AS Nigerians continue to wait with bathed breath for the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to call for elections months after it was supposed to have been held, renowned handball and Softball & Baseball administrator, Major-General Ishola Williams has named someone he thinks is best suited to succeed the current President, Engineer Habu Gumel.

Former Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has declared that Tunisia will be beaten in Maputo by the Black Mambas in the last games of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

NOT so many people were happy when Samson Siasia agreed to tinker the Flying Eagles to the U-20 World Cup in Egypt. After a glorious outing that saw him lose to Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina 2-1 in 2005 in Holland and lost yet again to Argentina in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics, everybody agreed that at last, a Samson has finally come to judgement in our indigenous coaches. Nigerian fans hailed him as the next man to take over the job of coaching the Green Eagles.

ABUJA – Besides the over N9.5 billion provided for the hosting of the forthcoming Fifa Under_17 World Cup, the cadet championship is set to gulp another 3.6 million Euros.

The South Africa 2010 World Cup Organizing Committee is celebrating the last minute qualification of Argentina for the event. Chief Executive Officer of the Committee, Dr Danny Jordan said after Argentina beat Uruguay Wednesday to book the last automatic ticket from the South America zone, that the presence of Argentina and Maradona will give the World Cup an added colour.