Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will be helping to connect Arsenal fans in Nigeria with their heroes after it was announced that the carrier will be the Presenting Sponsor of the club’s summer tour.

Joel Obi will almost certainly still be a part of the first team squad at Inter next season, his agent has stated.

Super Falcons coach Kadiri Ikhana has relieved Precious Dede of the captaincy of the senior women’s national team. He insists that the team will be without a captain until the next match day.

ONE of the proudest moments in my journalism career happened on Friday, October 8, 1993, the day Nigeria qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time ever. I stumbled on Rashidi Yekini at the lobby of Hotel El-Aurassi in Algiers where the Super Eagles were lodged ahead of their final qualifying game against the host country Algeria. Time was 2:20pm, roughly five hours to the game that would rewrite the history of Nigerian football forever.

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Henry Ogunyamodi will lead out a team of Nigerian referees  to Mali where they will officiate the CAF Confederation Cup return leg match between AS Real De Bamako and Wydad Cassabalanca of Morroco scheduled for this week end.

Secretary of the Nigeria Rowing, Sailing and Canoeing Federation, Victor Anusa, has revealed that the country’s sole representative in the event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Jonathan Akinyemi, will take part in a five-day championship in Ireland as part of preparation for the Olympics.

Sharks of Port Harcourt and Super Eagles goaltender, Okemute Odah, has said he will not be disgraced by the Flying Eagles in Friday’s tune-up game at the Practice Pitch of the National Stadium in Abuja.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has lashed out at the lack of grass pitches in the country ahead of a hectic qualifying schedule next month.

Premier League defending Champions, Dolphins of Port Harcourt, are demanding for the medical papers of former Nigeria junior international Joseph Eyimofe before the one time Flying Eagles left-back could be re-absorbed into the Garden City outfit this term.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has tasked players of the country’s U20 team to do everything to improve themselves individually.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has heaped praise on 'unbelievable' manager Roberto Mancini as the club close in on the Premier League title.

Coach Joe Mensah, trainer to Commonwealth Super Lightweight Boxing Champion, Segun Ajose, has revealed that promoters for the Ajose versus Garcia clash will meet on Friday in New York, United States of America, for the purse bid of the upcoming fight.

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has admitted he is enjoying playing under interim coach Roberto Di Matteo after being handed a more expressive role in the team.

Super Falcons players have been promised a 75 percent bonus increase if they qualify for this year's African Women’s Championships in Equatorial Guinea.

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A close friend to the deceased Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini, Yomi Ojo, has revealed to Complete Sports exclusively some of the reasons why the former African Footballer of the Year behaved strangely while alive.

A 41-man Heartland FC delegation will arrive in Dolisie, in the Republic of Congo, on Saturday for the second leg tie against AC Leopard of Congo for the CAF Confederation Cup campaign.

Kenya have replaced Egypt in an invitational tournament to be hosted by South Africa in Cape Town from May 24.

Super Eagles assistant coach, Ike Shorunmu, has called on the federal government and the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to help ex-internationals in the area of quality medical and insurance facilities after their playing career.

Former national team player, Thompson Oliha, recollects memories of how late Rashidi Yekini encouraged him to command a regular place  in the Super Eagles. He spoke with IZUCHUKWU OKOSI

Personal lawyer and friend to late Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini, Jibrin Mohammed, reveals to BEN IDOWU that there is more to the sudden death of unarguably the best striker Nigeria has ever produced than meets the eye…

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