Despite Warri Wolves’ 3-0 spanking of Zesco United in the first leg second round of the CAF Confederation Cup, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State was not happy in victory, and he did not fail to register his misgivings. He complained over the team’s lack of depth and technical discipline. He maintained

The Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation will on Thursday meet in Abuja to give a verdict on the matter of Delta State Football Association Chairman, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, over public statements capable of putting the NFF and its leadership to ridicule.

Stand-in chief coach of the home-based Eagles, Daniel Amokachi, is one who does not toy with words. He often times sounds evasive. But after his team defeated a very technically disciplined Senegalese team in the final of the first WAFU Nations Cup in Abeokuta, Sunday, the former Ranchers Bees forward was expansive in his mood and generous in his comments.

Two months to the 2010 World Cup, former Nigeria international and Atlanta ‘96 gold medalist, Garba Lawal, has questioned the degree of patriotism and sense of commitment in the present crop of players in the national team and prayed that the new coach could reinvent that spirit in Eagles’ camp.

Heartland midfielder Ikechukwu Ibenegbu is hoping that his ability to deliver quality set-pieces will earn him a spot in Nigeria’s World Cup squad in June.