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Poor Officiating Responsible For Our Draw – Coach Eguma

Poor officiating was responsible for our one all draw against visiting Sunshine FC , in Match day 16 in the Nigeria Professional Football League( NPFL). The Coach of Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt, Stanley Eguma said.
He expressed their preparedness of the game considering the position his team occupied on the log, but admitted that the visitors from Akure were also a good team.
Coach Eguma said this on Sunday in a post match interview, shortly after his side forced the visitors to one all draw at Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.
“We should have won the game in the first half. But up till now I did not know how that penalty came against us ” he stated.
He explained that playing draw against Sunshine Stars at home is a huge set back for his team, saying that he will go back to drawing board to correct the grey areas in the team.
“We have to talk to our players. The game has come and gone we have to fashion out different ways to approach our next matches.
The game was going on normal until the referee gave them a penalty which I did not understand” he explained.
The technical adviser, noted that football is not Mathematics where the answer will remain same. However, he confirmed that Sunshine Stars is also a good team.
Both goals of the game were scored through a spot kick.
Ossy Martins of United converted the spot kick at the 68th minute, while the Sunshine Stars, Otebeji Ajibola also scored the equaliser through spot kick at 81st minute.
The pride of the state have played 15 matches, won five, draw five,lost five and currently on eight position on the log with 20 points
Earlier, the Head Coach of Sunshine Stars, Kabiru Dogo said his team has lost valuable points at home, adding that struggle will continue until they qualify for super six.
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Umuahia Hosts Africa Para- Badminton Championship
The championship will run from today to October 12 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. On the ground for the championship are athletes from Brazil, Peru, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Rwanda. They arrived on Sunday.
Some of the other countries were expected in the Abia State capital yesterday. Speaking on the championship, yesterday, Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwobilor Ananaba, said the chief host, Governor Alex Otti, has mobilised facilities and the personnel to ensure a successful event.
Speaking through the Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Raymond Chima Ukwa, said: “We have the best mats, playing mats, especially the wheelchair playing mats, which is the first of its kind in West Africa.
“If you go around, you’ll see the hall and the preparation that has been made to ensure that people have an equitable world-class playing field.” Thrilled by Governor Otti’s support for the competition, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) President, Francis Orbih, said that, besides making all the necessary arrangements that will ensure a successful hosting of the events, “we will have a Para-Badminton workshop for coaches and players.
“Nigeria is doing well, Abia is doing well, and we want to do better to improve on where we are, which is why all these have been put together by Governor Otti.”
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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup with a narrow 1–0 loss to Norway on Monday, despite creating several opportunities to level the game.
Norway took the lead in the 9th minute after being awarded a controversial penalty. The Flying Eagles pressed for an equaliser but were denied two penalty claims in the second half.
Kparobo Arierhi came close in the 47th minute when his shot drifted wide with the goalkeeper beaten, while Tahir Maigana struck the upright in the 63rd minute.
Nasiru Salihu’s rising effort in the 71st minute also went narrowly over the bar, drawing gasps from the crowd.
Seven minutes from time, Maigana again tested Norway with a long-range strike that went just wide as Nigeria continued to pile on the pressure.
Despite their dominance, the Flying Eagles could not find the breakthrough and now turn their attention to Thursday’s clash against Saudi Arabia in their second group match.
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