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  • Bala satisfied despite loss to Sanders

    Bala satisfied despite loss to Sanders

    Niger Tornadoes head coach, Abubakar Bala has expressed satisfaction with his side’s performance against non-league side, Sanders FC.

    The top-flight side was beaten 3-2 by the non-league team in a friendly match on Saturday at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital ground in Zaria.

    “We lost 2-3 to Sanders FC, though we out-played the side in every department of the game. People have called from home to express their worries over the loss to the non-league side. We quite understand their feelings but again defeat is equally part of the game of football.

    “The result did not go on our way but in terms of the purpose of the game, which is mainly a test as well as assessment match I’m satisfied with what I saw. The key concentration for me is how the players are able to create chances, fight for ball, recovery rate as well as finishing.

    “It’s a good match and good performance too, and I’m happy we are inching closer to perfection before the kick-off of the league. We will continue the assessment and test work in the remaining four matches on our hands before the first NPFL match.

    “We will play against Nasara FC today (Sunday), then from Monday to Wednesday engage Demba Academy, Gombe United and Kaduna Professionals in Kaduna. We will work very hard to win the matches to instil confidence in the players heading into NPFL matchday 1 clash at Mountain of Fire Miracles Ministries (MFM) FC,” said the former FC Lokoja coach to supersport.com.

    Tornadoes’ first league season’s match will be at MFM FC on Sunday at the Agege Township Stadium in Lagos.

  • Igboun satisfied with performance for Eagles

    Igboun satisfied with performance for Eagles

    FK Ufa forward Sylvester Igboun was delighted to be in the national team set-up for the first time in his career, but admitted that it was a challenge for him unlike what he experienced in Denmark and now Russia.

    Having said that, the recently turned 25-year old did not look like a beginner when he debuted against Tanzania last weekend even though he was made to play in a rather new midfield role.

    “The experience with the national team was a challenge for me, ” said Sylvester Igboun to allnigeriasoccer.com.

    “It was my first game for the great nation I always wanted to play for. I thank God for the way things went for me.

    “About my performance, I will say I am satisfied but of course I want to give more because there is still a long way to go.”

    Igboun has left for his base, having departed Lagos on Wednesday.

    He has featured 5 times in the Russian Premier League this season for his new club, scoring once.

     

  • Pardew satisfied with attacking signings

    Pardew satisfied with attacking signings

    Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew praised the impact of the club’s new arrivals following a 4-0 victory over Sydney FC.

    The Premier League side moved swiftly in the transfer market to boost their options after a disappointing conclusion to the last campaign, with two of their latest recruits scoring on Tuesday.

    Forward Emmanuel Riviere, who signed from Monaco last week, was on target along with Siem de Jong, with the duo having been joined at St James’ Park by Remy Cabella and Daryl Janmaat.

    Midfielder Jack Colback has also joined on a free transfer from local rivals Sunderland, while Ayoze Perez has been drafted in from Tenerife.

    And Pardew is confident that his new signings will shine in the upcoming season.

    “It was nice to see the new boys all contribute in a really positive way,” Pardew said.

    “It’s obvious we have more offensive options now with the arrivals of Rivier, Siem and Ayoze.”

    Long-serving defender Steven Taylor added: “We have the pace up front to cause problems.

    “Even at this stage of the season, our fitness is showing through and we looked sharp. There’s a great work ethic to the team.”

    Newcastle begin their league campaign against defending champions Manchester City on August 17.

  • Emeteole satisfied at Heartland build-up

    Emeteole satisfied at Heartland build-up

    Heartland FC’ new Technical Adviser, Kelechi Emeteole has expressed satisfaction at the quality of team build-up he met on arrival at the Orlu camp but said he needs to effect some adjustment in other to have a squad that can meet target.

    Emeteole who had the side play two friendly matches at the Eze Ugochukwu Stadium in Nkwerre near Orlu on Tuesday, said the latest postponement of league kick-off date has provided him an opportunity to put together a team of his dream.

