The Football Association are to appeal Wayne Rooney’s ban that has ruled the Manchester United striker out of the Euro 2012 group stages.

Despite the appointment of Stephen Keshi as replacement for sacked Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, Brigadier General Gregory Adebiyi has again restated his view that the country needs a foreign technical adviser to supervise the new handler.

Barcelona for ward Lionel Messi believes the Catalan club’s great rivals Real Madrid have improved since Barca beat them to win the Spanish Super Cup in August.

The Premier League returns after a busy midweek of European action, and Manchester City have the opportunity to build on a 3-0 victory against Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League when they travel to the capital to face Queens Park Rangers.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez threw his weight behind striker Victor Moses’ decision to play for Nigeria despite representing England at junior level.

A full doping control will be carried out during the 7th Obudu international mountain race and the 3rd African Nations mountain running champioships which hold on the 28 of this month at the Obudu Ranch Resort.

Before his unexpected fall, former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia had issues with some of the senior players in the team.

Nigeria Football Federation technical committee has received an avalanche of applications from prospective candidates vying for the vacant position of the national women’s team coach.

Nigeria Football Federation president, Aminu Maigari has hinted that the new Eagles’ coach would not be allowed to wield absolute powers, recalling that Samson Siasia had absolute authority over the affairs of the team during his 10-months spell but still had shortcomings. .

A former member of the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Peter Singabele has called on former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia to have a rethink on his decision to take the NFF to court over outstanding salaries.

Former Eaglets’ coach, Godwin Izilien has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to re-organize the national women team and bring in young players who are hungry for success.

Nigeria’s Under-23 coach, Austin Eguaveon faced with herculean task of qualifying Nigeria for the London 2012 Olympics has been psyching up his players in camp against the background of failures that have stalked Nigerians teams in continental contests.

Ghana and Cote’d Ivoire were the major focus after the draws for the 2012 Cup of Africa Nations were made in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea last weekend.

The Nigeria Football Federation has called up 18 players to the camp of the National Beach Soccer Team in preparation for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup competition taking place in Dubai from 19th – 27th November, 2011.

Under-23 coach Austin Eguaveon’s trip to Europe made little impact on Dutch clubs VVV Venlo and PSV Eindhoven. They are reluctant to release Ahmed Musa and Rabiu Ibrahim respectively.