Bronze medalist in 4 x 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Uchenna Emedolu, speaks about his career and retirement in this interview with Allwell Okpi
You had a successful career in track and field. How did it begin?
Saturday
Injury Will Keep Cech Out of Game For Four Weeks---Wenger
Arsenal Head Coach Arsene Wenger has confirmed Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a calf injury, Sky Sports reports.
The Czech Republic international suffered the injury as he raced back towards his own penalty area after coming up for a corner in the last minute of his side’s 2-1 home defeat to Swansea on Wednesday, a result which left the Gunners six points behind Premier League leaders Leicester.
I'd Prefer Worst of Messi To Best of Rolnado-- Neymar
Neymar has joked he would rather have Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi’s left leg than Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s right.
In a light-hearted exchange with UOL’s Mauro Beting, Neymar tackled several subjects including, unsurprisingly, the long-standing debate surrounding Messi and Ronaldo.
Nigeria Moves Up By One Position In FIFA Raking
Despite the change in the team’s early exit from the 2016 African Nations Championship, the Eagles garnered 547 points, a difference of four points from the 543 points they had in February.
The Eagles are now 11th in the continental rankings, behind Cameroon, who are 61st in the world and 10th on the continent.
Nigeria have moved up one spot from 63rd to the 62nd position in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
On the continent, Ivory Coast, who were ranked first in February, have dropped to the second place. They are behind Cape Verde, who occupied the second place last month. The Ivorians dropped eight places to become 36th in the world while Cape Verde are now 31 in the world after moving up two place from their 33rd position in February with 789 points.Algeria, who were 36th in February, dropped another one place to rank 37th in March. They are still Africa’s third with 743 points. They are followed by Ghana, who remained where they were in February when they dropped eight points to sit in the 41st position. Tunisia and Senegal occupy the fifth and sixth positions on the continent with 609 and 603 points. They are placed 47th and 48th in the world.
Nigeria’s opponents in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Egypt, are ranked seventh in Africa with 589 points. The Pharaohs moved up two places from their 55th position in February.
The top ten in the world remained unchanged as Belgium are still the world’s best football playing team. The Belgians retained their 1506 points. They are followed by Argentina with 1457 points and Spain with 1374 points. Germany, Chile, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, England and Austria, complete the top 10 in the world.
Young Hausa Traders Lure Our Daughters into Early Marriage With Financial Inducement----Lagos Residents
Some parents in Lagos have expressed concern over the threat allegedly posed by male residents of Hausa extraction to their young girls following the Ese Oruru saga.
They alleged that young Hausa traders have been luring young girls of other ethnic extractions with financial and material gifts into amorous relationships.
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