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44 — Vanguard, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019
FALCONS: Oluehi, Okoronkwo head
Dennerby’s invitees for Women’s WAFU Cup
•Oluehi,
Okoronkwo
Goalkeeper Tochukwu
Oluehi, defender
Glory Ogbonna,
midfielder Amarachi
Okoronkwo and forward
Alice Ogebe are among 26
players that Super Falcons’
Head Coach Thomas
Dennerby has invited to camp
Emery switches
Arsenal focus to
Europa League
Arsenal boss Unai Emery
has told the Gunners to
refocus and salvage their
season against Valencia after
Leicester dealt a hammer
blow to their Champions
League hopes.
The 10-man Gunners
slipped to a third straight
defeat after the dominant
Foxes ran out 3-0 winners.
Jamie Vardy’s late brace
took his tally to eight goals in
his last nine games against
the Gunners after Youri
Tielemans’ opener at the King
Power Stadium.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
was sent off for the first time
in his career before the break
as Arsenal turned in a limp
display.
It left them fifth in the
Premier League but they face
Valencia in the Europa
League semi-final first leg on
Thursday. The winners of the
competition qualify for the
Champions League.
Emery said: “We have two
things – next week against
Valencia in the Europa
League, we have big
ambition and motivation in
this competition.
“It’s a semi-final and it’s
going to be difficult also, then
we play Brighton and we
want to win this match.
“At the beginning of the
season we knew it was going
to be very difficult (to finish
in the top four).
“We will continue, we will
not look at the table, the
Europa League is a big
motivation for us.
“We wanted to take the
opportunity to win and be
competitive in 90
minutes.
The players
worked very
well and I
am proud of
them.”
•Emery
ahead of
next month’s WAFU
Women’s Cup Tournament in
Abidjan, capital of Cote
Conte waits for Man United job
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon
beat Guinea on penalties to lift trophy
ameroon won the 2019
CU-17 Africa Cup of
Nations yesterday after they
defeated Guinea 5-4 on
penalties in the final at the
National Stadium in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania.
The two teams created
decent chances but failed to
score as the match ended 0-0
in normal time.
Both semi-finals also went
to penalty shootouts.
It is Cameroon’s second U-
17 Nations Cup title having
previously been African
Champions in 2003.
Cameroon were sharper
during the decisive penaltykicks
and benefitted when
Guinea substitute Mohamed
Youssouf Sack had his penalty
saved by goalkeeper
Manfred Mekumba Ekoi.
“I am happy that we have
achieved all our goals of
qualifying for the World Cup
and winning the Afcon title,”
said Cameroon coach Thomas
Libih.
Cameroon, who also
defeated the Syli Cadets of
Guinea 2-0 in the group stage,
are the only team to complete
the tournament unbeaten.
They began with a group
win over Guinea before
defeating Morocco 2-1 and
ended the group phase with
a goalless draw against
Senegal.
Cameroon went on to win
4-3 on penalties against
Angola at the semi final stage,
despite being down to 10-
men.
Amongst those watching
Cameroon’s triumph was
head coach of Tanzania’s
senior team, Emmanuel
d’Ivoire.
All invited players have
been asked to report at the
Serob Legacy Hotel,
Wuye, Abuja as training
sessions commence
today.
Veteran midfielder
Osarenoma Igbinovia
and forward Chioma
Wogu have also been
called, as well as former
captain Evelyn
Nwabuoku.
Goalkeepers Alaba
Jonathan, Christy
Ohiaeriaku and
Chiamaka Nnadozie will
contest for the number
one position with Oluehi,
who maintained her place
among the sticks as the
Falcons won a ninth
African title in Ghana last
year, and has kept the position
ever since.
•Conte
Amuneke, one of the
members of the
Confederation of African
Football’s (Caf) technical
team.
Amuneke, who coached
Nigeria’s U-17 team to World
Cup success in 2015, was
impressed with the overall
standard of play at the
tournament.
“I think standards have
improved generally and this
Nigerian Breweries throws weight behind Okpekpe race again
igerian Breweries Plc
Nhas once again thrown
its weight behind the
Okpekpe international 10km
road race.
Last year the company
joined the cast of corporate
organisations who made
history with the race as the
first ever and only IAAF silver
label road running event to
hold in Nigeria nay West
Africa.
‘This year,Nigerian
Breweries Plc has elected to
continue to partner with us as
a friend of the race,’says Zack
Defender Maryam Ibrahim
and midfielder Cynthia Aku,
as well as former junior
internationals Peace Efih,
Ugochi Emenayo, Joy Jerry
and Joy Bokiri will also get
another look-in as Dennerby
prepares to compile his final
list for the 8th FIFA
Women’s World Cup
finals in France.
The WAFU Women’s
Cup Tournament will
take place in Abidjan
8th – 18th May 2019,
with the Super Falcons
to play in Group B alongside
Burkina Faso, Niger Republic
and Mali. Host nation Cote
d’Ivoire will tackle Senegal,
Togo and Ghana in Group A.
