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  • U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles open with Portugal

    U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles open with Portugal

    The Flying Eagles will face Portugal in their first game at the U20 World Cup that will hold in Turkey between the 21st of June and 13th July 2013.

    The Nigeria U20 team will play the Portuguese on Friday, June 21st before going on to face Cuba on June 24th, and South Korea on June 27th.

    The games against Portugal and Cuba will be played in the city of Kayseri, at the magnificent Kadir Has stadium. It is the home ground of Turkish Super Lid side, Kayserispor.

    The Last group game, against South Korea, will be played in Istanbul.

     

  • Ahmed Musa off to Portugal

    Ahmed Musa off to Portugal

    RUSSIA-BASED striker Ahmed Musa has told MTNFootball.com he would jet out of Nigeria on Saturday for Portugal after he enjoyed much-needed rest during the break.

    “I have rested well after the tough first round in Russia. I am refreshed and renewed now to join Eagles,” disclosed the CSKA Moscow star, who scored two goals in the qualifying tournament for the 2013 AFCON.

    He said he will be available for selection in Wednesday’s friendly against star-studded Catalonia in Spain.

  • Benfica goes clear in Portugal

    Benfica opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Portuguese Liga table after a 3-0 win at Gil Vicente.

    Guimaraes lifts to fourth in Portugal

    The Lisbon club was out of sight by half-time as goals from Lima (2′), Luisinho (27′) and Andre Gomes (45′) set it on its way.

    The win was soured only by the 70th-minute dismissal of Argentinian midfielder Enzo Perez.

    The win means Benfica will sit alone at the top for at least 24 hours with champion Porto at Estoril in Sunday’s late game.

    Two late goals helped Pacos Ferreira up to fifth with a 2-0 win at Beira Mar.

    Vitor broke the deadlock on 81 minutes before substitute Arturo Alvarez got the clincher with three minutes left.

    Pedro Rui Duarte netted two penalties to give Olhanense a 2-2 draw at home to Moreirense.

    Moreirense had twice gone ahead through Pablo Olivera (35′) and Nabil Ghilas (57′) but was pegged back by Rui Duarte spot-kicks on each occasion as he first converted on 40 minutes before keeping his cool three minutes from time.

  • Keshi to take NPL stars to Portugal

    Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has disclosed that he plans to stage a training camp for players from the NPL in Portugal ahead of the AFCON.

    This will be in addition to the training camp most likely in Zimbabwe prior to the Nations Cup in South Africa.

    “My plan is to have the home-based players for at least two weeks at the adidas training centre (in Portugal),” he told MTNFootball.com

    “I have submitted my programme but we all know that time is not our friend.

    “We have one friendly game against Venezuela in the US. And I am hoping that I should be able to have my foreign-based players for at least two weeks.”

    It is believed that 22 players from the domestic league will make the trip to Portugal with the hope that some overseas-based players will also join up.

    Hosts South Africa, 2012 AFCON runners-up Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and defending champions Zambia are the seeded countries for Wednesday’s draw for the Nations Cup.

    However, Keshi again maintained he is looking forward to facing any of them in the first round of the tournament.

    “I am not scared of any country. Let’s be put in any group,” Keshi restated.

    Keshi will be at the draw in Durban and will be accompanied by NFF technical committee chairman Chris Green and Eagles team secretary Dayo Enebi.

    They will depart the country on Monday. They are due back in Nigeria on October 26 after attending a seminar, the draw as well as a stadium inspection.

    The Eagles training camp for the November 14 friendly against Venezuela in Miami will open on November 4.