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A year of highs and lows for Canadian soccer – Canada.com

A year of highs and lows for Canadian soccer
Canada.com
By Peter James, Postmedia News December 22, 2011 7:24 AM Canada's Christine Sinclair, wearing a mask to protect her broken nose, looks on during their July 5 World Cup loss to Nigeria in Dresden, Germany. Unfilled expectations characterized the year in

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December 22, 2011 By : rioworld Category : featured Tags:, , , , , , , , , , , ,
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2014 World Cup: Eagles clash with Namibian Warriors – Nigerian Tribune


Nigerian Tribune
2014 World Cup: Eagles clash with Namibian Warriors
Nigerian Tribune
Just as Nigeria, Namibia, which eliminated Djibouti in the previous round of the World Cup qualifiers, missed out on next year's Africa Cup of Nations to Burkina Faso though they are still in the boardroom as regards the ineligibility claims against
2014 World Cup: Nigeria start with NamibiaThe Nation Newspaper
Nigeria Begins World Cup Qualifiers against NamibiaTHISDAY Live

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November 19, 2011 By : rioworld Category : featured Tags:, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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2014 World Cup: Nigeria start with Namibia – The Nation Newspaper

2014 World Cup: Nigeria start with Namibia
The Nation Newspaper
By Our Reporter 5 minutes ago Nigeria's Super Eagles will open its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign against the Brave Warriors of Namibia at home on June 1, 2012, MTNFootball.com reports. The reverse tie is fixed for Windhoek on June 14, 2013.

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Where’s The Steroid-Injected Beef?

When questions of cheating and the Under 17 World Cup come ’round, usually it’s more “Why does Nigeria’s defensive mid using a cane?” rather than “Where’s the beef…for testing purposes?” Luckily, the tournament was held in Mexico this year, which means questions of tainted food were never going to be too far off.

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October 18, 2011 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Monday Briefing – FIFA U-20 World Cup Latest; D-Day for Spanish League – World Football Insider


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Monday Briefing – FIFA U-20 World Cup Latest; D-Day for Spanish League
World Football Insider
Brazil beat Spain 4-2 on penalties to reach the FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-finals. They will play Mexico who swept aside host Colombia 3-1. France will meet Portugal in the other semi-final on Wednesday after defeating Nigeria 3-2 in extra time.
Jonathan Wilson: Under-20 World Cup reaches semifinals after host's SI.com
Brazil edges Spain in 'real final' of U-20Seattle Post Intelligencer
World Football – Brazil down Spain in U20 semiYahoo! Eurosport UK
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No Such Thing As Too Casual

Just before Spain was busy being dispatched from their path along the impossible dream of winning the u19, u20 and u21 championships in the same summer, France was busy getting a lesson in late-game drama from Nigeria. And then Gueida Fofana hit back with some drama and technique of his own, sending France on its way to a 3-2 victory in ET

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August 15, 2011 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , ,
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