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Ibadan agog for Airtel Rising Stars

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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IBADAN, Oyo State, Nigeria; September 15, 2011: West Africa's largest city, Ibadan South-West Nigeria bubbled with the vigour of youth Wednesday, September 14, 2011 as 480 youngsters on the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Tournament train moved into the city for the national Close Camp phase.

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Youngsters lauds Airtel as Kanu offers Tips for Success in Soccer

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Lagos, Nigeria; September 01, 2011: Participating youngsters in the on-going Airtel Rising Stars Under-17 Tournament have lauded Airtel Nigeria for coming up with the initiative just as they declared readiness to follow the career path of the Tournament Partner and former African Footballer of the Year, Kanu Nwankwo, whom they described as a national hero for his exploits in football.
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Ibadan agog for Airtel Rising Stars

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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IBADAN, Oyo State, Nigeria; September 15, 2011: West Africa's largest city, Ibadan South-West Nigeria bubbled with the vigour of youth Wednesday, September 14, 2011 as 480 youngsters on the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Tournament train moved into the city for the national Close Camp phase.

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Youngsters lauds Airtel as Kanu offers Tips for Success in Soccer

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Lagos, Nigeria; September 01, 2011: Participating youngsters in the on-going Airtel Rising Stars Under-17 Tournament have lauded Airtel Nigeria for coming up with the initiative just as they declared readiness to follow the career path of the Tournament Partner and former African Footballer of the Year, Kanu Nwankwo, whom they described as a national hero for his exploits in football.
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480 Youngsters Scale Through Airtel Open Camp For Under 17

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Lagos, Nigeria; September 8, 2011:After three weeks of nation-wide football activities, a total of 480 youngsters, males and females, have been shortlisted for the Zonal Airtel Close camp in the on-going Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Football Tournament in Nigeria.

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Argentina National Team, as Nigeria, is in a transition stage.

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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The Super Eagles battle the Argentina National Team in anything but a friendly on September 6 in Bangladesh. After the Argies poor showing at the Copa America, the Argentina Federation appointed Alejandro Sabella as the new helmsman.

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NIGERIAN TEEN ONAZI HANDED LAZIO DEBUT

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Nigerian teen football prodigies Sani Emmanuel and Ogenyi Onazi have been in the news ever since their successful run with the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009 and their subsequent trials with Premiership giants Chelsea and Tottenham.

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NIGERIAN TEEN ONAZI HANDED LAZIO DEBUT

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Nigerian teen football prodigies Sani Emmanuel and Ogenyi Onazi have been in the news ever since their successful run with the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009 and their subsequent trials with Premiership giants Chelsea and Tottenham.

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African football business summit in the offing

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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The first business conference aimed at African football will take place in Ghana later this year.

The maiden edition of the African Football Executive Summit will be held in Accra from 26-27 May.

Organiser says they are seeking to examine the business aspect of the game in Africa, which has been neglected in previous football summits.

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AC MILAN STAR PLANS TO END 10-YR STINT IN EUROPE

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Home sweet home! There's no place like home, even as AC Milan star, Ronaldinho, is already homesick as he's negotiating a return to Brazil from Italy, with three top clubs lining up to sign him.

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AIYEGBENI ASKS MOYES TO PLAY HIM REGULARLY OR HE QUITS

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Aiyegbeni and Moyes
Yakubu Aiyegbeni is frustrated with his lack of playing opportunities at Everton this season. The Nigeria striker has spent most of this term sitting on the bench with Michael Arteta preferred by Coach David Moyes.
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COACH WANTS WLADIMIR TO FACE HAYE

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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TRAINER Emanuel Steward has urged Wladimir Klitschko to fight David Haye – for the sake of world boxing.

The heavyweight division has gone stale in recent years due to the dominance of the Klitschko brothers, while Haye's last fight was a three-round mismatch with Audley Harrison.
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APPIAH MAY RETURN TO BLACK STARS

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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FORMER captain of the Black Stars, Stephen Appiah, has been requested to rescind his retirement from the national team.

Ghana's maverick coach, Isaac 'Opeele' Boateng, said the former captain must rescind his retirement decision and return to the Black Stars.
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2010: DRAMATIC YEAR IN AFRICAN FOOTBALL

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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If 2010 was the 'Year of Africa' in football circles, it will be remembered for a spirited celebration of the FIFA World Cup that left little room for much of the pre-event doubts.
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BOLT WILL SET MORE RECORDS IN 2012, SAYS COACH

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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USAIN Bolt's coach, Glen Mills, believes the Olympic and world 100 and 200 metres champion could reach his peak for 2012 when the London Olympics take place.

Bolt, 24, has returned to training after back and Achilles injuries cut short his 2010 season and forced him to miss the Commonwealth Games.
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CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:20
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Monday night's crowning of Samuel Eto'o as African Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) brought up the tally of Cameroonian victories to be at par with Nigeria's.
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