Ex-international Emeka Ezeugo watched the Super Eagles beat Kenya on Sunday and returned this verdict:
“The coaches were brave to have put away some key players for not responding to national calls and they should be commended for that. There’s need to ensure competition among the players. You earn your national team shirt, you don’t just get it. I want to commend Amodu for that

Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Dan Ngerem, has backed Solomon Ogba to succeed in his task to put Nigeria athletics back into the world map

World football governing body, FIFA, has appointed Nigerian media diva, Aisha Falode, as a Venue Media Officer for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup tournament holding in the Republic of South Africa.
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LIKE a bolt out from the blues, the Nigeria Wrestling Board of Control, NWB of C, yesterday, threatened the African Heavyweight title fight between Ultimate Commander and Canadian Joe Legend when it revoked all national titles of wrestlers.

The United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) will today re- appoint Nigeria football star Nwankwo Kano as UNICEF Nigeria’s Goodwill Ambassador.

WITHOUT flexing his muscles, he looks as harmless as a lamb. His fine face could easily give him out as one of the pin-up guys or better still, one of the Nollywood guys. But beneath these lies an incredible power that has seen him torture men bigger and taller in the rings.

Former Green Eagles defender, Sylvanus Okpalla, has picked out two players, Seyi Olofinjana and Kalu Uche as the weak links in the Super Eagles World Cup qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium last Sunday.
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THERE are very strong indications that some of the big players who were rested in Super Eagles’ 3-0 steam-rolling of the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Sunday’s World cup qualifier may not oblige coach Amodu Shuaibu with their services, again.

By Patrick Omorodion Former Green Eagles   defender, Sylvanus Okpalla has picked out two players, Seyi Olofinjana and Kalu Uche as the weak links in the Super Eagles World Cup qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium last Sunday.

Nigeria dared world Football governing body, FIFA, in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier.And the match that Nigeria eventually won 3-0 would not have taken place but for a last minute decision by FIFA Executive member, Dr. Amos Adamu, who took responsibility and gave the go-ahead for the match to commence. Before this time, the match commissioner for the day, Tony Yeboah, had decided that the match would not start.