Falcons’ veteran keeper, Precious Dede disclosed that newly appointed coach, Kadiri Ikhana is showing no sign of slack in his handling of the Nigerian women team.

Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team.

Prospective suitors of Nigerian international, Victor Moses are better be prepared to part with 10m pounds (about N2.5b).

Bayern Munich’s Dutch winger Arjen Robben says he is ready to face Chelsea in Saturday’s Champions League final despite sitting out training earlier in the week with a cold.

Nigerian Racing Eagles driver, Ovie Iroro is full of confidence ahead of one of his qualifying races for the GT3 series in Rockingham, UK this weekend.

The Super Eagles on Thursday put up a spirited second half performance to defeat Nationwide Division 2 side Mountain of Fire And Miracles (MFM), Abuja 2-0, but Head Coach Stephen Keshi, said after the game that he was appalled by the display of his team, because according to him they did not play like a national team in the first half.

Nigeria’s Under-20 women striker, Francisca Ordega declared that the team will be playing to win against their DR Congo counterparts in the FIFA Under-20 Women World Cup qualifier.

Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel will have the chance to become the third Nigerian to win the prestigious Euro Champions League trophy, only if his club can turn the tables against Bayern Munich in the 2012 final Saturday at the Allianz Arena.

Nigeria will storm Calabar May 27 ahead of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Namibia next month, officials disclosed.

Reigning national 100m champion,Blessing Okagbare yesterday returned to the stadium in Daegu where she became the third Nigerian nay African sprinter to run in the 100m final of the IAAF World Championships to race at the Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting.

SPECIAL Olympics Nigeria (SONigeria) has concluded plans to participate in the forthcoming Special Olympics Winter Games scheduled to hold in South Korea from January 24 to February 6 next year.

Players and officials of the U-20 Women National Team, nicknamed Falconets, on Wednesday departed for Kinshasha, Congo DR ahead of this weekend’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match between both nations.

The Nigeria Football Federation Strategic Committee on Road-map for the development of Nigerian football has allayed fears that their final recommendations would be jettisoned by the Executive Committee of the NFF.

Expectedly, the mood in the national team’s camp took an upward swing, at Wednesday’s training session following the arrival of players of Heartland of Owerri and Warri Wolves from continental club assignments as well as the home-coming of Turkey based striker, Ekigho Ehiosun.

Veteran defender Rio Ferdinand was the highest-profile casualty on Wednesday as England manager Roy Hodgson unveiled his squad for the European Championships.