Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has given kudos to his team for pulling an encouraging 2-0 win over Niger in an international friendly played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt yesterday.

The enduring rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana in football will be renewed on Wednesday when their U23 teams clash in a 2015 All Africa Games match in Brazzaville.

Nigeria Football Federation technical committee member, Victor Ikpeba, believes the new-look Super Eagles team need a leader in midfield.

Former national team goalkeeper, Etta Egbe has told Nigerians not to despair because Super Eagles Could not beat Tanzania, saying that Coach Sunday Oliseh still has room to produce a team not only to qualify the country for the African Cup of Nations in 2017 but also play the competition proper. The Taifa Stars and Eagles played out a goalless draw in Dar es Salaam last weekend in Oliseh’s first outing as handler, forcing eye-brows in some quarters about the country’s chances.

JOKERS Stars FC and White Sand Angels of Iru have emerged the boys and girls champions of this year’s Muniru Muse Under-12 and Under-15 boys and girls football Championship which marked its fifth edition.

Dream Team forward, Etebor Oghenekaro, has revealed that the Nigeria U-23 side are ready to battle the Black Meteors in their All African Games opening fixture.

Niger Republic National Football team coach, Francois Zahoui, said his team had learnt some good lessons from their international friendly with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Salihu Abubakar, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the League Management Company (LMC), has commended the Super Eagles, particularly the home-based players, for their 2-0 defeat of their Nigerien counterparts.

Following her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa Games, the National Sports Commission and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a ban on sprinter, Blessing Okagbare; excluding her from representing the country, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

Ahmed Musa wants team focus ahead Nigeria final four games in Group G of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying.