Former African Footballer of the year, Victor Ikpeba says the hiccups in Nigeria’s football system has caused dwindling fortune in the game of football in the country.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup which begins this weekend in eight Nigeria cities is the 13th edition of the cadet championship which the world’s football governing body test-ran with the first edition tagged FIFA Kodak U-16 Tournament in China in 1985.

Football administrator and former chairman of Premier League side, Kano Pillars, Alhaji Sani Usman has said the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF is to blame for the Eagle’s poor runs in the final stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The Ikoyi Club 1938 has unveiled plans to make the 71st Anniversary of the Lagos elite club memorable.
According to the Chairman, Organising Committee, Folorunso Omosa, at a press conference heralding a two-week long programme of events, it would be kicked off with sectional tournaments to hold from October 14-28, 2009.

NNS Ofiom emerged winners of the First Nigerian Navy Ship 2009 WEY C.O’s Cup after defeating the NNS AMBE 4-2. The competition came to an end last Sunday at the Road 3 Football field Navy Town, Lagos, after weeks of exciting football action.