As Groups of Death go, they do not come much more fatal than Group G. Three of anybody’s pre-tournament favourites Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast brought together to fight it out for only two second round places, along with the distinctly unknown quantity of North Korea. The form guide would suggest Didier Drogba’s men ought […]

The Presidential Task Force on the World Cup may not know this. The Nigeria Football Federation will not rescind their decision to swim or sink with Shaibu Amodu as head coach of Nigeria’s team to the 2010 World Cup.

NFL’s lawyer had argued that even the title of Anibeze’s column of March 9, 2007, STEALING ADENUGA’S MONEY suggested conviction of theft on the claimants and asked Anibeze to read the part where he made such remarks. But Anibeze pleaded to the court to allow him read from the beginning to enable the court have a clear picture. Justice Taiwo obliged and he, thus, read the opening paragraphs of the said article:

Former African
Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba and two former Chairmen of the Nigeria Football Federation will be the star guests when telecommunication giant, Globacom and Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveil the five leading contenders for the 2009 African Footballer of the Year in Lagos today.

This was after it was confirmed yesterday in Dutse, Jigawa venue of the Annual General Meeting of the NOC that Ndanusa has been with Confederation of African Tennis(CAT)since 2003.

National Security and Civil Defence Corps, yesterday, clinched the men and women 100m gold at the on-going Public Service Games holding at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

It is now certain that the Green Eagleswill no longer camp in Namibia for the Nations Cup.

There are doubts overthe 2009 Nigeria Olympic Committee elections scheduled for today in Dutse, Jigawa State.

Former Super Eagles number one goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has declared that the Nigerian national team would surprise the world in South Africa.

Atlanta ‘96 Olympic gold medalist, Kingsley Obiekwu has played down on the chances of the national team at both the African Cup of Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa next year.

The last may not have been heard on the 2009 Nigeria Olympic Committee elections scheduled for December 9 in Dutse, Jigawa State, as the two main combatants, incumbent NOC President, Engineer Habu Gumel and the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, are still at daggers drawn.

The poor rating of Nigerian referees became glaring yesterday when the list of referees for the Angola Nations Cup was released and no Nigerian referee was considered good enough for the job. Sixteen referees and 16 assistant referees were selected.

The race for the 2009 Glo-CAF Player of the Year has narrowed down to the final selection of five nominees as the Media Committee and the Technical and Development Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have sent in their votes in line with the procedure for the selection of nominees for the prestigious award.

Despite widespread calls for Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu to be replaced with a foreign Technical Adviser, the NFF have reiterated their stand that Amodu will definitely be in South Africa next year.

Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, is looking forward to the forthcoming West Africa University Games Football and Hockey competition with high hopes.