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England manager Fabio Capello has tipped Nigeria as one of the three African nations to spring surprises when the 2010 World Cup begins in South Africa.

Nigeria coach, Lars Lagerback, will have the final say on whether the Super Eagles tackle another World Cup-bound team, Paraguay, ahead of the global football finals in South Africa.

The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) on Wednesay begged Barrister Ray Nnaji to withdraw the case he instituted at an Enugu Court last week, stopping elections into the board of the league body this week.

One of Nigeria’s most controversial personalities, Gara Gombe, has come down hard on the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF; over what he termed mismanaged situations that produced the new Technical Adviser for the Super Eagles.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday revealed the top three nominees for the Glo-CAF Awards 2009 at a press briefing in Accra, Ghana.

Kanu insisted his first goal for more than three months could not gloss over a desperately disappointing Birmingham display.

In its drive to be self-sustaining and independent in the area of funding the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has thrown open 18 sponsorship categories to local and international sponsors for leveraging.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted Nigeria six months extension to conduct election into the board of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). 

National Sports Commission (NSC) Director General, Chief Patrick Ekeji yesterday explained that the decision of the panellists to hire Lars Lagerback as the Super Eagles new handler was informed by his towering credentials as a development coach.

Britain’s athletes will need to win at least 10 medals at this summer’s European Championships if they are to keep on track for the London 2012 Olympics, funding body UK Sport announced yesterday.