Fernando Torres rescued Chelsea and Rafael Benitez from FA Cup humiliation today as the holders denied Brentford arguably the biggest scalp of all in this season of shocks.
Torres broke his latest miserable run in front of goal with his first of 2013, and one of the most important of his Blues career, to prevent the European champions crashi.....

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January 28, 2013, 8:31 am | 0 Comment(s)

Their last leg match would be on Wednesday against Tunisia at Mbombela Stadium by 6pm.
Today Congo DR will file out against Mali in their Group B final leg match at Durbah Stadium by 6pm while Niger will also square up against the Black Stars of Ghana simultaneously at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The Congolese at their opening match a.....

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January 28, 2013, 8:29 am | 0 Comment(s)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria having played draw in the their two matches, will tomorrow, file out against Ethiopia in their Group C final encounter at Royal Bafokang Stadium.
It could be recalled that the Eagles had played one all draw against debutant Cape Verde Islands in their first leg match and equally went ahead to play another one all .....

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January 28, 2013, 8:28 am | 0 Comment(s)

Ghana’s Black Stars will today sweat it out
against Niger in Group B final leg hostility.
The Black Stars had played a two all draw against Congo DR in their first tie and went ahead to triumph over Mali in the second leg by a lone goal.
Niger, on the other hand, was defeated by Mali by a lone goal while playing goalless draw .....

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January 28, 2013, 8:18 am | 0 Comment(s)

Victor Moses should face Zambia after the Nigeria winger recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of Monday’s 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso.
If selected, the 22-year-old will line-up alongside Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel for the Super Eagles.
Zambia midfielder Chisamba Lungu faces a late fitness test ahead of the gam.....

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January 24, 2013, 5:58 pm | 0 Comment(s)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, after failing to live up to expectation in their first leg encounter, will today file out again to trade tackles against the defending champion, Chipolopolo of Zambia in their second leg match in Group C.
It would be recalled that the Super Eagles had drawn level with Burkina Faso in their first leg encounter, .....

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January 24, 2013, 5:58 pm | 0 Comment(s)

As the Super Eagles lock horns with the Chipolopolo of Zambia today, sports fans have urged the head coach, Stephen Keshi, to select killers squad to crush the Zambians.
Most of them who bared their minds to Weekend Sports said they don’t want anything than a win in today’s match.
The director of sports, Mr Aniedi Dickson, said .....

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January 24, 2013, 5:57 pm | 0 Comment(s)

Ghana took a large stride towards the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Mali 1-0 in a tight Group B encounter in Port Elizabeth.
Mubarak Wakaso scored from the penalty spot after 38 minutes after Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu was felled in the box.
Seydou Keita flashed a free-kick wide for Mali after Ghana goalkeeper Fatau.....

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January 24, 2013, 5:55 pm | 0 Comment(s)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Monday at the Mbombela Stadium in South Africa, wobbled and fumbled to draw line with the Stallions of Burkina Faso in the Group C match of the ongoing Nations Cup Football competition.
But not for the agility of Emmanuel Emenike who scored at the 23rd minute of the hostility, Nigeria would have disgraced out.....

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January 22, 2013, 5:38 pm | 0 Comment(s)

South Africa, the host country in the on-going Nations Cup, after playing a draw against Cape Verde in the Group A opener, will today, at Durban Stadium, file out against Angola by 4 pm.
Today’s encounter by the Bafana Bafana would serve as a determiner for the host country to go beyond the preliminary.
Though all the teams in tha.....

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January 22, 2013, 5:37 pm | 0 Comment(s)