Sunshine football Club of Akure weekend got off to a shaky start in their WAFU interclub competition campaign, settling for an heartbreaking 3-3 draw with the visiting Liberty professionals of Ghana in a cracker watched by capacity crowd at the Akure township stadium.

By Onochie Anibeze More facts are emerging on the N8.2 billion that the Federal Government approved to upgrade the facilities of Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, to enable them to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition from October this year. The facts are that lies have been told and the government misinformed on the need […]

Former Bafana Bafana striker, Shaun Bartlett, has said that he would be shocked to his bones should the Super Eagles miss out on a place at the 2010 World Cup holding in South Africa.|

Pillar of Sports, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, believes the appointment of Ogbonna Onovo as Inspector General of Police will raise more world champions for the country.

AS the debate over who should pick the Confederation Cup ticket rages on among the Nigeria Football Federation, Sharks and Warri Wolves, Enyimba International who are at the centre of the squabble have finally declared that they would be prosecuting the Confederation Cup with their third place finishing in the Premier League.

The Nigeria 2009 Local    Organising Committee (LOC), Media Committee, has given Warri facilities a pass mark as preparation peaks for the Nigeria 2009 U-17 World Cup. This verdict was arrived at after an assessment tour of facilities in Warri, by the committee headed by Aisha Falode on Monday. Other members in the entourage were Andrew […]

Former Monaco striker, Victor Ikpeba, has urged host South Africa to recall Blackburn striker Beni McCarthy to the national team as the 2010 World Cup draws near.

Former Super Eagles’ defender, Taribo West, has said that Nigeria’s qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa would depend on how early the players report to camp ahead of the three remaining matches that they still have to play.

Nigeria’s 1994 Super Eagles squad Saturday beat Africa all stars 2-1, in a thrilling encounter organised by telecommunications giant, MTN, as a prelude to the 2010 World Cup holding in South Africa.

Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, has said that the Super Eagles can only be their worst enemies in the race to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Nigeria’s fastest man Obinna Metu yesterday made history in the NNPC/Mobil Track and Field Championships when he took the men’s 200m after winning the 100m Friday as Ajoke Odumosu highlighted the last day of the championships with a new national record in the 400m hurdles inside the mainbowl of the National stadium in Abuja.

THE decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to give the second Confederation Cup slot to Warri Wolves Football Club ahead of Sharks who finished second in the 2009 Federation Cup is still generating a lot of furore with Barister Nwabufo Obienu alleging undercurrent deals between the football officials and the Warri team.

Sports Writers Association Of Nigeria (SWAN) Kano state chapter has warned that unless the state government compels contractors handling the renovation works at the Sani Abacha Stadium to speed up, the dream of the state being one of the hosting states for the World Under-17 football championship will be a mirage.

I outraged nobi small. Wetin be dis call of JJ to come back to Eagles. I wan ask weda em forget anything for there. Where him dey wen Naija no qualify for World Cup in Germany. Time don reach wen we go learn to move forward instead of making progress from behind.

Former Super Eagles midfielder Etim ‘Maradona’ Esin has deferred on the call for or against Austin Jay Jay Okocha to return to the national team to fill the seeming vacuum created by the retirement of the former Bolton Wanderers captain.