Portuguese club, Benfica could block the much-publicised transfer of Nigeria international Taye Taiwo to Italian champions AC Milan as he was said to have signed a pre-contract with the top Portuguese club.

FORMER Super Eagles coach, Chairman Christian Chukwu, has warned Samson Siasia and his Super Eagles to beware of the deceptive antics of Argentina in their June 1 international friendly at the national stadium, Abuja.

Despite the claim that the Argentine national team will be coming with a second string team for the June 1 international friendly match against the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia has promised to parade his best team against the South Americans.

The management of Enyimba FC of Aba are requesting that the NPL award last weekend’s league match against Ocean Boys of Yenegoa to them.

Brazil icon Pele has admitted he is concerned about the claims of corruption involving the Fifa Executive Committee members that have put the integrity of football in question.

Africa has a record entry for the 2014 World Cup finals and the qualification process will begin before the end of the year, the Confederation of African Football said.

Teams participating in the ongoing MTN/Lagos Street Soccer Champions Season Four tagged’’Legacy Edition’’ have been warned against the use of professional footballers as the competition enters the crucial stage this weekend.

Incoming AC Milan fullback Taye Taiwo has explained why he chose the Rossoneri ahead of the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool.

The Local Organising Committee of the forthcoming National Sports Festival is set to splash gifts on sports fans ahead of the Garden City Games in Port Harcourt.

The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday stated that it has not in anyway endorsed a group calling itself The Female Football Foundation to hold a launch to support the national women’s football team, Super Falcons towards its campaign at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.

The absence of members of the Chris Green-led Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation stalled the submission yesterday of the Super Eagles team list that would lock horns with Argentina in June 1 international friendly.

The defeat of the Super Falcons by Ghana over the weekend has lowered the medal estimation of the National Sports Commission at the forthcoming All Africa Games in Mozambique in September.

After a hectic international schedule which saw some of the players travel out of the country for a month, Nigeria’s domestic cricket scene will come alive this weekend with two finals of some of the season’s competitions.

Reigning Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya died overnight after falling from the second floor of his home in the town of Nyahururu, police said Monday.

Coach of the new WAFU Kings, Hawks of Togo, Tchanile Tchakala has described the Super Eagles team that fell 2-3 to his side in the final of the sub-regional football tournament Saturday as “very physical and lacking in depth.”