AFN invites Odiong, Adewale, others for African Youth Games

Athletes selected to represent Nigeria at the second edition  of the African Youth Games scheduled to hold in Botswana from May 22 to 31 have been invited to commence camping in Sapele, Delta State in due course.Some of the athletes listed for the tournament include include African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) double sprint champion, Deborah Adewale (100m), Amusan Oluwatobiloba Ayomide (100mH), Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus (100m), Imogu Joy  (triple jump) and Junaid Abimbola Afolakewho won silver in the AYAC women’s 400m.
Others are Ntia-Obong Mercy (100m), AYAC 400m champion Odiong Edidiong Ofonime, Okolosi
Ogenekome  (long jump) and Omizi Sophiat Tolani (hammer).
Their male colleagues are Abdullahi Bashiru (110m hurdles), Adeyemi Sikiru Adewale (400m), Akinkuowo Ayodeji Oluwatokimi (400m), Edoki Fabian Ime (triple jump), Ejumeta David Oke (long jump), Iloakagbune Kenechukwu Kenneth (100m) and Nathaniel Samson Oghenewegba (400m).
They will be joined by Nwokocha Tochukwu Emmanuel (100m, long jump), Olisakwe Chukwudi (100m)    and Yusuf Muhammed Kabir (400m hurdles).
The officials include Abadoni George Abraham (jumps), Bamidele Moses Anthony (400m), Nnakwe Tommie (hurdles) and Omizi Enahoro Dauda (throws).
Both Ogogo Godwin Inenemo and Vincent Chiedu Chukwudi will supervise the sprints while Usifo Maria Okanbhamanmh will be in charge of the hurdles.
Eakyns Jamse Udoh will serve as the Camp Secretary.
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Caption: Odiong Edidiong Ofonime (left) and Junaid Abimbola set for the AYC camping in Sapele.

Globacom Premier League: Gbolahan Salami's brace sinks Giwa

BALOTELLI of Nigerian football, Gbolahan Salami  on Sunday scored twice at the Warri City Stadium to give Warri Wolves a 2-0 win over Giwa FC of Jos in a week five Globacom Premier League game.
It was Salami's first game of the season with the Seasiders after he crossed over from the relegated premier league side, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan.
Salami, a member of the Super Eagles who won the bronze at the third African Nations Championship (CHAN 2014) in South Africa, had his movement to Wolves delayed for reasons not yet ascertained before his debut today which he marked with a brace.
The former Enyimba striker scored in the 43rd minute to put the Seasiders ahead while he was also on song barely two minutes into the second half to hand the visitors their first away defeat of the season.
Goalkeeper Terkaa Melai was the hero of the game at the Emmanuel Akume Atongo Stadium, Katsina-
Ala when he converted an 89th minute penalty kick to give Lobi Stars a 1-0 victory over Kaduna United.
It was Melai's second goal of the season.
League leaders, Akwa United maintained their position on the table following their 2-0 win over Nembe City in another week five fixture at the Uyo Township Stadium.
Ukeme Davies put the homers ahead in the 12th while Ubong Ekpai who assisted in the curtain raiser put his name on the scorer's sheet in the 20th minute.
FC Taraba compounded the woes of Enyimba who last lost 0-1 at home to Abia Warriors in a derby as they
handed down a 1-0 defeat to the Aba side at the Jalingo City Stadium.
The coach Zachary Baraje-piloted side succumbed to a 19th minute goal from Bobby Abel leaving
the veteran soccer tactician in a sorrow after the final whistle.
Bayelsa United were forced to share points with El-Kanemi Warriors as the game decided at the Sapele Township Stadium, Delta State ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ebitimi Agogo put the Yenagoa-based side ahead in the 36th minute before Ndubuisi Ekwurube later
got an equaliser for the Warriors.
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Resu;ts:
Globacom Premier League, week 5


Rangers   0               Sunshine Stars  0
Crown     1               Gombe United  0
Sharks        0            Dolphins       0
Akwa Utd   2           Nembe City  0
Taraba        1            Enyimba     0
Bayelsa Utd   1        El-Kanemi   1
Warri Wolves  2      Giwa FC     0
Abia Warriors 0      Kano Pillars     0
Lobi Stars    1         Kaduna Utd  0
Heartland     0        Nasarawa Utd 0
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Caption: Gbolahan Salami, marks his debut with Warri Wolves with a brace.

