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. After responding well to treatment he has set his sights on the Toffees’ Barclays Premier League match with the Gunners on […]

Beach Eagles’ hero, Isiaka Olawale, has said that Nigeria rightly deserved to emerge African champions after shooting the team to a thumping victory over Cote d’ Ivoire on Sunday in Durban, South Africa.

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.