The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Thursday in Abuja said it had filed a stay of execution on the ruling earlier in the day by a Federal High Court in Jos.

Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, on Thursday in Abuja praised the efforts of the national senior women football team in qualifying for the final of the 2014 African Women Championship (AWC).

Nigeria have dropped five places from their previous 37th position, and are now placed 42 on the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday.

French police fired tear gas at Everton fans Thursday amid rising tensions ahead of the English side’s Europa League game against Lille, officials said.

Under-pressure Liverpool taskmaster Brendan Rodgers will tackle troubled striker Mario Balotelli over both a half-time shirt-swap and a pedestrian effort as Real Madrid ran rampant at Anfield on Wednesday.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is targeting victory over Chelsea this weekend but admits taking on the leaders will be “a different biscuit’’.

The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has invited the interim coach of the Super Eagles Shuaibu Amodu and head Coach of the National U-23 team, Samson Siasia to appear before its technical committee to defend their programmes for their upcoming assignments.

With Nigeria certified Ebola free by the World Health Organisation, organisers of the Governor’s Cup have fixed November 17 as the serve off date of this year’;s edition.

One hundred and eighty golfers will feature in this year’s Southern Sun Ikoyi golf tournament billed to hold November 15 at the Ikoyi Club 1938 golf course.

Super Falcons reached the final of the African Women Championship by beating South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 2-1 in a hard fought match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek.