He said: “The club management has approved the recruitment of nine players to beef up the team in some critical areas
Author: Bowale Odutola
Moses was introduced in the 89th minute for Philippe Coutinho but the Nigerian had little or no impact in the game
The new home kit has a dark green/blue colour application added to the sides of the shirt, while the collar of the kit comes in small V shape and in two colours
United had picked up just two points from their previous four league matches but the style with which they saw off Villa hinted at a return of form and confidence
Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, disclosed that there was little time left for the technical crew to prune down the present squad from 30 players to 23, hence the need to intensify training and get the best out of the players in camp
Jose Mourinho’s side took advantage of Arsenal’s heavy 6-3 defeat at Manchester City earlier in the day to move to within two points of the leaders
A scrappy opening saw Man City put the early pressure on the Gunners, who did well to stifle their opponents but they were rewarded for their good start with the lead after 14 minutes as Martin Demichelis’ flick on at the front post from Samir Nasri’s corner found Aguero, who adjusted his body shape and volleyed past Wojciech Szczesny from close range
The stocky forward lashed home the ball to open Fenerbahce’s goal account in the 43rd minute after former Liverpool man, Dirt Kuyt, missed a penalty earlier in the game
The match, which was played at the FIFA Goal Project site of the National Stadium in Abuja, had in attendance, Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, who was returning to the squad after theWorld Cup draws in Brazil
Keshi told newsmen after the Eagles first practise match since the opening of the camp that time was the biggest problem the team faced in preparation for the championship
The North African girls raised not a few eyebrows when pounding their Moroccan counterparts 8-1 on aggregate (4-0 in Morocco and 4-1 in Tunis), but that still paled beside the 16-0 aggregate mauling that the Falconets handed out to their opponents from Sierra Leone
Mandela, who died on the eve of the Final Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Salvador, Brazil last week, has been remembered by world leaders from far and near and has been variously described as one of the world’s truly adorable figures
Barca needed a convincing Champions League performance against Celtic FC, after consecutive defeats to Ajax Amsterdam and Athletic Bilbao, and the forward responded with a hat-trick in a 6-0 victory
He added: “Since we control it more than most sports, we have more scandals and more people caught
At the Stadio San Paolo, Arsenal tried to settle into their passing game early but were put under pressure by Napoli’s width when they were forced to defend
Jose Mourinho’s side had already qualified for the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition, but they needed a victory in their final group fixture at Stamford Bridge to guarantee first place
Gerard Pique opened the scoring for Tata Martino’s side after seven minutes, and Pedro converted a Neymar cut-back to double Barca’s lead
Speaking at the weekly media parley, Amokachi said all players, including the three Golden Eaglets stars invited, have shown tremendous determination to be part of the final 23-man squad for South Africa 2014 tournament
There were also minor medical scare for Gbolahan Salami, which the medics alluded to a change in weather, while Barnabas Imenger and Sunday Mba all had slight knocks that were not too serious, as the battle for shirts among the 30 players in camp hots up. The duo of Dr. Ibrahim Gyarang and team physiotherapist, Wale Oladejo, said there were no worries as they are on top of the situation regarding the health of the entire team
TPL therefore asked for a temporary injunction to prevent the LMC from doing anything until its appearance in court on January 8, 2014