Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi yesterday directed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to ensure that all football clubs participating in various football leagues in the country pay the backlogs of salaries owed players.

A new chapter is crafted in Nigeria football history as President Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) will on Thursday inaugurate the brand-new Football House, headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Ahead of the August 26 Official Draw of the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held Fairmont Bab Al Bahr hotel in Abu Dhabi, coach Rashid Amir of the host country, United Arab Emirates is not relishing the prospect of being grouped along with the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the preliminary stage.

Former coach of the Golden Eaglets, Fanny Amun has described the current Golden Eaglets squad as a strong force, capable of winning the U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Azubuike Egwuekwe is one of Coach Stephen Keshi’s dependables. He is strong, bold and industrious. His exploits in the local league with Warri Wolves have made him one of the stalwarts of the Warri based club and he is easily picked ahead of his contemporaries for national assignments.

The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has finalized arrangement for the Golden Eaglets to resume their closed camping in Calabar next week after concluding the two-week screening exercise of new players at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project Centre in Abuja on Friday.

Former Nigeria international Taiwo Taye has been indicted in France on tax fraud charges and a Marseille court has begun a judicial procedure to seize his €600,000 mansion based in Allauch, a French commune situated east of Marseille.

The Enugu state commissioner of police Abubakar Adamu Mohammed has expressed his readiness to partner with all relevant stake holders including corporate bodies in order to reposition Police Machine team, Enugu State Command.

Nigeria have said they are ready to tackle hosts Cote d’Ivoire on a synthetic pitch in a 2014 CHAN second leg qualifier.

The Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA) announced on Tuesday that scouts from Sheffield United FC of England would be on ground to hunt for talents at the maiden `ODSFA Talent Discovery Football League’.