Yesterday’s CAF Confederation Cup 2nd 1/8th draw to determine the teams to finally qualify for the group stage of the Confederation Cup was one in which Nigerians and Bayelsa United Supporters heaved a sigh of relief, writes Paul BASSEY.

Flamingoes head coach, Bala Nkiyu has said his side achieved a milestone at the 2014 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica despite bowing out in the quarterfinals of the competition to Spain.

Atletico Madrid earn a fantastic 1-1 first leg draw against Barcelona in this Champions League quarter-final. Diego opened the scoring in the second half with an absolutely stunning strike from 30 yards but the Catalan side clawed one back through a brilliant move orchestrated by Iniesta and finished by Neymar. Diego Simeone’s men take a potentially vital away goal to the second leg at Vicente Calderon

Manchester United were on the back foot for most of the game but took the lead through Vidic’s superb header, before Schweinsteiger’s superb finish levelled the tie.

Following the denial by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF scribe, Barrister Musa Amadu that disengaged former Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles, Sylvanus Okpala was merely blackmailing the NFF by dragging the name of President Goodluck Jonathan into the dispute he has with the federation, Nigerians have risen in support of the ex international.