Nigeria
NIGERIA'S MATCH CANCELLED
The Nigeria Football Federation has said that there will be a formal complaint made against the postponement of the tournament in USA to FIFA.
The Super Eagles had arrived in Dallas, Texas only to be told the tournament had been put off for another two weeks.
The Nigeria team is now on its way back to Nigeria without playing a single game.
Coach Samson Siasia had planned to use the tourney to pick home-based players who could make the national team.
Organisers blamed the postponement on the tournament's ticketing system.
NIGERIA TO DECIDE
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) are set to decide on the next month’s 2012 ACN qualifiers against Ethiopia. Speculations have been rife that the match slated for March 27 will now be played in Kaduna, but the NFA general secretary, Musa Amadu, said a decision has yet to be taken.
“A decision has not yet been taken to move the game from Lagos. So, the venue remains Lagos,” said Amadu.
“However, I know that the players have complained about the artificial pitch in Lagos and in the next few days, we hope to take a decision in the best interest of the team.”
NIGERIA INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION
Nigeria has decided to probe into suspended FIFA executive Adamu corruption claims. Last month, Adamu was suspended by FIFA for three years and fined 100,000 Swiss Francs (105,000 dollars) for breaching the code of ethics of the world football governing body over cash-for-vote allegations in respect of the hosting bid for the 2018 World Cup.
'The investigations are on and we do not know when it will be completed,' EFCC spokesman Femi Babafemi said.
NIGERIA U-20 TEAM GEAR UP FOR LIBYA
25 Players and 9 Officials of the Flying Eagles (Nigerian U-20) returned to camp on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, in preparation for the last round of the qualifiers for the 2011 African Youth Championship slated for Libya.
The team will, in the next one month, be perfecting their strategies for snatching a ticket from Mauritius, their last opponent in the qualifiers. The Flying Eagles will traveltoMauritius to honour an away first leg encounter against the Islanders between 24th to26th September, 2010, and return to Abuja for the second leg a month later.
NIGERIA TO ADVERTISE COACHING JOB
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that it will advertise it's vacancy to attract new coaches to takeover the vacant managerial position. NFF board member Chris Green confirmed that after its executive committee's inaugural meeting, it was agreed the job would be open to applicants.
The new NFF executives said the move was taken in the interest of transparency.
Green also said that a new coach would be hired by 1 October, just days before an important qualifier away in Guinea.
NIGERIA INVITES 35 PLAYERS FOR FRIENDLY
Nigerian Football Federation has invited 35 players for the upcoming friendly against South Korea. The 35 players were invited to camp by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for next month's international friendly match against South Korea in Seoul.
The international friendly match is scheduled for the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 11.
Spokesman for the federation Ademola Olajire said the home-based players were expected to arrive at the team's camp at the Summit Hotel in Abuja, on Friday.
NIGERIA NAME FINAL SQUAD
Nigeria have axed Everton striker Victor Anichebe from their final 23-man World Cup squad for South Africa.
Anichebe, who signed with the Toffees in 2006, was one of seven players to miss out on new coach Lars Lagerback's final party.
However, Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was included in the squad after overcoming a knee injury, and will feature alongside fellow Premier League midfielder Dickson Etuhu of Fulham.
Other top flight players named in the party are Everton duo Joseph Yobo and Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Bolton defender Danny Shittu and Portsmouth forward John Utaka.
NIGERIA FRIENDLIES CANCELLED
Nigeria's World Cup preparations have suffered a jolt as two pre-tournament friendlies have been cancelled due to poor logistics.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) had lined up matches with North Korea, Paraguay, Colombia and Ukraine before June's competition in South Africa.
But the Super Eagles have been forced to pull out of the friendlies against North Korea and Ukraine.
"The North Korea game is off and we are working on another country for that date in April," said Tunde Aderibigbe, the personal assistant to NFF boss Sani Lulu Abdullahi told BBC Sport.
NIGERIA LINE UP FRIENDLIES
The Nigerian Football Federation has confirmed four pre-World Cup friendly matches for the Super Eagles. The NFF says the team will play against North Korea, Paraguay, Colombia and Ukraine on dates to be announced soon.
The Eagles' new coach Lars Lagerback had requested for the games before they head for the finals in South Africa.
Three of the matches will be played at yet to be decided venues in London, while the game against North Korea will be played in Pyongyang.