26 Falcons invited for
WAFU Women’s Cup
Mary-Magdalene Anjor,
Peace Efih, Ugochi Emenayo,
Osarenoma Igbinovia, Alaba
Jonathan, Glory Ogbonna,
Christy Ohiaeriaku,
Amarachi Okoronkwo,
Tochukwu Oluehi, Chidinma
Okeke, Alice Ogebe,
Chiamaka Nnadozie,
Uchenna Kanu, Joy Jerry,
Chioma Wogu, Maryam
Ibrahim, Cynthia Aku, Rita
Okoro, Adebisi Saheed,
Evelyn Nwabuoku, Rofiat
Sule, Joy Bokiri, Mary
Ologbosere, Esther Sunday,
Antionette Payne, Rofiat
Imuran.
ormer Chelsea manager
F Antonio Conte is
reportedly interested in
becoming the next
Manchester United boss amid
growing speculation over the
future of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Solskjaer was initially handed the
United reins on a temporary basis
until the end of the season after Jose
Mourinho’s sacking in December,
but 14 wins from his first 17 games
at the helm earned him a permanent
deal until 2022.
However, the Red Devils have now
lost seven of their last nine games
across all competitions, leading to
questions being asked of the Norwegian
just a month after putting pen to paper.
Conte is delaying taking a new job as he
waits to see the situation at United, who are
understood to have considered the Italian as
an option after initially sacking Mourinho.
Both Roma and Inter Milan are eager to
appoint Conte during the summer, but he is
hesitant to commit and would reportedly be
more interested in the United job.
is good for Africa because it
shows that we have players
for the future,” the former
Nigeria international said.
This was Guinea’s best
showing at the continent’s U-
17 showpiece event, finishing
as runners-up for the first
time. Guinea will join
Cameroon and the losing
semi-finalists Nigeria and
Angola at this year’s U-17
World Cup in Brazil.
Amodu,the race’s director of
organisation.
‘The largest and biggest
brewing firm in Nigeria
wants to continue to be a part
of history as we strive to bring
the first IAAF gold label race
to Nigeria and West Africa as
well as the second in the
entire continent of Africa after
the Sanlam Cape Town
Marathon in South
Africa’,further said Amodu
who confirmed Nigerian
Breweries Plc will support the
race with cash and some of
their products.
Ogunbote: 16 Enugu Rangers
players injured
nugu Rangers coach Gbenga Ogunbote has revealed that
Ehis team are battling with fatigue and a long list of injuries.
Ogunbote‘s disclosure is coming ahead of the highlyanticipated
Oriental Derby clash between the Flying
Antelopes and their fierce rivals Enyimba in Aba next weekend.
Speaking after his team qualified for the final of the Enugu
State FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Nigeria National League
side, Lamrey United, Ogunbote confessed that injured players
are now being used for matches.
“We were affected by fatigue as we have played a lot of
matches this week and my 16 players are down at the
moment...
“I was forced to introduce some of my players who are
nursing injuries... We want to win the trophy as we are hungry
for it, so the players will
still play with knocks,”
Ogunbote told the
club’s official site.
Rangers are the
defending champions
of the FA Cup and they
are also leading Group
A of the Nigeria
•Ogunbote and players
African stars celebrate Renne’s
Cup triumph
ight African stars are
Ecelebrating 2019 French
Cup success with Rennes after
the club stunned Paris St-
Germain to win the final on
Saturday.
Hamari Traore (Mali),
Abdoulaye Diallo, M’baye
Niang and Ismaila Sarr
(Senegal), Edson Mexer
(Mozambique), Ramy
Bensebaini and Mehdi
Zeffane (Algeria) and
Souleyman Doumbia (Ivory
Coast) all played a part in the
‘Nigerian Breweries is a
major player in sports
sponsorship and promotion in
Nigeria.We are indeed
thrilled that such a socially
responsible corporate
organization has thrown its
weight behind us for the
second year running.This is a
testimony to the growing
popularity of the Okpekpe
race.
In 2015 Okpekpe 10km
road race became the first
road race in Nigeria nay West
Africa to be granted an IAAF
label status which means the
Professional Football
League (NPFL).
run.
Traore, Niang, Sarr,
Bensebaini and Mexer
starred as Rennes edged their
illustrious rivals 6-5 on
penalties to win their first
French Cup since 1971.
“To win your first
professional trophy against
PSG at the Stade de France is
a dream come true,” Mali star
Traore told BBC Sport.
“It’s unbelievable, but we
deserve this after all the hard
work and dedication from
everyone connected to Stade
Rennes.”
Neville:Liverpool, City form make
the rest of the top six look stupid
n what has become one of the best Premier League title
Iraces in years, Manchester City and Liverpool have each
been on an impressive run of form.
Manchester City have won their last 11 matches in the league,
while Liverpool have won their last seven.
Speaking on Sky Sports, pundit Gary Neville has called
their form ‘absolutely ridiculous,’ and it’s making the rest of
the top six look ‘a little stupid.’
‘The top two are making them look a little stupid, they’re 20
points in front of them,’ said Neville.
‘What the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth teams are doing is,
they’ve probably got a decent points tally in any other season.
But the top two are so consistent they’re making the others
look ridiculous.’
When asked about the race for the title, Neville said: ‘I just
can’t believe we’re not doing to see a mistake. They’d have to
win 14 games on the bounce. I can’t believe it, it’s absolutely
ridiculous.
race is regarded as one of the
world’s leading road running
events.
‘A label certifies the global
sporting significance of the
race, the organisational
quality and the compliance
with relevant IAAF
competition rules,’explains
Amodu who restated the
organisers resolve to use a
gold label template to
organise this year’s event next
month in rustic and hilly town
of Okpekpe in Etsako East
local government area of Edo
state.