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14 March 2011 African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o raised his Inter Milan goal haul in all competitions this season to 31 by scoring in a drawn Serie A match against Brescia at the weekend. The Cameroon striker and captain, who turned 30 last week and opened his official website, put the defending champions ahead on 18 minutes by…
14 March 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side can cope with the pressure and demands as they target winning further silverware at Old Trafford this season. With United fighting on three fronts, Ferguson says his trophy-chasing players have been here before as he issued a rallying cry for the rest of the campaign. And the veteran Scot…
15 March 2011 Wednesday could provide a pivotal day of action in the South African Premier League as first plays second. Top-of-the-table Orlando Pirates travel to second-placed Ajax Cape Town, leading by a single point, but with the knowledge that they could be removed from the summit. Should Ajax win they will go two points clear, and also potentially allow…
15 March 2011 Black Stars coach Goran Stevanovic has handed the top scorer in the Ghana Premier League, Nathaniel Asamoah, a maiden call-up to the squad for this month's matches against Congo and England. The Serbian trainer has also recalled in-form Belgium-based defender Daniel Opare after a three-year absence in the 24-man squad. And impressive Qatar-based speedster Opoku Agyemang returns…
15 March 2011 Dolphin of Port Harcourt are the first round champions of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL). They have 43 points from 19 matches, four points ahead of closest rivals Sunshine Stars. MTNFootball.com lists five major reasons why Dolphin are on course to their third NPL title. 1. Continuity In a league, where most clubs lack stability as a…
15 March 2011 Some of Europes biggest clubs will be looking to use home advantage to seal a place in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League when they play second leg knockout matches this midweek. First up on Tuesday evening, Manchester United and Bayern Munich host Olympique Marseille and Internazionale respectively. United come into the game after a morale-boosting…
13 March 2011 Arsene Wenger insists his Arsenal side have the character to bounce back after being knocked out of three competitions in two weeks. Their latest setback came with a 2-0 FA Cup quarter final defeat at Manchester United on Saturday, which saw Johan Djourou ruled out for the rest of the season with a dislocated shoulder. It follows…
13 March 2011 Dolphin of Port Harcourt have topped the Nigeria Premier League by the halfway mark after a 2-1 home win over defending champions Enyimba. However, this was not without a big fightback by the host team as they fell behind in the first half through a headed goal by Enyimbas Chiedozie Johnson. Goals from headers by skipper Emma Godwin…
12 March 2011 Arsenal will attempt to banish the disappointment of their Champions League exit on Saturday when they travel to Old Trafford for an FA Cup quarter-final showdown with Manchester United. After boldly stating last month that his team were ready to challenge for an unprecedented quadruple, Arsene Wenger will be left with only the Premier League to play…
12 March 2011 What ever this weekends result against Enyimba, Dolphin will finish the first round of the Nigeria Premier League top of the table. But there could be no better setting for the title chasers to beat defending champions Enyimba in front of their home fans to fire serious warning they are on their way to their third league…
7 March 2011 On two fronts, Sulley Muntari has been given the chance to revive his career and for such a talented player it was shocking to see such a promising career, careering off the track. Over the past two months the Ghana international has been sorting out his future on the national team level and at club level as…
7 March 2011 Herbert Addo has finally put the nail on the coffin of local coaches taking charge of Ghana's senior national team after leading the country to a disgraceful outing at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) which ended in Sudan last week. The local Black Stars, who reached the final of the last tournament in Ivory Coast two years…
11 March 2011 Nigerias Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has shown his hand with his 24-man squad for this months Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia he wants to attack and attack. A striker in his hey days, Siasia has promised to get the Eagles again playing the robust attacking brand of football that got the world talking at…
10 March 2011 Liverpool were brought down to earth in the Europa League on Thursday after losing 1-0 at Sporting Braga in the last 16, while big-spending Manchester City crashed 2-0 at Dynamo Kiev. Liverpool, rejuvenated under interim coach Kenny Dalglish and 3-1 victors over arch-rivals Manchester United on Sunday, will have to turn their tie around in the March…
11 March 2011 Super Eagles of Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, has raised doubts over the availability Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi for the forthcoming Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Abuja. Some media reports suggest Mikel is nursing an injury and he has not featured for his London club for several weeks now. And Siasia has now disclosed he is not…