NNL Week 9 results and tables

 Nigeria National League  results, Week 9
          Group A
Nigeria  Prisons      0  Mighty Jets   1
FRSC                     1  DSS            0
Jigawa Stars           2  Kogi Utd      1
Niger Tornadoes     1  Sokoto Utd   0
Wikki Tourists        1  Kwara Utd     0
Adamawa Utd       2  Ranchers Bees 0
Plateau Utd            1  TEAP             0
Spotlight                1 Supreme Court 0
       Group B
Go Round              0 Akwa Starlets 1
COD, Lagos          1 Remo Stars    0
Bendel Insurance    2 ABS              0
Prime                     0 Gabros          0
Abia Comets          1 Ekiti Utd        0
Gateway                2 MFM, Lagos  0
Shooting Stars       2 First Bank       1

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NNL tables at Week 9

Group A:
P GD Pts


1. Wikki Tourists                    9 +11 18
2. Mighty Jets                        9 +05 16
3. Adamawa Utd                   9 +04 16
4. Spotlight                            9 +02 16
5. Plateau Utd                       9 +01 16
6. Niger Tornadoes               9 +02 15
7. Kwara Utd                       9 +02 14
8. Kogi Utd                          9 +03 12
9. Ranchers Bees                 9 -04 12
10. Supreme Court              9 -04 12
11. FRSC                            9 +01 11
12. Jigawa Stars                  9 -03 10
13. TEAP FC                     9 -06 09
14. DSS Kaduna                 9 -10 09
15. Sokoto Utd                   9  01 07
16. Nigeria  Prisons             9 -06 07
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     Group B:
 1. Shooting Stars                9 +03 16
 2. Gabros FC                     9  00 16
3. Abia Comets                  9 +02 15
4. Bendel  Insurance           9 +02 14
5. ABS FC                        9  00 14
6. Gateway Utd                  9 -00 14
7. Akwa Starlets                9 -00 14
8. First Bank                     9 +01 12
9. Ekiti Utd                       9 +00 12
10. Prime FC                    9 -02 12
11. COD Utd                   9 -01 12
12. MFM FC                   9 +03 11
13. Go Round                  9 -04 10
14. Remo stars                 9 -03 09
15. Stores                        8 -03 08
16. UNICEM Rovers       8 -03 07
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Nembe City return to Globacom Premier League with Akwa Utd

PROVISIONALLY-Cleared Nembe City will on Sunday play their first game of the season in the 2013/14
Globacom Premier League with an away fixture against Akwa United at the Uyo Township Stadium.
The Bayelsa State side will now have their previous four games rescheduled by the League Management Company (LMC) in due course.
Coach of Nembe City Gabriel Samuel Umunna is confident that his wards are psychologically ready for
the week five clash with current league leaders, Akwa United coached by ex-international goalkeeper Patrick Udoh.
"We are mentally, physically and psychologically ready for Akwa United. This is a trying period for us but we have what it takes to weather the storm. Everybody knows what our players are passing through but we are prepared for the challenges ahead. Thank god that we have been cleared to play at last by LMC.
"Akwa United are doing well at the moment but we are going to Uyo to grab the three points at stake. We have to start on a good note in order to appreciate our fans who are solidly behind us. We are going to make a statement this season despite the situation we have passed through," Umunna opined.
It will be recalled that LMC had initially exiled both Nembe City and Giwa Fc for their failure to meet minimum registration requirements before they eventually got reprieve.
Giwa FC first pardoned by LMC defeated Rangers Fc on Wednesday in Jos in their first game of the
season at the time Nembe City were yet to meet the conditions spelt out by the Nduka Irabor-led LMC.
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Caption: Coach of Akwa United, Pat Udoh.

F/Eagles: Garba names Awoniyi, 19 others for Morocco friendly

NIGERIA'S national U-20, the Flying Eagles coach, Garba Manu has announced a list of 20-man squad that will face the Junior Atlas Lions of  Morocco in a two-legged friendly billed for April 9 and 11 in Casablanca.
The 20 players drawn from 35 lads who were invited to the camp a week ago are expected to leave for Morocco on Sunday ahead of the tune up games.
FIFA U-17 World cup, UAE 2013 hero, Taiwo Awoniyi and Alhassan Ibrahim who got hat-tricks each in the 12-0 drubbing of Lugbe United in Abuja on Thursday topped the list of players in the squad.
Other UAE 2013 heroes listed for the trip include Akinjide Idowu, Musa Yahaya, Abdullahi Alfa. 
The friendly is part of preparations for the 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifiers where Nigeria will face either Kenya or Tanzania next month.
Morocco will face the winner between Togo and Equatorial Guinea in their bid to seek a place in the AYC scheduled  for next year in Senegal.

The Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Emeka Nwabulu.
Defenders: Aliyu Abubakar, Wilfred Ndidi, Prince Izu Omego, Ifeanyi Nweke, Mustapha Abdullahi,
Zaharaddeen Bello.
Midfielders: Abdullahi Alfa, Akinjide Idowu, Ifeanyi Matthew, Samuel Mathias, Musa Yahaya,
Anthony Omaka, Bernard Bulbwa.
Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Alhassan Ibrahim, Suleiman Abdullahi, Abubakar Lawal.

Caption: Taiwo Awoniyi.

Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 5 and 9 fixtures

Globacom Premier League fixtures, Week 5

Sharks        vs       Dolphins
Abia Warriors vs  Kano Pillars
Crown Fc      vs  Gombe United
Warri Wolves  vs  Giwa FC
Taraba Utd    vs  Enyimba
Akwa Utd      vs  Nemebe City
Lobi Stars    vs    Kaduna Utd
Heartland     vs    Nasarawa Utd
Rangers FC    vs  Sunshine Stars
Bayelsa Utd   vs  El-Kanemi Warriors
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NNL, Week 9, Group A

Nigeria Prisons  vs Mighty Jets
FRSC FC              vs DSS FC, Kaduna
Jigawa Stars          vs Kogi United
Niger Tornadoes  vs Sokoto United
Wikki Tourists       vs Kwara United
Adamawa United   vs Ranchers Bees
Plateau United        vs TEAP FC
Spotlight               vs Supreme court

     Group B

Shooting Stars   vs First Bank
COD United       vs Remo Stars
Union Bank       vs UNICEM Rovers
GO-Round         vs Akwa Sratlets
Bendel Insurance vs ABS FC
Prime Fc         vs Gabros FC
Abia Warriors    vs Ekiti United
Gateway FC       vs MFM FC, Lagos
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NNL tables at Week 8

Group A:
P GD Pts


1. Wikki Tourists                  8 +10   15
2. Kwara Utd                      8 +03   14
3. Mighty Jets                      8 +04   13
4. Adamawa Utd                 8 +02   13
5. Spotlight                          8 +01   13
6. Plateau Utd                     8  00    13
7. Kogi Utd                        8 +04   12
8. Niger Tornadoes             8 +01   12
9. Ranchers Bees               8 -02    12
10. Supreme Court           8 -03     12
11. TEAP FC                   8 -05    09
12. DSS Kaduna              8 -09    09
13. FRSC                        8  00     08
14. Sokoto Utd               8  00     07
15. Jigawa Stars               8 -04    07
16. Ngr Prisons               8 -05     07
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     Group B:

1. Gabros FC                   8    00     15
2. ABS FC                      8   +02     14
3. Shooting Stars             8   +02     13
4. First Bank                   8   +02     12
5. Abia Comets               8    +01    12
6. Ekiti Utd                     8   +01     12
7. MFM FC                   8   +05     11
8. Bendel Insurance        8     00      11
9. Prime FC                   8 -   02       11
10. Gateway Utd           8 -   02      11
11. Akwa Starlets         8 -    01       11
12. Go Round               8     03       10
13. COD Utd               8 -   02       09
14. Remo stars             8 -   02       09
15. Stores                     8 -  03      08
16. Unicem Rovers       8 - 03      07
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Giwa open Glo Premier League campaign with victory over Rangers

NEWLY-Promoted Giwa FC of Jos today eventually made their debut in the Globacom Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Rangers of Enugu in a rescheduled Week Four game played at Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos
Giwa FC had initially been exiled by the League Management Company (LMC) alongside Nembe City for failure to meet the minimum registration requirements before it got conditional clearance from the body headed by Honourable Nduka Irabor.
However, as of the time of filing this report, it is not certain whether Nembe City met the 5pm deadline given to them by LMC that will enable the team from Bayelsa State to make their debut too this week in a week five game against Akwa United billed for the Uyo Township Stadium.
The match hero in Jos turned out to be Edoh Ocheme who scored in the 35th minute of the game to give GIwa three maximum points.
Meanwhile, Globacom Premier League defending Champions, Kano Pillars also today recorded their first win of the season after they hammered Warri Wolves 2-0 at the Kano Pillars Stadium.
Wolves who last Sunday crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 1-2 to CA Bizertin of Tunisia on return to the country flew straight to Kano for the rescheduled week four game which however, failed to yield any point for them.
Pillars captain and goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai converted the penalty kick awarded to his team in the 36th minute while third African Nations Championship (CHAN 2014) hero. Rabiu Alli in the second half made it two also through the spot.
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Caption: Afelokhai scores first goal for Pillars through a spot kick.