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Peseiro blames referee for Super Eagles defeat to Ecuador

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Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro was not happy with the officiating in his side’s 1-0 defeat to La Tri of Ecuador.
Pervis Estupian netted the winning goal in the third minute to condemn the Super Eagles to another defeat.

The West Africans, who are now without a win in their last five games, lost 2-1 to Mexico in their first friendly last Sunday.

The Super Eagles fluffed a number of chances in the game, but were denied a clear penalty on 12 minutes when Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez upended Terem Moffi inside the box.
Peseiro insisted the error by the centre referee played a key role in side’s defeat to La Tri.
“Of course, I don’t want to speak about the referee, but at least one penalty (should have been awarded to Super Eagles),” Peseiro claimed in a post-match interview.

“No VAR but in the start of the show, there was a clear penalty. The goalkeeper touched the foot of our striker.

“I don’t know but I was told we had another penalty also, but the referee didn’t give it to us. But it is okay, anybody can commit mistakes. Even the players can make mistakes also,” he said.
The Super Eagles are expected back in the country this weekend where they will now concentrate on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.

The team will keep a date with the Leone Stars at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja next week Thursday.

They will travel to Marrakech, Morocco for a matchday two clash against the Djurtus on Monday, June 13.

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Manchester City Might Be Without Six-Star Players Against Arsenal On Sunday 

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The 2023-2024 Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday, March 31, might be coming too early for coach Pep Guardiola and his boys.

 

Manchester City and Arsenal are two of the major contenders for the Premier League title which means that the game is like a final for the two clubs.

 

According to Naija News, Arsenal are going into the matchday 30 Premier League encounter on top of the league table, a point above third-placed Manchester City. This means that if City win and second-placed Liverpool lose to Brighton at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Pep Guardiola will end the weekend on top of the league table.

 

Unfortunately for Pep Guardiola, Manchester City are going into the league game with a series of injuries woes mostly from the just concluded FIFA international break.

 

 

Three Manchester City key players, defensive trio Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Manuel Akanji ended the international break with different degrees of injuries. They are likely to miss the top-of-the-table clash if they are not certified fit before Saturday.

 

Walker sustained a hamstring injury during England’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil on March 23, while Stone suffered an injury in England’s 2-2 draw with Belgium on March 26.

 

As for Akanji, he suffered a knock while on international duty with Switzerland. He returned to the Etihad earlier than expected to commence his recuperation.

 

 

The aforementioned players are expected to undergo further examination to determine their availability for the clash at Etihad on Sunday which will kick off at 4:30 p.m.

 

Pep Guardiola could also be without Ederson, Kevin de Bruyne, and Jack Grealish who are still battling to return to full fitness long before the international break.

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Nigerian Wrestlers Qualifies For 2024 Paris Olympics

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Five Nigerian wrestlers have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after their performance at the African/Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt.

 

After Odunayo Adekuoroye had earlier booked herself a place in the Paris Olympics in 2023, Nigeria needed to perform well at the African/Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt to land more spots at the Olympics.

 

 

United World Wrestling has earlier highlighted that wrestlers who are part of the finalists at the qualifiers will automatically qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

 

In the qualifiers, four Nigerians made it to the final and won gold in their respective categories.

 

 

Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborududu qualified for the 2024 Olympics after beating Uilau Tarkong of Palau in the 68kg Women’s category.

 

World Military champion Hannah Reuben won gold at the qualifiers and booked herself a place at the Olympics after beating Amy Youin Of Ivory Coast in the 76kg. This makes it her second medal in one month. Recall that she won gold for Nigeria during the 2023 All-African Games in Ghana in March 2024.

 

Esther Kolawole defeated Angelina Rodrigues of Cape Verde to grab Nigeria’s third gold at the qualifiers, while African Games champion Christiana Ogunsanya defeated Egyptian Shaimaa Mohamed in the 53kg Women’s event to win the fourth gold.

 

 

The four gold medalists will join Odunayo Adekuoroye who qualified for the 2024 Olympics last year following her bronze medal win in women’s 57kg at the World Championships in Belgrade.

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Oyo Gov’t Set To Screen Players For Female Team

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The Oyo State Government is set to embark on an exciting initiative to identify and nurture young talents for its female football team.

 

This is contained in a statement, signed by the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Ms. Wasilat Adegoke in Ibadan on Wednesday.

 

According to her, the screening exercise which is to commence on Tuesday 6th February, will take place in the seven geo-political zones in the state.

 

The screening exercise for Oyo Zone will take place on, Tuesday at Durbar Stadium Oyo, between 9am and 11am, while at Ogbomoso Zone will be held at Soun Township Stadium from 1pm to 3pm same day.

 

At Kisi Zone on Wednesday, 7th February the screening will start from 9am to 11am.

 

Adegoke said for Saki and Iseyin zones, on February 7th, prospective players will be screened at the Saki Township Stadium by 12 p.m and Iseyin Township stadium by 4pm.

 

“Similarly, the Ibarapa Zone would take a queue for the screening at Methodist Grammar School Igboora and Eruwa Township Stadium on Thursday, 8th February at 10am to 12noon and 3pm respectively”, she added.

 

The Ibadan Zone Screening will take place on 17th February at Ikolaba high School, Ibadan, at 10 O’clock in Ibadan.

 

The Commissioner commended Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde for supporting sports development.

 

According to her, the program aligns with the long-term vision of the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration to establish a robust developmental team, and identify talents from the State.

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