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July 09, 2008

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• Taye Taiwo’s France home burgled
  NIGERIAN defender, Taye Taiwo had his house in France burgled while he was representing his country last month in the 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifiers. Tribune
   
• Yobo’s brother still held by militants - Player disappointed
  ABOUT five-days after the kidnap of the elder brother of Nigeria footballer, Joseph Yobo, no one has come forward to claim responsibility or demand a ransom. Tribune
   
• Enyeama risks club’s hammer
  NIGERIA goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama is set to defy his club in order to represent Nigeria at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Tribune
   
• Ferdinand keen on launching soccer academy in Nigeria
  Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is planning to launch a soccer school in Nigeria. Tribune
   
• Taye Taiwo’s house burgled
  These are indeed trying times for Super Eagles’ players, as one sad event after the other keeps rearing its ugly head. First, it was Emmanuel Okoduwa, who was robbed at gunpoint while returning from the international airport in Lagos after missing his flight and again, Joseph Yobo’s elder brother’s (Norum) kidnap in Port Harcourt over the weekend|| The Sun
   
• DAMOLA'LL RULE THE WORLD
  Former queen of the track, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, can now heave a sigh of relief after seeing a worthy successor in the United States of American scholar and sprint star, Adedamola Osayomi, the new sprint Amazon.| The Sun
   
• Port Elizabeth stadium dropped
  The 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has decided to remove the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth from the 2009 Confederations Cup schedule. BBC
   
• I can still help Lone Star - Weah
  Former Liberia captain and World Player of the Year George Weah says that he still has a role to play with the national team. BBC