1.  Bob Riaggio, a Connecticut high school coach, said he wanted two Nigerian players to join his Milford Academy team.

2.  A Nigerian player named Prince Ipke Ekong successfully brought a discrimination case to Italian courts allowing him to play for Reggiana in Serie C this season.

3.  Interviewed in Lagos, Sonoiki said he sought to send young Nigerian players to the United States to find a better life.

4.  Just think about if the contract situation was Rumun Ndur, the first Nigerian player who recently held out with the New York Rangers before signing.

5.  Midfielder Victor Ikpeda has twice been named African Footballer of the Year, while no less than seven other Nigerian players are regulars for their professional teams.

6.  Nee said Pond talked of bringing Nwachukwu and three other Nigerian players to the United States and mentioned needing money to do it.

7.  Several Nigerian players stopped running.

8.  When a Nigerian player tried to help her up, Hamm turned her back, clearly furious with the hard tackling.

9.  Kenya should have followed the example of other African nations in refusing visas to the Nigerian players, Kityu said.

10.  Moratti and Inter negotiators had to overcome Ajax initial opposition to get the Nigerian player.