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Nigeria Crashes Out As More Teams Book CHAN Places
The final field for the 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon is becoming clearer after a number of countries booked their place in the finals on Saturday, with some surprises along the way.
Nigeria beat Togo 2-0 in the second leg of their tie, but lost the battle 4-3 on aggregate after a heavy first leg loss.
Sikiru Alimi scored a brace for the home-based Super Eagles, but they missed out on the finals in a surprise aggregate 3-4 loss.
Meanwhile, three goals in the first half handed Morocco a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Algeria in the second leg of their qualifier to win the tie by the same scoreline.
A penalty from Badr Banoun was followed by further strikes via Hamid Ahaddad and Mohamed Nahiri to seal the win.
Uganda eased in to the finals with a 3-0 home win over Burundi, to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate. Fahad Bayo, Allan Okello and Viane Ssekajugo netted the goals.
Rwanda were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Ethiopia, but took the tie 2-1 on aggregate. They fell behind to a Mesfin Tafesse in the second half, but Ernest Sugira netted to send them to the finals.
Tanzania had already booked their place in the finals on Friday with an away goals success over Sudan after a 2-2 aggregate score.
Emmanuel Chabula sired twice as Zambia were held 2-2 by Eswatini in Lusaka, but win the tie 3-2 on aggregate, while Namibia eased past Madagascar 2-1 over two legs following a 2-0 home success as Elmo Kambindu scored twice.
The remaining eight sides for the finals were to be known late yesterday when the last of the qualifiers took place.
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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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FIFA U20: Flying Eagles Narrowly Loss to Norway
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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