Wolfsburg of Germany striker, Obafemi Martins, whose Manager ruled him out of the Nations Cup was named by Coach Shaibu Amodu Shaibu. So also is vice skipper of the Eagles and Everton of England defender Joseph Yobo who suffered a hamstring injury, Danny Shittu, Dickson Etuhu and Seyi Olofinjana.

The concerned Clubs are Akwa United FC, Unicem Rovers FC, Prime FC, Mighty Jets FC, Nasarawa United FC, Adamawa United FC, FC Abuja and El–Kanemi Warriors.

The Nigeria Football Federation made it clear on Monday that it has not received the $1 million 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation money due to each of the 32 Participating Member Associations, as wrongly reported by a national sports paper at the weekend.

Ahead South Africa 2010 World Cup finals, the Nigeria Football Federation is planning a Four-Nation tournament with the inclusion of Brazil among the teams to be involved in the event to prepare the Eagles for the most prestigious global soccer game.

President of the Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation, Chief Austin Edeze who disclosed this at the weekend said the championship is very important as it would the federation ample opportunity to select the wrestlers that would represent the country at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India