Ex- international, Adokiye Amisiemaka’s mates in Nigeria’s 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, captain Christian Chukwu (CFR) and Charles Bassey (MON) both have taken divergent views on his suggestion that immediate past captain of the national team, Austin Okocha should be begged to return to the team to give it more bite in the 2010 World Cup campaign.

Prince Wale Oladunjoye, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Fashola on Grassroots Sports, represented his boss at the recently held Top Town Challenge in Anthony Village. The event, with the intent of discovering talents from the community level, took off in a flying start last Saturday as residents of Anthony Village turned out en mass and competed in the soccer, table tennis, tennis and track and field events.

The Super Eagles have been warned that anything short of winning in the remaining World Cup qualifying matches would cost the country the hope of a berth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Former Wimbledon striker and member of the Presidential Task Force Committee for Super Eagles qualification for 2010 World Cup in South Africa, John Fashanu has added a new dimension to the call on former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha to quit retirement and lace his boots for Nigeria again.

By Wole Mosadomi The recent suggestion  by the former Super Eagles winger, Adokie Amiesimaka to recall former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha to the Eagles camp for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa continues to generate different reactions from the public.

Former coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu has called on Nigerians to allow the players and coaches an atmosphere of peace an tranquility to prosecute the 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup campaigns to a logical end.

Lagos State, under Governor Babatunde Fashola, has continued to build foundation for the rebirth of the state as the home of football in the country.

Former Davis Cup great, Sadiq Abdullahi, has blamed his generation of accomplished tennis players for the decadence that has become the lot of Nigerian tennis in the last decade.

ABIA State Governor, T. A. Orji, was blunt yesterday when he visited Enyimba International of Aba before their departure to Lagos to keep a date with their Federation Cup final against Sharks FC of Port Harcourt on Sunday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

Lagos State Government has concluded plans to host the 2009 Federation Cup final scheduled to begin on July 12th, 2009 even as it said it has earmarked over N6 million for all the expenses concerning entertainment.
The opening match will be between Eyimba of Aba and Sharks of Port Harcourt.