The Ghanaian authorities are not leaving anything to chance as the Black Meteors engage their Nigerian counterparts, the Dream Team 5 in today’s crucial All Africa Games second leg qualifier inside the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Nigeria’s U-23 soccer team are in for real trouble today when they tackle the Black Meteors as Ghanaian fans are set to upset them following the attack on the Austin Eguavoen-tutored team in training yesterday.

Following the poor outing of the Super Falcons in the on-going Women World Cup in Germany, former Falcons coach and technical adviser of Crown FC Niyi Akande says the team can be re-invigorated if the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF can focus on the female league in the country. “If you want to rate Falcons I will not say they have done badly, because in the past they did bad especially in 1991.

Rowland Ewere is an ex-International born on April 28, 1963 who captained Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin for many years. After his Secondary School, Ewere pitched tent with then P&T Rocket in 1979/80 before he finally joined Insurance in 1982.He also plied his trade with traditional clubs in the Nigerian League like Shooting Stars of Ibadan, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maidugiri, New Nigerian Bank of Benin and Julius Berger of Lagos. Married with four kids, Ewere who packed great shots in his feet is now the chief coach Insurance of Benin.
He spoke with Saturday Vanguard Sports after the Dream Team’s victory over perennial rivals Ghana in the ancient Benin City.

The National Sports Festival, the Garden City Games, is up and running. By the time this piece is published, it would have ended. Also, the Falcon’s Female World Cup tournament has ended with the team bowing out in the first round, having lost two games and winning one. Today, the Under-23 All African Games qualifier’s return leg against Ghana’s Black Meteors takes place in KUMASI. These sporting events provide a lot of talking points about Nigerian sports.

With only time separating the Dream Team V quest to upset ‘The Black Meteors’ of Ghana in today’s crucial All African Games qualifier billed for 3pm Ghana time (4pm Nigeria time) at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Former Warri Wolves Technical Adviser, Lawrence Apokona has stated that Eguavoen Eagles will score one or two goals in the tie.

Coach of Kano Pillars, Ladan Bosso has warned other teams in the Nigerian Premier league not to underrate Lobi Stars as it will be to their own peril.

Chief Coach of Insurance of Benin, Rowland Ewere has state that there is no unity amongst Nigerian coaches.

The former El-Kanemi Warriors attacker made this known in interview with Sunday Vanguard Sports in Benin City stressing that referees has more unity than the gaffers.

The Torch-Light of Nigeria Football and the Leader of the Credible Football Elections Group – Barrister Iyke Leo Igbokwe has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to immediately order the return of the winners of the League Boards Election – National League, Women League and Amateur League back to their duly elected duty posts.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas was ruled out of the club’s pre-season tour of Asia after suffering an injury but unsettled midfielder Samir Nasri was named in the squad released Saturday.

Femi Babafemi, the Head Coach of the Lagos Boxing team to the 17th National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt, has expressed fulfillment over the performance of his boxers.

The Black Meteors of Ghana will tomorrow host Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles tutored by Austin Eguavoen, two of his assistant coaches, former Eagles’ defender Ben Iroha and Dolphins Chief Coach, Stanley Eguma has stated that the Dream Team V will approach the game with pace from the blast of the whistle.

Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Solomon Ogba provoked some grumblings in the ranks of Nigerian athletes by declaring that only ‘A’ standard athletes will make Nigeria’s team to the World Championships in August in Daegu, South Korea.

ANOTHER grand experience awaits Nigerians today when the curtains of the 17th National Sports Festival are drawn at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has assured.

As the Under-23 team get set to lock horns with Ghana’s Black Meteors in Kumasi tomorrow, former Super Eagles player Edema Fuludu is confident the team will triumph over them but was quick to add that the team need extra effort to succeed.