Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu is set to thrill and inspire football youths at the ongoing Akpabio Cup, organizers have said.

FIFA President, Sepp Blatter on Friday reiterated his conviction that the U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, were simply brilliant at the just-ended FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Japan.

Montpellier coach Rene Girard has called on the club’s fans to turn their stadium into “hell” for Tuesday’s Champions League opener against English powerhouses Arsenal.

Real Madrid will put their dire start to the season in La Liga behind them when they face English champions Manchester City in their Champions League opener here on Tuesday, coach Jose Mourinho claimed.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi is maintaining a cool head ahead of next month’s make-or-mar 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Lone Star of Liberia at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

THERE was a near pandemonium at the Mabo Street secretariat of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club last Saturday as the scheduled election of a new national executive was stalled by a court injunction.

What follows after Nigeria’s failure at the 2012 London Olympics? What shall be done to stop the plunge Nigeria’s sports has taken in recent years?

Super Eagles forward, Osaze Odemwingie has apologised to West Brom fans, his team-mates and coaching staff for his moment of madness in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham.

The Abuja National Stadium is now wearing a new look, thanks to the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi who issued a directive to the Director of Facilities at the NSC Abubakar Magaji that the stadium’s glory must be restored.

Team Lagos preparations for the fast-approaching National Sports Festival, Eko 2012 suffered a setback last week when the head coach of the boxing team, Victor Enyika died. Indeed, the boxing community in Lagos is still shocked over the development.