Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the second African Nations Championships suffered a major dent when the home-based Super Eagles were beaten 2-0 by Niger Republic on Saturday.

Sponsors of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) organised national women league Zenith Bank Plc has cut down the sponsorship funding of the league from N15 million from the last year edition to N10 million.

NFF Executive Committee member, Alhaji Alili Galadima, was buried in his home town of Gumel on Sunday night.
Holder of the respected chieftaincy title of Ajiyan Gumel, the 47-year-old, who was on his way to Niamey for Saturday’s African Nations Championship qualifier between Niger Republic and Nigeria before his Jeep somersaulted on Friday evening close to Niamey, was also the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Jigawa State.

Hiring of a foreign Technical Adviser should have been better during the second stanza of the World Cup qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup holding in to South Africa. from June 11 to July 11.

FORMER Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, has said that Lars Lagerback, the new Super Eagles coach could not take the team to the semi finals in the FIFA World Cup coming up in South Africa.