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NIGERIAN SPORTS TODAY
August 27, 2008

• Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Website
  
  Medals table
  Schedule
  Olympics blog
   
• Confederation Of African Football

 

• FIFA
   

• FIFA Globalcom Premier League
   

• EYINBA Globalcom Premier League
   

• BasketballTV

 
 

• Amodu May Consider U-23 Players For Super Eagles
  Following the performance of the U-23 team at the just concluded 29th edition of the Olympics, Super Eagles Coach, Shuaibu Amodu has said that he would consider calling up some of the players who did well at the Olympics to the senior national side. Vanguard
   
• Nsofor seeks big club move
  NIGERIAN star Victor Obinna has revealed that Chievo has promised him that he can leave the club, and he is hoping to join a big Champions League team. Tribune
   
• Okocha’s heroics thrills new Bolton star
  The memories of Austin Okocha's heroics at Bolton Wanderers linger large with one of the club's latest arrivals, Riga Mustapha declaring that he would love to step into his shoes at The Reebok Stadium. Tribune
   
• Iloh carpets Nigeria’s Olympic performance
  Tough-talking clergy, Reverend Moses Iloh, has lampooned Nigerian sports officials for what he called the country’s disgraceful performance at the just ended Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and said the whole country would be blamed for the charade. Speaking on Star 101.5 FM, Lagos, the embittered former president of Nigeria Cycling Federation, blasted those in authority for the failure. | The Sun
   
• Shocker!
  After Super Falcons’ unimpressive outing at the just concluded Beijing Olympics in China, the team’s forward, Stella Mbachu, has called it quits with active football. Mbachu, who played in the FIFA Women’s World Cup| The Sun
   
• Kone to miss Elephants qualifiers
  Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone is likely to miss the Elephants' next two 2010 World Cup qualifiers, and the first six weeks of the Spanish season. BBC