Onyeabor Ngwogu, Nigeria’s best sprinter on the local scene at the weekend fell for an old trick most athletes adopt to frustrate out favourites for a title. He got disqualified from becoming the winner of the sprint event of the reinvented Nkoyo Ibori Super Classic.

A combination of clinical finishing and solid defence allowed Nigeria to beat Ivory Coast 7-4 in a thrilling final of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier Durban on Sunday.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni thinks he will be fit Everton’s opening match of the season against Arsenal.
The Nigerian striker ruptured his Achilles against Tottenham Hotspur last November and has since undergone a strict rehabilitation programme.

A MONTHLY soccer tournament to consolidate the existing peace and unity in Warri South Local Government Area was weekend, flagged off at the Federal Government College football pitch, Warri.

Super Eagles duo of Victor Obinna Nsofor and Dickson Etuhu have assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2010 World Cup ticket in South Africa next year.