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26 February 2011 Manchester United will seek to pile the psychological pressure on their absent Premier League rivals on Saturday with a victory against Wigan to increase their lead at the top of the table. With second-placed Arsenal preparing for the League Cup final against Birmingham, and defending champions Chelsea with no fixture, a United win at Wigan will leave…
26 February 2011 Nigerias Super Eagles are stranded in the United States of America after organisers of an invitational tournament again put off the weekend kick-off of the competition. Nigeria were to have kicked off the tourney Saturday against Panama. Tournament organisers now want the round-robin competition to be played on March 12 and 13th. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
25 February 2011 The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, announced Friday that a decision on whether troubled Libya would still host the African Youth Championship will only be taken in a weeks time. Libya is due to stage the 17th African Youth Championship from March 18, but the current uprising in the North African nation,…
24 February 2011 An 86th-minute header from Dirk Kuyt earned Liverpool a narrow 1-0 win over Sparta Prague on Thursday that took the five-time European champions into the Europa League last 16. Liverpool had enjoyed the lion's share of possession against the Czech side but, as in the first leg, they struggled to make their dominance count. Raul Meireles blazed…
24 February 2011 Tunisia have vowed to win the African Nations Championship final against Angola in Sudan Friday for the people who recently toppled dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. "Our aim is to bring happiness and joy to the people who liberated Tunisia," coach Sami Trabelsi told reporters in Khartoum before the climax of the biennial tournament for home-based…
25 February 2011 Saturday is derby day as Plateau United battle JUTH FC in the frequently troubled northcentral city of Jos. A long drawn civil unrest in Jos has led to hundreds of deaths and injuries as well as huge loss of properties in the last couple of months that the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) was forced to move the…
24 February 2011 Kwesi Nyantakyi wants to help to give a new image to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after he was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the continental governing body. The Ghana FA president defeated Anjorin Moucharafou of Benin in Khartoum on Wednesday to win a the West Africa B slot on the body. Other…
24 February 2011 A number of coaches at the 2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) have come out in praise of the tournament that has been held in Sudan. With the final to be played on Friday between Tunisia and Angola, as well as the third-placed lay-off between Sudan and Algeria, the tournament will come to a close on what organisers…
23 February 2011 Carlo Ancelotti believes Chelsea's 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen proved his forwards are capable of firing the team to Champions League glory. After the misery of last weekend's FA Cup exit against Everton, Nicolas Anelka gave Blues boss Ancelotti some much-needed breathing space as his double-strike put Chelsea within touching distance of the Champions League quarter-finals. Defeat…
23 February 2011 The second leg fixtures of the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 have already gotten underway, with CSKA Moscow booking their place in the next round after a 1-1 draw (handing them a 2-1 aggregate win) against PAOK on Tuesday. Wednesday night sees just one fixture, with Porto looking to build on a 2-1 lead when they…
22 February 2011 Angola defeated hosts and favourites Sudan on penalties after a stormy 1-1 draw on Tuesday and secured a place in the African Nations Championship final against Tunisia. The Tunisians also needed a shootout after another 1-1 deadlock following extra time before eliminating neighbours Algeria and reaching the climax of the biennial tournament for home-based footballers. Angola won…
22 February 2011 Rock-bottom club JUTH FC sent massive shock waves across the Nigeria Premier League Monday with a 2-1 home win over defending champions Enyimba. This was De Healers first win of the year and only their second victory in 16 matches since their return to the top flight this season. It was also a result that lifted them…
22 February 2011 You can follow Live Play-by-Play coverage of the 2011 CHAN semifinals on MTNFootball.com with the first match between Algeria and Tunisia at 14h00 GMT and the second between Sudan and Angola at 17h30 GMT. The 2011 African Nations Championship semifinals take place in Sudan today and the coaches of the four participating teams all believe they have…
21 February 2011 Sunshine Stars kept alive their hopes of a first-ever Nigeria Premier League conquest with a 3-0 demolition of last seasons runners-up Kano Pillars. The big home win by the Akure club ensured they stayed in touch with league leaders Dolphin as they now have 32 points from 16 matches, four points behind the Port Harcourt outfit. Petite…
21 February 2011 The semifinal line-up has been completed at the 2011 African Nations Championship with all four teams confident that can go all the way in this year's tournament. Hosts Sudan will take on Angola in Tuesday's first semifinal, with the other match between an all-north African affair between Tunisia and Algeria. Angola skipper Kali says the ow-key nature…