It has been 25 years since Samuel Okwaraji died while playing for the Eagles at the National Stadium, Lagos. It was a FIFA 1990 World Cup qualifier against Angola. Nigeria won the match 1-0 but painfully lost Okwaraji to the cold hands of death.

Manager Jose Mourinho can understand why a “top professional” like Petr Cech is not happy at losing his status as Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper – but will not offer any players selection guarantees. Belgium international Thibaut Courtois started in goal for the opening English Premier League match at Burnley on Monday night, which the Blues won 3-1.

Some Abuja football enthusiasts on Friday expressed confidence in the ability of the national under-20 women team to win the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada on Sunday.

The Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, on Friday in Abuja said he was hopeful the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) would hold “a very successful’’ Elective Congress on Tuesday in Abuja.

The Guild of Sports Editors has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, institute a judicial panel of enquiry into the fire that gutted the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday.

The transfer of Nigeria interna-tional striker, Peter Odemwingie from West Bromwich Albion to Cardiff is being investigated by the Football Association (England FA).

Still basking in the euphoria of his wards’ 6-2 whitewash of Korea DPR in the semi final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, Falconets coach, Peter Devdebo is happy with the heroics of his top striker, Asisat Oshoala in the tournament so far.

The Nigeria Football Federation has called on all Nigerians to discountenance a statement by the Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni Biambo, to the effect that elections into the NFF Executive Committee will hold at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.

The Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF) on Thursday said that it had concluded arrangements to organise the National U-17 Judo Youth Championships as part of preparations for the 2014 Judo World Junior Championships.

The Confederation of Africa Football CAF has fixed Wednesday the 27th of August as the day the appeal board will meet in Cairo Egypt ,on the case by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA) over their disqualification from the Orange Africa Cup of Nations –Morocco 2015 qualifiers.