FIFA have announced an investigation into Bahrain’s staggering 10-0 World Cup victory over Indonesia in Manama, a match in which the visiting goalkeeper was sent-off after just two minutes.

More than $3 billion was spent in 2011 on international football transfers, FIFA said on Thursday, as it published its first full-year report on its regulatory system overseeing player moves worldwide.

Christian Chukwu, a former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles has described the goalless draw by the Eagles against the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda as encouraging.

Justice Abubakar Umar of the Abuja High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Mr Davidson Owumi against the Nigeria Football League (NFL) Ltd. and two others.

FOR many Nigerian soccer fans, it was a nightmarish experience not to watch their darling national team, the Super Eagles, play their first competitive game in their quest to qualify for next year’s Nations Cup in South Africa.

Super Eagles first choice keeper Vincent Enyeama, who made stunning saves towards the end of the 0-0 draw against Rwanda on Thursday in Kigali , has said the team will get better in the days ahead as the national team was going through a major rebuilding process.

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi and Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo said in the post match press conference that the Eagles played below expectation and that Nigeria were lucky not to have conceded a goal.

Stephen Keshi learnt a big lesson here in Rwanda Wednesday. And as he walked out of the stadium in Kigali he said “we have to invest more on the local players.”

London Nigeria and 15 other countries have signed training agreements with the management of the Pre-2012 London Olympics preparation camps six months ahead of the games.

Nigeria survived a late Rwanda onslaught to force a 0-0 draw at Stade de Kigali Wednesday in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations first round qualifier.

Frank Rijkaard’s Saudi Arabia side crashed out of 2014 World Cup qualification on Wednesday, going down to a late burst of goals in Australia as Oman leapfrogged them with a home win against Thailand.

Senate President, David Mark has described the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF as the most corrupt government agency in the country.

AFTER a bad spell, Amavubi have undergone a renaissance under new coach Milutin Micho and I wouldn’t be surprised if the so called small stadium ‘Kigali Regional Stadium’ like the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) preferred to refer to it, is filled to capacity today.

That football is a great unifying factor needs no emphasis here in Rwanda. In April 1994 a plane flying President Habyarimana who was of Hutu tribe was shot down in Kigali.

As Super Eagles get set to battle the Amavubi of Rwanda in Kigali, ex-international, Etim Esin has charged the home-based players to prove their worth in today’s tie.