heir victory could be regarded as a tale of destiny. But the fact remains that after 19 years of dedicating his life to honouring his brothers and teammates who lost their lives in the tragic air mishap in Libreville in 1993 that killed 30 persons including players, officials and crew members, Kalusha Bwalya the Zambian FA chairman, appears to have completed the journey the Zambian national football team began nearly two decades ago.

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Last week, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN President Chief Solomon Ogba said AFN is doing everything possible to ensure that Nigeria performs better in the track and field event of this year’s Olympic Games Scheduled to take place in London in August. 
But he revealed that scarcity of funds has prevented it.
According to Ogba, AFN has lined up various programmes to prepare athletes for the 2012 Olympic Games but pointed out that the federation is finding it difficult to prepare the athletes for the world event due to lack of funds.

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For the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and its affiliate body, the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, the ruling by an Abuja High Court declaring them illegal entities is like choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.

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The 28th African Cup of Nations will take the centre stage on the 21st January of 2012 without some African heavyweights due to their inabilities to qualify.
Even without their presence, the biannual soccer showpiece, which makes countries standstill due to its popularity, is eagerly anticipated by soccer fans all over the continent.

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His moves looks like someone who wants to succeed. The little touch on the team is bringing the best out of the players. The seriousness of Steven Okechukwu Keshi, the Eagles handler, no doubt stems from the proposed friendly with the Palancas Negras of Angola in Nigeria on January 11 and the battle between the Super Eagles and the Lone Star at the Antoinette Taubman Stadium three days later in Monrovia.

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Left for Nigerians, most sports administrators in the country would have by now resigned their positions or appointments. For them, the shame and disgrace the sports sector has brought to the country this season were too much to comprehend.  

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The journey of one thousand miles, they say begins with a step, and for the global sports, Spain appears to be taking the world by storm. The winning of the World Tennis championship, popularly known as the Davis Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the EURO 2008 title is an indication that Spain could be working towards being the abode of sports.

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Unlike other teams living up to expectation, Nigerian U-23 team, popularly known as the Dream Team V, have failed to live up to their name. The team kick started the final leg of qualifiers for the London 2012 Olympic on November 26, on a bad note.The coach Austine Eguavoen-led team lost the first and second matches by 1-0 and 1-2 to host, Morocco and Senegal respectively. The team thumped Algeria 4-1 in the last group game but it was not enough to turn the table around.

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When Steven Okechukwu Keshi was appointed the new Super Eagles handler following the sack of Samson Siasia, not everyone thought he had the technicalities to build a team not to talk of winning a match. But events of last Tuesday seem to have put to rest every misgiving trailing his appointment.

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Last week, Nigerian football stood still for one of its own. It was the unveiling of the new Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi. Keshi was not exceptionally dressed at the ceremony but the incident that took place made his unveiling unique compared to what was obtainable in the past. The unveiling offered a platform for reconciliations.

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