Who owns Greenfields? Is it true that a top non-African member of FIFA is strongly connected to the company which was awarded the contract to lay the artificial turf at the Enugu Stadium?

The past, it is often said, serves as a yardstick for measuring progress in all human endeavours. Brazil’s rubost football history, in all competitions, seems to be the biggest tomentor of that country’s U-17 national team coach, Luiz Nizzo, whose wards suffered a surprise loss to Mexico Tuesday night in Lagos. The loss now puts the little Samba Boys in a precarious situation, having garnered only three points from two matches.

We played the perfect game, especially in defence,
against tough opponents who are one of the candidates for the title. We’ve got a lot more to give, though, and this was only a little example of the potential we have. We went with these tactics today because we had to get a result, but that doesn’t mean to say we don’t know how to play football. We’ll prove that against Japan.
Jose Luis Gonzalez China, Mexico coach

ABUJA – Chairman Heartland FC, Ignatius Okeihalam already has his eyes on the Orange CAF Champions League shield when the Owerri soccer outfit line out against TP Mazembe Sunday at the Dan Anyiam Stadium.

AS Kano prepares to host the Malawi versus USA group F match on Thursday, chairman of the Kano LOC sub-seat, Ado Salisu has promised to keep the lights on at the Sanni Abacha Stadium.

Nigeria’s Eaglets scrapped up their first win of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a slim win over Honduras last night at the Abuja National Stadium.

Just unlike what is happening in other centres where teams are being treated to the best of hospitality by the host states and their governors, those playing in the Federal Capital Territory, including the Golden Eaglets are being snubbed by the FCT Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero.

ENUGU— THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Monday called for the enactment of law prescribing stiffer penalties for drug counterfeiters, asking the nation to emulate China’s approach to the battle against fake drugs.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp(NSCDC), has deployed additional five thousand personnel to the earlier deployed ten thousand, to provide security and effectively cater for the teaming population in the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup.

German coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has said that his players were nervous and lost to Argentina last night in the Fifa Under-17 World Cup group game at the Abuja National Stadium. But he said that Germany were not yet out of the cadet championship.