Issa Hayatou, the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has given his vote of confidence in 2010 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Angola.

National boxing coach, Obisia Nwankpa, has attributed the failure of Nigeria in amateur boxing in recent times to lack of international exposure. He said that for Nigeria to bounce back to her winning ways in boxing there must be a conscious effort on the part of the Nigerian Boxing Federation, NBF, to organise foreign training tours and competitions to expose our young talents.

FATHER of Super Eagles’ striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie (Jnr.), Dr. Peter Odemwingie, Tuesday in Benin, escaped assassins’ bullet in an assassination attempt on his life in the Edo State capital, Benin.

John Mikel Obi will this week sign a new five-year deal with Chelsea that will catapult him to the top rung of the club’s big earners.

ABUJA — Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, while declaring the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees in Africa open yesterday said that Nigeria’s acceptance to host the permanent secretariat of ANOCA was a means of demonstrating the resolve of the federal government to develop sports at all levels. Later, the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge performed the foundation stone laying ceremony for the permanent secretariat of the ANOCA.