Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has given the Lagos Sub-Seat of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009 a pat on the back for the excellent hosting of the cadet global championship last October in the state

Super Eagles technical adviser, Lars Lagerback had his first ever physical encounter with the players he would assemble for next month’s 2010 Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa in Abuja on Thursday and advised that no one should hide whatever injury he is suffering from.

A staunch member of the Stakeholders Forum that masterminded the removal of former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima has called on those yearning for the total sweep of the current NFA Board led by Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi to be careful in order not to make the same mistake of 2006.

The hotel saga which has created a lot of shortcomings in the Super Eagles preparation for the first World Cup on African soil next month should not stop the Eagles from excelling at the Mundial as pressure will be on Diego Maradona’s Argentina, Victor Ikpeba has said.

To perhaps ensure the players return with fat package from South Africa, the Eagles’ captain, Nwankwo Kanu after their first ever physical encounter with the team’s new Technical Adviser, Lars Lagerback inside the mainbowl of Abuja National Stadium Thursday evening posited that the players’ concentration on Argentina alone could be disastrous.