The GTBank Principals Cup competition currently being held in Nigeria is set to be inaugurated in five other African Countries where the Bank has subsidiaries; Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cote D’voire and Liberia.

In the United Arab Emirates, all the states have their State Police forces. Because of the cosmopolitan nature of the UAE, the Police officers are men and women from virtually all countries of the world.

Following his comments a fortnight ago to overhaul the qualification process to favour Africa and Asia national sides, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has now proposed to scrap World Cup play-offs all together.

President General of the Nigerian Supporters Club, Dr Rafiu Ladipo was close to tears after the Golden Eaglets romped to the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Sweden.

In a thrilling Nigeria team that relentlessly launches attack after incisive attack, the attributes of Abdullahi Alfa can easily go unnoticed. Unlikely to feature prominently in the post-match statistics, his passes are usually those that pave the way for his team-mates further forward to lay on assists.