    “I would say that what I met on ground is fairly okay. It’s something we can further work on to build a good team. It would have been too late but I see the hand of God in the whole thing with this new postponement of the league kick-off. I think there is time now to work on this team so that we can present a solid squad,” he said.

    In his earlier address to the players, Emeteole harped on professionalism, warning that he would not tolerate indiscipline in the team.

    The coach’s test matches on Tuesday yielded moderate results. Heartland FC paraded new players that beat Buffalo FC of Aba 1-0 in the first game played in the morning hours while the second game in the evening also produced a 1-0 victory for the Naze Millionaires over Bussdor Utd FC.

    Fondly called ‘Caterpillar’ by the fans, Emeteole is on his fifth assignment as a coach with the Naze Millionaires.

    He had led the team to play the CAF Champions League final in 2009 which the Owerri side lost on away goal rules to TP Mazembe of Congo DR.

  • Nigeria Mission in SA satisfied with Eagles’ abode

    Nigeria Mission in SA satisfied with Eagles’ abode

    The Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Sonni Yusuf, has expressed satisfaction with the facilities at the disposal of Super Eagles for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent in South Africa on Wednesday that the team were giving the best hotel.

    “I must say that of the four teams in Group C, Super Eagles, have the best facilities; the hotel has two standard training pitches located within its precincts. We also intend to meet with the LOC on the issue of accreditation for key government officials to have access to the team and to discuss other logistics required for the team. The hotel that the team will be staying in was used for the 2010 World Cup and is still in very good shape; it is located in a secluded area of the town, with heavy security,’’ Yusuf said.

    He added that the mission had notified the Nigerian community in South Africa to come out en masse to support the Super Eagles.

    “In the area of support for our team, there will be no problem at all. Nigeria has one of the largest immigrant populations in South Africa. The proximity of Mbombela to Mozambique, where we also have a largeNigerian community is another advantage for us. So starting from Thursday when the team will arrive in South Africa, the huge support of the Nigerian community in South Africa will be felt,’’ Yusuf said.

  • NFF AGA:Maigari satisfied with deliberations

    NFF AGA:Maigari satisfied with deliberations

    The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed satisfaction with the resolutions reached at the 68th edition of its annual congress.

    A communiqué was subsequently adopted by the executive committee of the NFF to officially bring the congress to an end.

    President of the NFF, Aminu Maigari while speaking exclusively to supersport.com after the congress said most of the issues surrounding Nigerian football in 2012 were extensively discussed.

    “We discussed a lot of issues relating to the system. The delegates all came here (Port Harcourt) and gave their account to the congress,” Maigari told supersport.com.

    He further revealed that the executive committee of the federation ratified issues relating to the number of teams to be promoted to the Nigeria Premier League and teams to be relegated to the Nigeria National League (NNL).

    “Yes, we discussed that as well, teams to be promoted and relegated. We also discussed financial issues. It was a total package of the season,” he said.

  • Doctors ‘satisfied’ with Mandela’s progress in hospital

    Doctors ‘satisfied’ with Mandela’s progress in hospital

    Doctors caring for former South African President, Nelson Mandela, said he was responding to treatment for a lung infection, the presidency announced yesterday.

    Mandela, 94, was admitted to a military hospital in Pretoria on Saturday.

    “He has made progress during the past 24 hours and the doctors are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment,” said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj, who was imprisoned with Mandela in the 1970s.

    The Nobel Peace Prize winner was hospitalised in 2011 for an acute respiratory infection.

    In the 1980s, while still incarcerated by the apartheid regime, Mandela suffered from tuberculosis and his lungs were said to have been damaged during years of hard labour in prison.

    Mandela spent 27 years in jail for his leadership in the fight against white minority rule, or apartheid, and became South Africa’s first black president in 1994, stepping down after one term in office.

    He retired from public life in 2004 and has not been seen in public since 2010.

    The former president, admired for his key role in bringing democracy to South Africa and encouraging racial reconciliation, largely lives in his rural hometown of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape Province.

    Visitors say that while his memory is lapsing, he is generally in good spirits.