When I read on the pages of the print media that FIFA intends to use the MRI age test for the forthcoming U-17 Championship, I was excited to the level of fulfilment. It appears that Sepp Blatter and his FIFA are set to return to the glory of sporting morality that had for a long time been jeopardised and violated through massive age fraud and deliberate infraction of its statutes with impunity.

Despite crowd trouble which almost marred last weekend Champions league second-leg semi- final between Kano Pillars and Heartland, the Nigeria 2009 Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Kano a clean-bill to host the FIFA Under- 17 World Cup billed for October 24 to November 11.

AN injury time goal headed home by Obinna Nsofor kept hope alive for Nigeria’s qualification for South Africa 2010 as Mozambique prove difficult to beat in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier decided at the National Stadium Abuja.

Nigeria’s Heartland are through to the Champions League final after defeating their compatriots Kano Pillars 1-0.
The second-leg away win on Saturday sent them through on a 5-0 aggregate after they won the first leg 4-0.

Ranchers Bees Football club of Kaduna at the weekend recorded a major victory in the 2009/2010 Globacom Premier League after beating defending champions, Bayelsa United by two goals to one to claim the maximum three points at stake.