Saturday, April 30, 2011

Nigeria coach Siasia keen on German-born Sam Sidney

Samson Siasia is keen on persuading former Germany youth international Sidney Sam to play for Nigeria.

The Super Eagles coach has invited the winger to watch Nigeria play Argentina in Abuja in June.

Sam, who plays for Bundesliga side Bayer Levekusen, was born to a German mother but his father comes from Lagos.

As he has not played for Germany at full international level, Sam can play for Nigeria if Fifa approves his nationality switch.

Siasia is hoping to persuade Sam to commit to the Super Eagles and play in the African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

"I already met him in Germany and he sounded very intelligent about his career," Siasia told BBC Sport. "Just like other young Nigerians who were born abroad we are hoping that with the new Fifa rule, he can change his mind to play for us."

The 23-year-old had been keen on playing for the Germany senior side before meeting Siasia last week.

The Nigeria coach is hoping that an invitation to watch the Super Eagles could help convince him to play for the West African country.

"We have extended an invitation to him and his family for the friendly against Argentina (1 June) and I hope after that he will understand he has a chance to prove himself as the Nations Cup qualifiers resumes then," Siasia explained.

"He has never been to Nigeria before, that's why we are bringing him and his family to the country for that friendly match.

"Hopefully, the country, football and what it's got to offer will help him in his decision making," said Siasia.

Source: BBC Sports

Friday, April 29, 2011

Win 3.8 Million Naira (25,000 USD) in The Google Android Developer Challenge

Competition Overview
Google has officially announced the Android Developer Challenge, Sub Saharan Africa! You can participate by developing a killer application built on Android. The sections below provide information about the types of applications you can enter, as well as the contest information and dates.

Developers submit their apps to one of three specially-designated ADC categories beginning June 1st at 12 AM GMT. An application may only be submitted to a single category.

Categories
Entertainment / Media / Games
Social Networking / Communication
Productivity / Tools / Local / Geo

To determine the winner, there is a two round submission process. All apps that want to be considered for the competition, must be submit by July 1st, 2011.

There are three competition regions— West & Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa.

Applications will then be reviewed by our judging committee for the top three apps in each region by category (27 in total). Those who reach the final round, will be awarded Android devices and given six weeks to make their apps even better.

Finally, our winners in each category will be announced September 12th and will be awarded $25,000. A combined total of $75,000 will be awarded.

Timeline
April 14th: Competition begins.
June 1st: App submissions open.
July 1st: First round submissions are due at 11:59 PM GMT.
July 15th: Finalist applications announced.
August 30th: Finalist applications are due at 11:59 PM GMT.
September 12th: Winners are announced.

Good Luck!