In the men’s singles, Opeyori defeated H. Bello in two sets of 21-17, 21-5, just as Usman upsets tournament seed 5, D. Anjo, by 14-21, 21-10, 21-15 to book their place in the last eight of the tournament.
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The 31-year-old Spaniard and Federer have both enjoyed a renaissance in their tennis careers this year, with Federer moving on to 19 Grand Slam titles following success at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Nadal claimed his 10th French Open crown.
The other players that are being assessed are Jairo Da Silva, Coldrin Coetzee, Khulekani Madondo, Mango Dombo, Yusuf Jappie, Sifiso Mfundo and Nakouho Kingu.
The Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Barrister Chris Green, frowned at the said report, saying that at no time of recent had any member of the NFF Executive Committee or Management forwarded names of coaches to him as an individual, or the Technical and Development Committee as a body, for employment into any of the National Teams.
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The coach told newsmen after the encounter that the draw at home had put more pressure on them to win their away match against Rangers International of Enugu on July 30.
Olah said in a statement by the International Table Tennis Federation’s Africa Media Department that the quality of players would make it more challenging.
The August 4-13 championships come five years after the athletics world gathered in the Olympic Stadium for the first time as the showcase sport of the 2012 Games.
A crowd of 93,000 at the Memorial Coliseum saw Man City earn their first win of pre-season with goals by Nicolas Otamendi, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and 17-year-old Brahim Diaz.
Neymar struck in the 31st minute of the pre-season friendly as Barcelona made it two wins from two on their tour of the US, while the defeat was Man United’s first since arriving in the States earlier this month.
Azeez, who returned to the Nigeria Professional Football League mid-season to play for Shooting Stars Sports Club following the amicable resolution of his issues with Enyimba International, benefited from a well laid pass by Najeem Olukokun to blast home a right-footed shot amidst a cluster of legs of Rangers defenders.
Speaking to BBC Sport, the NFF president confirmed that Morocco will receive CAF’s backing as they enter the bidding process, looking to become Africa’s second World Cup hosts.
Albion’s assistant manager, Amy Merricks, told brightonandhovealbion.com: “Ini is a player that we have monitored for a while, and is someone we were well aware of after her spells at both Portsmouth and Oxford.
According to the Twitter handle: “Coach Salisu Yusuf names Ikechukkwu Ezenwa as Captain and Chima Akas as Vice captain of the CHAN team.”
Neymar Snr said the decision proved there was “justice in our country” and demanded that the 25-year-old player and his family be left in peace.
They are to participate in five events of the Championship, which are Men’s singles, Women’s singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles and Mixed doubles.
The 12-time Grand Slam champion was forced to retire in the second set of his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych earlier this month and later revealed that he had been suffering from pain in his right elbow for over a year-and-a-half.
It’s not the first time the former heavyweight champion has said he is calling time on his career but the 28-year-old claimed on Wednesday that his stint as a boxer has come to an end.
The Nigerian international was moved from the right wing-back to the left wing back in the closing stages of their 2-3 loss to Bayern Munich in Singapore on Tuesday.
Dalung made the call on Tuesday in a protest letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, over the refusal of the UK and US to issue transit visas to Team Nigeria to the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas.