en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-06-02 Nigeria Sports

Contrasting wins for Brazil, Germany
The Hindu
Brazil was tested while Germany was rampant as the two marquee sides triumphed in their opening games at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand on Monday. Five-time winner Brazil recovered from 1-2 down to beat Africa's champion Nigeria 4-2 ...

'Flying Eagles were naïve against Brazil'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Fall To Junior Selecao In Battle Of Tanaki   Leadership Newspapers
Manu: Mistakes cost us against Brazil   Goal.com
News24 Nigeria
Times of India
NAIJ.COM
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Iheanacho didn't deserve to 'start' - Akpoborie
Goal.com
As reactions continue to trail Nigeria U20's 4-2 defeat to the Brazil U20 side in their opening game of the 2015 Fifa U20 World Cup in New Zealand, former Super Eagles forward Jonathan Akpoborie says Kelechi Iheanacho should not have been handed a ...

Akpoborie Faults Garba's Tactics   Leadership Newspapers
Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho: I want to be the best footballer in the ...   HITC
Garba pressing self-destruct button   SuperSport
AllAfrica.com
THISDAY Live
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Eaglets to face Brazil in 4-Nation Invitational
Nigeria Football Federation
Nigeria's U-17 side, Golden Eaglets, will open their account at the Suwon International Tournament in Korea against their Brazilian counterparts on June 10, the organizers have revealed. The Nigeria-Brazil encounter which is the second match of the day, ...

Eaglets Open 4-Nation Invitational against Brazil   Information Nigeria

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Ghana penalty curse continues
GhanaWeb
Ghana's penalty curse struck again in Point-Noire as Congo advanced to the final qualifying round of the Caf Under-23 Championship. A 29th minute strike by Sylvere Ganvoula cancelled out Ghana's 1-0 first-leg advantage over Congo's Red Devils at the ...

Congo 1-0 Ghana: Meteors crash out of Olympic Games qualifiers on penalties   Goal.com
Ghana join Cameroon on Olympic scrapheap   SuperSport
Rio 2016 qualifiers: Congo crash out Black Meteors as Black Queens thump ...   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

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Keshi Sympathises with Emenike over Father's Death
News24 Nigeria
Lagos - Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, his assistants, back-room staff and players have consoled striker Emmanuel Emenike over the death of his father, Pa Felix Emenike Ndukwu. Keshi said on Sunday that the entire team feels Emmanuel Emenike's ...

Keshi consoles Emenike   SuperSport
Emmanuel Emenike: NFF consoles Super Eagles striker over father's death   Pulse Nigeria
NFF Confirms S'eagles Arrival's Date   AllAfrica.com
Nigerian Bulletin
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Shetemi Ayetigbo: Young Nigerian footballer dies on pitch
AllSports.com.gh
A DUBLIN family has been left devastated after a teenage football star died suddenly while he was playing a match. Shetemi Ayetigbo (16) collapsed yesterday afternoon while his team Belvedere FC was playing a schoolboy league game. The incident ...

Paramedics battled to save teen's life   Irish Examiner
Family of young soccer player who died on pitch too upset to speak   Irish Independent
Teenager who died during football match named   Irish Times
Mirror.co.uk
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
UTV Ireland
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Best 12 School Vie for Honours in Lagos
THISDAY Live
The finals of the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship began yesterday and will climax with the grand finale on Saturday. Over 10,000 schools from across the country took part in the preliminaries which culminated in the finals being ...

17th Milo Basketball Championships:12 schools go to battle in Lagos   The Nation Newspaper
Nestle Milo Basketball Championship Climax in Lagos   Daily Times Nigeria

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