carry out stadia facilities inspection.

The Honourable Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, Tuesday, called on Nigerians to storm the National Stadium, Abuja, in their large numbers on Sunday to support the Super Eagles.

Only seven players were still being expected as at the time the national senior football team, Super Eagles, set out to their first training at the mainbowl of the National Stadium, Abuja, Tuesday evening, ahead of Sunday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying cracker against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

As the registration for volunteer jobs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup holding in South Africa closed at midnight Monday, Nigerians topped the list of applicants outside the host country with 750 applications, ahead of the USA with 554 applications.