Ogenyi Onazi says he feels fortunate to be alive after he narrowly avoided last week’s bombings in the city of Jos.

Scotland international of Nigerian descent, Ikechi Anya has admitted that he does not regret playing for Scotland instead of Super Eagles.

Lionel Messi and his fellow Argentinian World Cup squad members were subjected to an unexpected anti-doping test on Tuesday, a day after the squad convened for the start of a training camp in the Buenos Aires suburbs.

Nigeria’s U-15 football team at the on-going African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana have lived up to the charge given to them in Abuja May 15, 2014 by the Minister of sports, Dr. Tammy Danagogo that the country expects nothing short of the gold medal from them.

Celtic FC captain Scott Brown will face 2014 World Cup-bound teammate Efe Ambrose when Scotland and Nigeria play each other in an international friendly at Craven Cottage tonight.

Super Eagles begin a set of pre-World Cup friendlies when they battle an in-form Scotland at Craven Cottage in London today.

Dynamo Kiev defender Ayila Yussuf, who spent last season on loan in Metalist Kharkiv was accused by doctor Leonid Mironov for being much older than Anya, who has a Nigerian father, but was brought up in Scotland said that Scottish national team was always the only choice for him. “My love of football developed when I was in Scotland so I was always going for that.

Several members of the Super Eagles have identified the influence of head coach, Stephen Keshi as one of the main reasons the team have recorded remarkable successes in recent years.

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai has observed that the encounter between Scotland and Nigeria at Craven Cottage tomorrow presents a perfect stage that will bring out the best in the Eagles.

The Nigerian national team the Super Eagles, kicked off in earnest their preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with a first training session at Fulham FC Mortspur Park training centre.