Lobi Stars’1-0 victory over last year’s Federation cup winners, Heartland of Owerri is believed to be a big win for the team and also a morale booster in this weekend tie against Sharks of Port Harcourt.

Sports Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has assured sponsors that nothing would happen to any sponsorship deal properly documented with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Nigerian Premier League (NPL).

PROSTITUTES in Lusaka’s Kanyama, John Laing, Chawama and Kalingalinga have offered themselves free of charge to every Jim and Jack as part of their celebration after Zambia beat Ghana 1-0.

Nigeria forward, Michael Eneramo says he has become the nightmare of opposing goalkeepers in the Turkish elite division, having outlived an injury-ravaged first half of the 2011/2012 season.

As the news of the verdict of the Organising and Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation reached the media, parties involved remain mute.

Former Super Eagles sweat merchant Shuaibu Amodu was the August visitor to the team’s camp on Thursday morning ostensibly to encourage the players and particularly the technical crew.

Emmanuel Mayuka, the Zambian hero in their 1-0 semifinal win over Ghana at the Nations Cup has spoken of what transpired in his mind in the moments leading up to the time that he scored in the 78th minute in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

Sunshine Football Club of Akure and Dolphins Football Club of Port-Harcourt were yesterday fined N20 million and N10 million respectively by the Organising and Disciplinary Panel of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for their culpability in a match fixing scandal.

Two key members of the national team on Wednesday added their voices to the move by Super Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi, to stop incessant European trips by players in search of trials.

An excellent finish by substitute Emmanuel Mayuka in the 78 minute, last night, propelled the Chipolopolo of Zambia to a stunning 1-0 semifinal win over the Black Stars of Ghana at a near empty stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

The Football Association have confirmed that Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager.

Zambia this evening ended Ghana’s dream of lifting the trophy for the 2012 edition of African Cup of Nations tournament, through a 1-0 defeat in one of the semi final matches at the Bata Stadium.

Zambia is slugging it out with Ghana in the Semi Final stage of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, holding in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Japan will host the under-20 women’s football World Cup this summer, a year after grabbing the senior women’s title, officials said Wednesday.

A subtle ban on Super Eagles who have been shuttling Europe for trials with all manner of club sides was issued on Tuesday by team boss, Stephen Keshi, who said the development is disrupting the building of a strong home-based national team.