The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Radio Nigeria) in a historic move, has reached an agreement with DAAR Group owners of Ray Power and AIT to partner on football broadcast rights for the coming FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009

Rising from a two-day meeting held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, the Congress of Nigeria Premier League (NPL) accepted the 2008/2009 League reportly endorsed the qualification of teams for CAF competitions and accepted the relegation of teams, in line

FIVE New Vision sports journalists are set to be deployed for continental duty in preparation for their 2010 World Cup mission in South Africa.

SOCCER Star of the Year Evans Chikwaikwai has joined the big band of Zimbabweans in South Africa by signing for that country's Premiership side BidVest Wits on a two-year contract with an option for both parties to further extend it

Angola's premier, António Paulo Kassoma, Thursday in Luanda witnessed the music-cultural gala that marked the official launch of the publicity and marketing campaign of the Africa Football Cup of Nations (CAN-2010) set for January 10-31, in Angola, Angop learned.

THE Nile Special Football awards are again shrouded in controversy. The second edition of the event has local soccer governing body FUFA and Anfield Communications again on a war path.

Super Eagles and Everton FC of England striker, Aiyegbeni Yakubu, is almost ready to make a full return to action, according to his club's physiotherapist, Steve Round.

THE race for this year's national league title will be decided on the final day after reigning champions Atraco and nine-time league champions APR recorded vital victories over Mukura and Electrogaz yesterday.

MINISTER of Sport Willem Konjore gave the assurance that Namibia will draw the maximum benefits from the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be hosted in South Africa.

Sierra Leone international midfielder Alhassan Bangura is now looking for a fresh challenge after he quit Watford by mutual consent.

Executive member of the Sierra Leone Football Association, SLFA, has warned referees who recently completed the high level FIFA course that the FA will not condone dishonesty.

Bobby Samaria has been the name on everybody's lips since his club, African Stars, won the 2008-9 Namibia Premier League (NPL) championship. He was also voted Coach of the Season following his club's splendid performance.

Soccer fanatics visiting South Africa next year for the FIFA World Cup can rest assured that they will have adequate accommodation.

The 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has received more than 11 000 volunteer applications just days after the opening of the volunteer programme on Monday.

The Ukrainian coach, Viktor Bondarenko, was sacked Friday in Luanda by the club of 1º Agosto, due to the team's poor results during the National Championship of the first division, "Girabola2009".

AS Guinness Plc celebrates 250 years of brewing Guinness stout, it has on the same hand picked Austin Okocha as her brand ambassador.

Former Super Eagles midfielder Etim 'Maradona' Esin has deferred on the call for or against Austin Jay Jay Okocha to return to the national team to fill the seeming vacuum created by the retirement of the former Bolton Wanderers captain.

The former President of the Nigerian Coaches Association, NCA, Austin Akosa says there is nothing bad in organizing one or two friendly matches for the Super Eagles ahead of their next World Cup qualifier against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia

Former Super Eagles player, Emeka Ezeogu has hit hard on the personalities running football in the country, attributing the inability of the Super Eagles to be among the super powers in the game to "wrong people who are running football

Former Green Eagles winger, Adokie Amiesimaka has stood in defence of local coaches following last week's call for the hiring of a foreign coach for the Super Eagles by the Enugu State Commissioner for Special Duties, Okezie Nwanjoku.