30 — Vanguard, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 CAF Confederation Cup: Relief for Enyimba! he Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Fed T eral Ministry of Sports and Abia state Governor Okezie Ikpeazu have come to the aid of Enyimba ahead of their CAF Confederations Cup clash against Al-Ahly Benghazi at theBenina Martyrs Stadium now Hugo Chávez Football Stadium. Enyimba had been facing travelling issues ahead of the game and were in danger of a walkover loss as they could not get a direct flight from Nigeria to Libya due to travel restrictions. The only connecting flight to Libya is in Europe (Spain), and that would’ve resulted in the team missing the game today. However, the team is now set to travel to Libya via chartered flight after the NFF, Federal Ministry of Sports and Abia State Government intervened. It was gathered that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu provided the charter flight, and Fatai Amoo’s men left for Libya yesterday ahead of the Group A matchday five encounter holding today. However, the match could be shifted to Thursday to allow Enyimba get familiar with the stadium surroundings. Enyimba currently sit second in the group with six points from four games, but they are only two ahead of their host. But the People’s Elephants could seal qualification with a win if Es Setif fail to beat Orlando Pirates in the other group game. NWFL Super Six: Edo Queens lose second game, as FC Robo shock Bayelsa One of the top contenders for the Nigeria Women Football League Premiership title and ticket for the WAFU B qualifiers for the CAF Women Champions League, Edo Queens football club of Benin, have lost two straight matches in the on going Super Six, results that narrows the team's chances of having their dream come true. Edo Queens, this time in the absence of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, lost Tuesday's game, which was their second game in the series, against Sunshine Queens of Akure 2-1. Edo Queens were not in their best character in Tuesday's game against a more resolute Sunshine Queens. Suliat Abideen opened scoring for Sunshine in the 8th minute, taking advantage of a free kick near Edo penalty area, before Edo Queens equalised in the 20th minute. Sunday Abigail nailed Edo Queens in the 22nd minute with the winning goal, to keep the final scores at 2-1 and a four-point top of the table lead for Sunshine Guardiola slams European Super League •Guardiola MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola has blasted European Super League plans and labelled the competition: "Not sport." City are one of six renegade clubs trying to breakaway to play in the closed shop tournament and Guardiola is clearly not a fan and thinks it is 'unfair'. The announcement has been subject to widespread outrage across the country. Furious fans took to stadiums across England on Monday to voice their anger at the clubs' chiefs with more protests planned. Liverpol supporters also hung banners outside Anfield aimed at their 'money-grabbing' owners. Queens before the kick off of the Rivers Angels vs Delta Queens game. Edo Queens coach, Stanley Osazee, expressed his disappointment on the poor results recorded so far by his team. He noted that ; "The clubs' top management members are not happy that, we don't have any point after our second game when the plan was to come to Ijebu-Ode to win the title. Anyway we still have the hope of winning our three remaining games and amass nine points, we should be able to bounce back and achieve our aim of coming to Ijebu Ode." The other big result of the Day Two was the shocking result recorded by lowly rated FC Robo of Lagos. The Coach Emmanuel Osahon Girls defeated NWFL Premiership top rated team and multiple champions, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa 2-0. Musa opts-out of Kano Pillars away games over unsafe roads Kano Pillars have announced that Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa will miss most of their away games when the second stanza of the Nigeria Professional Football League begins April 28. This was confirmed in a statement by the Chairman of the club, Surajo Yahaya. Mr.Yahaya noted that Musa will be available for every home fixtures but would only attend away games if he could travel by air. The former Leicester City and CSKA Moscow winger, who has been a free agent since parting ways with Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr in October, rejoined his boyhood club Kano Pillars for a second stint until the end of the season. He is expected to make his debut for Pillars on May 5, when the Sai Masu Gida •Ahmed Musa welcomes Enyimba. Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian relay quartets' qualification hangs in the balance Nigerian relay teams could miss out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics if the Sports Ministry fails to make funds available next week for the quartets to travel to Poland for the World Relays billed for May 1-2 in Poland. Nigeria is one of the countries registered to participate in the relays were seven finalists would gain automatic qualification for •Okon-George FIFA president warns ESL clubs of consequences •As UK Prime Minister meets with FA, PL FIFA president Gianni Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the Infantino "strongly disapproves" of the breakaway European Super League and says the League officials and fans' repre- Football Association, Premier 12 clubs will have to "live with sentatives on Tuesday, after which the consequences" of their decision to join. "whatever action necessary", in- the government said it will take Premier League clubs Arsenal, cluding legislative options, to ensure the proposals were stopped. Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Johnson's stance is supported Tottenham are part of the proposed league. crats. by Labour and the Liberal Demo- "There is a lot to throw away A statement released after a for maybe a short-term financial gain for some," said League and the 14 clubs not in- meeting between the Premier Infantino. volved said they "unanimously "Either you are in or you are and vigorously" rejected plans for out." the competition. the Tokyo 2020 Games. As at yesterday, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria officials were still in the dark with regards to when funds be released. Meanwhile Nigeria will have five teams men and women 4x100m, 4x400m, and mixed relay Blessing Okagbare, Tobi Amusan, Grace Nwaokocha, Joy- Udo Gabriel and Tima Godless made the squad for the women 4x100m. Divine Oduduru, Seye Ogunlewe, Enoch Adegoke, Jerry Japka and Usheoritse Itsekiri will feature in the men 4x100m. The women 4x400m will have Imaobong Nse Uko, Patience Okon-George, Glory Patrick, Abasino Akpan, Oke Opeyemi, and Osaretin Usembo. Bayern Munich, PSG reject to join ESL, stick with UEFA B AYERN MUNICH and Paris Saint-Germain have turned down the opportunity to join the European Super League. The duo were the two most notable absentees, when 12 of Europe's biggest clubs enraged supporters, players, managers and pundits alike by announcing the formation of a new European Super League. And while both have been invited, neither appear likely to join up any time soon. Bayern, who are partially fanowned, have instead backed Uefa's proposed reforms to the Champions League. Club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "FC Bayern did not participate in the planning of a Super League. "We are convinced that the current structure in football guarantees a reliable foundation. "FC Bayern welcomes the reforms of the Champions League because we believe that they are the right step for the development of European football. "The modified preliminary round will contribute to more excitement and emotion in the competition. “I do not believe the Super League will solve the financial problems of European clubs that were caused by the coronavirus pandemic. PSG chairman Nasser Al- Khelaifi, who was yesterday reelected to the Uefa Executive Committee as representative of the European Club Association, echoed Bayern's stance.
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