FIFA licensed players’ agent, John Olatunji Shittu has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to investigate the allegation that some members of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF interview panel asked former England manager,

The dust surrounding the emergence of controversial football agent John Shittu in Glenn Hoddle’s futile attempt at getting the Super Eagles job is getting messier as Nigeria Football Federation board member Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has described the London-based Shittu as a coward, ‘a pathological liar.’

New Super Eagles technical adviser Lars Lagerback says he has good shock absorbers to withstand the pressure for the soccer-crazy Nigerians and the ever vociferous media as he returned from Sweden Tuesday night to formally resume work and preparations for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in June.

The 2009 Glo-CAF Platinum Award will be presented to the President of Ghana, Professor John Atta Mills, who is expected to head the long list of dignitaries at the awards ceremony scheduled for the State House Banquet Hall, Accra tomorrow.

Even without their inspirational skipper, Cesc Fabrigas and defence ace William Gallas in the fray, English Premier League title chasers, Arsenal, made a mince-meat of Portuguese champions 5-0 in one of the last 16 games of the knock-out stages of this year’s UEFA Champions League.