Victor Obinna declared that he was ready to give 100 percent, as long as Samson Siasia remains on the saddle of the national team.

Nigeria Football Federation yesterday frowned at U-23 coach Austin Eguavoen for relying so much on foreign-based players in his campaign to qualify for the2012 Olympic Games.

Vincent Enyeama returned to training on Tuesday, but says he is still two weeks away from full fitness.

The national U-23 team, Dream Team will fly out to Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s return leg of their 2012 Olympic Games qualifying fixture against the Guineans.

No fewer than 1176 swimmers are expected to participate at the African Junior Swimming Championships holding between November 24 and December 7 at the Abuja National Stadium.

Peter Utaka has said his two goals against Ethiopia in a Nations Cup qualifier boosted his confidence to score for his Danish club at the weekend. Utaka hit a brace as the Eagles soared 4-0 over Ethiopia in a crucial Nations Cup qualifying match in Abuja and on Saturday he grabbed his 10th goal for Odense against Aalborg.

Despite the advance draws made for the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cups, Enyimba Football Club and Sunshine FC are not yet in a position to know their next opponents, no thanks to the wars now raging in Libya and Cote D’ivoire.

Amodu Shuaibu, in the estimation of Osaze Odewengie, was a good coach until he benched him a few times during the Angola Nations Cup in 2010.

FORMER Super Eagles Coach Chief Adegboye Onigbinde and former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Kashimawo Laloko have urged the Super Eagles not to be carried away by the recent victories they recorded under coach Samson Siasia.

Ethiopia’s Nigerian-born coach, Ify Onuorah, has not only boasted that the Walya Antelopes would beat the Super Eagles in the return leg tie of the Nations Cup qualifier in June, but added that his wards will amass six vital points from the remaining matches to secure a Nations Cup ticket.

As the euphoria of Super Eagles three wins out of three with nine goals and one behind their net clouds Nigerians, former Nigerian Football Association Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima has joined the ecstatic voices.

When players and officials of Pillars Football Club of Kano file out against visiting Wydad de Casablanca at the Sani Abacha stadium today, one thing that would be uppermost on their minds after falling 2-0 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League to their guests is revenge.

March 26, 2011 was not an ordinary day in the ancient city of Benin. The city was aglow for the All Africa Games qualifier between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea and the celebration from the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium was electrifying.

Ihieaka Ikechukwu is an ardent follower of both local international football. Aside his passion for the round leather game, his leisure period is mostly spent with friends after busy day’s schedule at pubs where he relaxes with friends to unwind.

Kano Pillars Football Club plan to cancel the two goal deficit hanging on their neck in the CAF Africa Champions League tomorrow in Kano as they play host to Widad Casablanca of Morocco in the second leg fixture of the second round.