Each Nigerian gold medalist at the London Olympic Games has been promised a cash reward of N1.5m by Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk.

Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Champions League, Dolphins will this weekend in Port Harcourt play Coton Sport of Cameroon in a first leg final round qualifying fixture of Africa’s elite club competition.

Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s team, the Flamingoes are within sights of qualifying for the Fifa Under17 World Cup, holding between September 22 to October 13 in the European state of Azerbaijan.

The Nigeria Football Federation said on Thursday that it will henceforth ensure full compliance with all medical and security requirements by clubs hosting league matches in the country.

Former Super Eagles coaches, Shuaibu Amodu and Kashimawo Laloko have criticised the Nigeria Football Federation for its decision to consider a foreigner for the vacant position of the Technical Director for all the national teams.

The Nigeria Premier League on Wednesday prevented Gombe Utd FC fans from watching the club’s match against visiting Rangers FC of Enugu.

The Minister of sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdulahi has assured the Nigeria Premier League of a new lease of life in the sponsorship logjam that had lingered for some time now.

Nigeria youth international, Nosa Igiebor has called on Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi to give members of the national U-23 team that failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics a look-in when the team reassembles as part of the coach’s rebuilding process.

Seven-time African champions Egypt have asked Nigeria for a friendly next month, officials disclosed. Spokesman for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, has said that the football house had received a request from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) for a friendly against the Super Eagles.

After Team Nigeria’s impressive performance at the just concluded London 2012 Paralympic Games qualifiers held in the United Arab Emirate where they won 9 gold medals plus several silver and bronze medals, another batch of Team Nigeria Para- athletes departed the country yesterday to Tunisia for another round of the London 2012 Paralympic Games qualifiers holding from March 22-29, 2012.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has praised the calibre of Nigerian coaches attending the on-going CAF ‘B’License programme being organized by the NFF, and endorsed by the Confederation of African Football.

SUPER Arrows Handball team of Nigeria is set to defend its title in the forthcoming 2nd Commonwealth ECOWAS Handball Championship which throws off from April 4- 8, 2012 in Abuja.

Warri Wolves striker Jude Aneke has told Goal.com that the team will go for a win in their first leg Confederation Cup game against FC Kallon of Sierra Leone this weekend.

Togo’s chief voodoo priest on Wednesday called on the country’s football federation to consider using traditional ceremonies to “chase away evil spirits” that were afflicting the national game.

Spanish and Argentinian media hailed Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on Wednesday as “a living legend” and “eternal” after the striker became the club’s highest goalscorer of all time.