When Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi returns to begin his process of bringing back the glory days of the Eagles, three players from the Eguavoen-led disastrous Olympic team would be invited to the team.

Nigeria’s Emmanuel Emenike and several officials of his former club Fenerbahce been formally charged in an alleged match-fixing scandal in Turkey.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup Supreme Committee has started the process of distributing all ticketing proceeds from the international friendly match (Brazil v Egypt – November 14 2011) held in Doha last month to famine victims in Somalia. This is coming on the anniversary of Qatar’s successful bid to host the World Cup in 2022.

The mien of U-23 national coach, Austin Eguavoen was pitiable at the end of the 4-1 white-wash of the junior Desert Warriors of Algeria. The team won but they all filed out like mourners at a graveside. Not even Lawal who hit a hat-trick could celebrate his efforts, atleast, he got the ball for his efforts.

The 2011 edition of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos chapter SWAN Cup kicks off December 12 at the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos.

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday affirmed that the present Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation was validly elected into office and therefore, legitimate.

Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has said his English club Chelsea will win the UEFA Champions League for the first time this season.

Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title here on Sunday.

Brazil’s 1982 World Cup captain Socrates, the “Golden Heel”, died in hospital on Sunday of septic shock at the age of 57, his doctors said in a statement.

Nigeria star Chinedu Obasi is brimming with confidence after he returned from a long injury layoff and the striker, who was dropped by Hoffenheim this week for perpetual late coming, tells MTNFootball.com he could be open to quit the German club in the coming year.

Former technical director of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Kashimawo Laloko has challenged the Aminu Maigari-Board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to tell Nigerians what it does with the annual grant of $250,000 (about N39 million) it gets from FIFA for development of the game.

After a legal battle over who was the rightful sponsor for the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, the NPL Board headed by Rumson Baribote, has gone back MTN Nigeria Communications Limited as sponsor of the league with effect from January.

Golf players from some golf clubs across the country have ended a three-day tournament at the Arsenal Golf and Country Club, 34 Field Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri.

Funny things happen in this country, things that make us look cheap before other serious-minded people in other climes.

Renowned military sports administrator, General Emmanuel Okaro(rtd) has said that having ex-players as coaches has not done much in helping Nigerian football instead they have contributed woefully to the down fall of the country’s football.