FOOTBALL

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.

Love or hate him, Nwankwo Kanu is still very much a factor in Nigeria’s trip to the 2010 World Cup.Pillar of Sports Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu emphasised this much Tuesday.

Forgotten Super Eagles midfielder Onyekachi Okonkwo has attracted the eagle eye of Inter Milan eccentric boss, Jose Mourinho, who wants him to replace former Arsenal skipper, Patrick Vieira, who has since departed for Manchester City.

The United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday she was appalled by the latest “massacre” of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to tackle the underlying causes of the tension in the region.

Former Super Eagles defender, Benedict Iroha has thrown his support for young Heartland striker, Babatunde Michael whom two top French clubs are jostling for his signature, saying he is capable of breaking into the main stream of the clubs if given the opportunity.

To further drive marketing communication plans for selected clientele and bring about fresh, out of the box marketing platform for the world’s most influential sport, JSP Communications Consultancy has established a soccer PR specialist unit, JSP Soccer Communications.