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NIGERIAN SPORTS TODAY
October 05, 2008

• Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Website
  
  Medals table
  Schedule
  Olympics blog
   
• Confederation Of African Football

 

• FIFA
   

• FIFA Globalcom Premier League
   

• EYINBA Globalcom Premier League
   

• BasketballTV

 
 

• Enyimba In Titanic Grudge Match
  Enyimba FC of Aba takes on Al-Ahly of Egypt in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League in Aba. The 'Aba Millionaires' will seek to avenge the 0-1 defeat they suffered three years ago in the hands of the Al-Ahly and put them on course for the final ticket. Johnson Ayantunji reports Daily Independent
   
• Race For Newcastle Gets Tougher
  Chris Nathaniel owner of London-based NVA Management has made the expression 'Nigerian consortium' one of the easily recognisable on Daily Independent
   
• Can Enyimba overcome Al Ahly hurdle today?
  Enyimba Football  Club begin the first of their two steps to overcome the semi final hurdle of high-riding Al Ahly of Egypt with the first leg today at the Aba Township stadium where the Aba...Vanguard
   
• Enyimba targets goals’ feast against Ahly - CAF Champions League
  As Enyimba FC of Aba confront Egyptian giant, Al-Ahly, in a semi final match of the CAF Champions League this afternoon in Aba, Belgian tactician of the Peoples Elephant, Maurice Cooreman believes plenty of goals in this first-leg match would do the team more good. Tribune
   
• Glo match experience live in Abuja
  Super Eagles fans have been urged to watch out for a unique match experience to be provided by Globacom during the World Cup qualifying match in Abuja between Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Tribune
   
• Ekiti set to host first marathon
  As Ekiti State government intensifies effort at bringing sustainable development to sports in the state, more corporate bodies and individuals have continued to identify with the government in this direction. Tribune
   
• Olukanmi’s death shocking - NFF
  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed shock at the death of one–time board member of the body, Chief Femi Olukanmi, who gave up the ghost last Tuesday afternoon. Tribune
   
• Fight-to-finish
  Enyimba would be facing their toughest opposition in this year’s CAF Champions League as they host Egypt’s Al Ahly in the semi-final first leg encounter in Aba today.
  The Nigerian side are desperate to record an emphatic win against the Egyptians| The Sun
   
• Leave Amodu alone
  There has been spirited calls for Samson Siasia to take over the job of coaching the Super Eagles from Shaibu Amodu since after he led the Dream Team IV to the final of the football event at the last Olympic Games in Beijing|The Sun
   
• Angola coach throws in towel
  Angola coach Oliveria Goncalves resigned as Angola coach on Saturday after successive poor showings in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. BBC