Drawn bye into the second round of the qualifiers, the Nigerian Under-17 national team was originally scheduled to meet the overall winner of the first round fixture between Congo DR and Burundi, but the latter, according to the continental soccer governing body, CAF, has withdrawn from the competition
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Setting is the 42,000-capacity Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, a venue originally built in the 1990s to replace the older Estadio Jaoquim Americo Guimaraes and which is the home ground of Atletico Paranaense FC
Coach Sabri Lamouchi’s inspired substitution negated Keisuke Honda’s first half goal that had given Japan the lead in a group that also includes Colombia and Greece
England now travel to Sao Paulo to play Uruguay in a must win match for both teams.
Uruguay’s miserable night was complete in added-on time when Maxi Perreira was shown a straight red-card for lashing out and must now serve a ban in Thursday’s clash against England
Left back Armero opened the scoring in the fifth minute when his deflected shot rolled past Greece goalkeeper, Orestis Karnezis
The state’s Commissioner for Sport and Youth Development, Honourable Patrick Ugbe, spoke on behalf of the Governor who was away in Brazil as part of Federal Government’s delegation to the opening day of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
He added: “I want to make sure we achieve something coming here. We don’t just want to come and make up the numbers, we want to do well
Vera has been overseeing international matches since 2007 and has officiated at several CONCACAF competitions, including the Copa America 2011 and the Copa Libertadores since 2008, as well as at the FIFA Club World Cup in 2012
The 68-year-old Germany’s most famous World Cup player and manager, said he had nothing to hide but that he would not be welcome at the tournament after his suspension
The 68-year-old Germany’s most famous World Cup player and manager, said he had nothing to hide but that he would not be welcome at the tournament after his suspension
There, they will challenge the Asian representatives, Iran
The Rangers player, who is South Africa-bound, was called in as a replacement to injured Elderson Echiejile, shortly after the last friendly encounter with the USA
Reuben, who was only involved in light walk with an official of the team, is technically ruled out of Nigeria’s first game against Iran holding in Curitiba on Monday
It was reliably gathered that the Eagles’ preparation was somewhat marred due to constant interruptions by fans as they ran on to the field several times
The Stoke City goal poacher stated that the idea of a witch doctor in Nigerian camp was a thing of the past, stressing that now it is fair game only
The flags which will be displayed on the team bus during each games at the World Cup was presented to Joseph Yobo, while Coach Stephen Keshi also received a flag for the team, same as Team Administrator,
Dayo Enebi Achor
Speaking through Senate President David Mark, who led a powerful Federal government delegation to wish the Eagles well in the championship, Jonathan said it was time an African country wins the World Cup, adding that the African champions are motivated enough to do the magic
The African Champions will at about 10:30am local time, which is about 2:30pm Nigerian time leave their camp base in Capinas, Sao Paulo, for Curitiba
Open days are normally organized periodically for fans and the media to have an intimate experience with the team at their team base camp and what an experience it was for the fans of the Nigerians side, their players and officials