In a bid to reinforce the stature of the MTN brand as truly international, the telecommunications giant has expanded the frontiers of its strategy to enrich the lives of its customers by making history as the first brand of African origin to sponsor a FIFA World Cup, the very first to be played on the African soil.

Captain Okey Odita has admitted that Enyimba were lucky to scrape a 1-0 victory over Sharks in the final of this year’s Federation Cup held weekend at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.

I want to say that Nigeria will qualify for the World Cup. And it is only Okocha who can speak whether he will come back or not. There are many variables to one coming back to the team.

Public Awareness and Mobilisation Committee for the Nigeria 2009 Under-17 World Cup will hold its second meeting at the National Stadium Abuja today where critical programmes to sensitise Nigerians on the forthcoming football fiesta would be discussed.

Benue State governor and Athletics Federation of Nigeria honorary president, Gabriel Suswam, has guaranteed a happy ending for the Abuja Grand Prix, slated for this Saturday at the National Stadium Abuja.