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| Barnsley striker Kayode Odejayi
was named in Nigeria's 26-man squad on Thursday for next month's
friendly with Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria and a World Cup
qualifier against South Africa in June.
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| Nigeria named Shaibu Amodu on
Thursday as head coach of the national team two months after
German manager Bertis Vogts left following a poor African
Nations Cup performance in Ghana.
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| Draw for the third round of African
Champions League.
ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) v Olympique Khouribga (Morocco)
Zamalek (Egypt) v InterClube (Angola)
Dynamos (Zimbabwe) v Etoile Sahel (Tunisia)
Coton Sport (Cameroon) v JS Kabylie (Algeria)
Al Ittihad (Libya) v TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) v Club Africain (Tunisia)
Platinum Stars (South Africa) v Al Ahli (Egypt)
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Mamelodi Sundowns (South
Africa)
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| German Berti Vogts, former coach of Germany, Scotland and Nigeria, was confirmed Friday as the new coach of Azerbaijan for World Cup 2010 qualifiers. |
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| Morgan Andersen, former director
of Norwegian club Lyn, was handed a one-year suspended jail
sentence by an Oslo court on Wednesday for forging contracts
relating to Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel in 2005.
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| Everton striker Victor
Anichebe is expected to finally commit his international future
to Nigeria with a debut for the under-23 team in their final
Olympic qualifier against South Africa in Abuja on Wednesday.
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| Former winners Enyimba of
Nigeria and Egyptian giants Zamalek both scored comfortable wins
in their African Champions League second-round, first-leg ties
on Sunday.
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| Everton striker Victor Anichebe
has joined the list of high-profile players called up for
Nigeria's decisive Olympic Games qualifier against South Africa
later this month, officials said on Wednesday.
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| Eredivisie: Late flurry hands Gronigen third spot |
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| English second tier side Hull could try and persuade Nigerian international veteran Jay-Jay Okocha to stay with them for another season. |
