Nigeria Football Federation technical committee member, Christian Chukwu believes that the federation will not take into account the gender of the coach that will be appointed for the women national team.

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke says his organisation does not always feel welcome in England. The world football’s governing body, has been antagonised by the British media’s attempts to uncover corruption in the organisation, while England was hurt by FIFA’s decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia.

Following the recent slide in the country’s football , a football friendly company, Crown Media limited has launched what they call Soccer rumble, a television reality game show with prize money of $50, 000.

Cross River swept 85 percent of the athletics medals at the National School Sports Festival recently concluded in Calabar.

The President of the Nigeria Golf Federation, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said that the game of golf would be the biggest beneficiary of the new partnership that the Federation has struck with communication giant Globacom.”I must tell you that the game of golf and golfers generally in the country are the winner in this new arrangement,” he said.

Coach of the national under-23 team, Austin Eguaveon revealed on returning from Morocco on Tuesday, how he almost quit the job days before the London 2012 Olympics qualifier began on November 26.

Nigeria has a rich record of performance in its participation in the Paralympics games, but that account may take a battering at next year’s London 2012 Paralympic Games as the country’s athletes are lagging behind in their preparations.

The Sports and Social Development Committee of the Senate on Wednesday charged the Nigeria Football Federation to re-strategize and focus more on home-based players, while also re-orientating players who represent Nigeria on the need for patriotic fervour and total commitment.

Former Nigeria skipper Nwankwo Kanu has said he was not sure that Nigerians have forgiven Yakubu Aiyegbeni for the bizare miss at the 2010 World Cup.

Super Eagles handler Stephen Keshi has dismissed report that he was the last man standing, after his former team mates who were coaching the national teams failed to qualify the country for international competitions billed for next year.

The Nigeria Football Federation has given itself a clean bill of health in the recent deep in the fortunes of the country’s football and claimed Nigerian coaches should be held responsible instead.

This is a programme after my heart. It is a programme like this that we need at this crucial time of our sports development and I am not happy that I will not be part of it” says Patience Itanyi U.S based award winning coach and ex Nigerian international

Universal Promotional Wrestling Federation’s (UPWF) World Heavyweight Champion, Osita Offor, better known as the De Ultimate Commander, and Super Eagles stars, Osaze Odemwingie and Taye Taiwo, are among the nominees for the 2011 Modemen magazine Men of the Year Awards.

Mundo Deportivo, he has now suggested it will become a reality at Brazil 2014.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni is sure to make a comeback to the national team, if he continues with his fine run of form, which have seen him bang in nine goals, from nine matches in the Premier League this season.