Five policemen are estimated to have sustained injuries resulting from the assaults, adding to the dozens of civilian casualties and pair of deaths that have been inflicted so far
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Meanwhile, Nigeria suffered their first defeat in 20 matches against Uruguay on Thursday, ending a run, which started in October 2010, while Spain became the first team to reach double figures in the tournament’s history after beating Tahiti 10-0 in Rio de Janeiro
Keshi told the world media that he expects all his 22 players will be fit, while regretting the absence of Lazio midfield man, Ogenyi Onazi, who was out due to injury prior to the tournament
Nigeria needs an outright victory in the epic match against world and European champions, Spain, having lost the second group match against Uruguay on Thursday despite pummeling Tahiti 6-1 in the first group match
“As we speak, over 50,000 tickets have already been sold for the 55,000 capacity stadium and people are still requesting for more
The result means Brazil are likely to meet Uruguay in a semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday
On his part, Musa has a knock in the ankle that almost forced him out
of the game but for the fact that the Eagles have made the three
allowed changes
international airport, all the players were thinking about is how to
rescue their Confederations Cup hopes against world and European
champions, Spain, on Sunday
The club is targeting the AC Milan hit man and three other players to
reinforce its attack during the second half of the current season
Forlan held the record of being his country’s highest goal scorer by himself for quite a while but Luis Suarez tied him with his goal against Spain
From an acute angle, Torres surprised goalkeeper Mikael Roche by electing to shoot rather than cross for the lurking David Villa and the Chelsea striker found the bottom corner with pinpoint accuracy
On the other hand, Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi, has handed Sporting Coimbra of Portugal, John Ogu, his first ever start since earning a national team call in April
Italy, meanwhile, began the tournament with a 2-1 win against the
Mexicans before emerging 4-3 victors in a thrilling encounter with
Japan on Wednesday
There was great effort to conceal the information, which only leaked
on Thursday before their second game against Tahiti
In the state of Bahia, which capital is Salvador, public holiday had
been declared by the Governor, Jacques Wagnuen, on every match day of
the Confederation Cup in Salvador
“We know the key players in Uruguay, we know their attacking prowess. All we need to do is to curtail their moves by ensuring that the ball doesn’t get to them.
The goal Tehau scored against Nigeria has also become historical,
according to a PANA Correspondent, covering the 2013 FIFA
Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil
“We want to first of all thank Nigerians for their continuous support
and prayers. The game against Tahiti has come and gone
However, FIFA technical committee says the goal was in fact an own goal scored by one of tahiti’s amateur soccer player, Nicolas Valler.
FIFA released a statement on Tuesday clarifying the status of the first goal
Confederations Cup victory over Tahiti on Monday and was amazed by the performance