Portsmouth FA Cup title hopes suffered a huge blow when their Germany-born Ghanaian midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng did not make the trip to Wembley for the CUp final against Chelsea.
The midfield star is battling a ankle injury and as not been part of the team’s preparation for the game.
Pompey manager Avram Grant said: [...]
Striker Mario Balotelli also known as SuperMario is confident about his future with the Azzurri, the Italian senior national team.
The youngster whose biological parents hail from Ghana was left out of Italy’s provisional squad for the SouthAfrica 2010 World Cup. Balotelli however thinks it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a hosuehold name [...]
Former Nigerian star Jay Jay Okocha is concerned that Nedum Onuoha may live to regret his decision to wait for a call up into the England squad rather than play for Nigeria.
“Playing for Nigeria would have afforded him the chance of [featuring] at the World Cup which attracts better offers for him,” Okocha said.
“I just [...]
Here is Nigeria’s starting eleven against Argentina.
Goalkeeper
Vincent Enyeama
Defenders
Taye Taiwo, Chidi Odiah, Joseph Yobo, Danny Shittu
Midfielders
Dickson Etuhu, Sani Kaita, Haruna Lukman
Strikers
Chinedu Obasi, Obinna Nsofor, Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Points to note
Obasi starts ahead of Odemwingie; Shittu will partner Yobo in central defense and Haruna will play in central midfield.
What do you think about the lineup?
Source: mtnfootball.com
Goalkeepers:
Faouzi Chaouchi (Entente Setif),
Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef),
Rais Ouheb Mbouli (Slavia Sofia),
Defenders:
Habib Belaid (Boulogne-sur-Mer),
Nader Belhadj (Portsmouth),
Majid Bougherra (Rangers),
Rafik Halliche (Nacional),
Abdelkader Laifaoui (Entente Setif),
Carl Medjani (Ajaccio),
Djamel Mesbah (Lecce),
Antar Yahia (VfL Bochum);
Midfielders:
Djamel Abdoun (Nantes),
Riad Boudebouz (Sochaux),
Adlane Guedioura (Wolverhampton Wanderers),
Fouad Kadir (Valenciennes),
Medhi Lacen (Racing Santanader),
Yazid Mansouri (Lorient),
Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth),
Karim Ziani (VfL Wolfsburg);
Forwards:
Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens),
Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena),
Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach),
Rafik Saifi (Istres)
Goalkeepers:
Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor),
Carlos Kameni (Espanyol),
Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes);
Defenders:
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham),
Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham),
Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes),
Aurelien Chedjou (Lille),
Geremi (Ankaragucu),
Stephane Mbia (Marseille),
Nicolas Nkoulou (Monaco),
Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor);
Midfielders:
Eyong Enoh (Ajax),
Jean II Makoun (Lyon),
Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern),
Joel Matip (Schalke),
Landry Nguemo (Celtic),
Alexandre Song (Arsenal);
Forwards:
Vincent Aboubakar (Coton Sport),
Eric Choupo-Moting (Nuremberg),
Achille Emana (Betis),
Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan),
Mohamadou Idrissou (Freiburg),
Achille Webo (Mallorca)
Goalkeepers:
Boubacar Barry (Lokeren),
Aristides Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya),
Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Abidjan);
Defenders:
Souleymane Bamba (Hibernian),
Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart),
Guy Demel (Hamburg SV),
Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal),
Steve Gohouri (Wigan Athletic),
Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes),
Kolo Toure (Manchester City),
Benjamin Brou Angoua (Valenciennes);
Midfielders:
Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco),
Abdelkader Keita (Galatasaray),
Emmanuel Kone (International Curtea Arges),
Gervais Yao Kouassi (Lille),
Christian Koffi Ndri (Sevilla),
Cheik Ismael Tiote (Twente Enschede),
Yaya Toure (Barcelona), Didier Zokora (Sevilla);
Forwards:
Aruna Dindane (Lekhwiya),
Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys Berne),
Didier Drogba (Chelsea),
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea)
Goalkeepers:
Richard Kingson (Wigan),
Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals),
Stephen Ahorlu (Hearts of Lions);
Defenders:
Samuel Inkoom (Basle),
Jonathan Mensah (Granada),
Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea),
Rahim Ayew (Zamalek),
Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen),
John Mensah (Lyon),
Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim),
John Pantsil (Fulham);
Midfielders:
Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan),
Derek Boateng (Getafe),
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg),
Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese),
Andre Ayew (Marseille),
Stephen Appiah (Bologna),
Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Al Sadd),
Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth);
Forwards:
Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda),
Asamoah Gyan (Rennes),
Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim),
Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan)
Goalkeepers:
Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda),
Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikvah),
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Defenders:
Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam),
Rabiu Afolabi (Red Bull Salzburg),
Elderson Echiejile (Stade Rennes),
Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow),
Danny Shittu (Bolton Wanderers),
Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille),
Joseph Yobo (Everton);
Midfielders:
Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev),
Dickson Etuhu (Fulham),
Sani Kaita (Alania Vladikavhaz),
Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth),
Haruna Lukman (Monaco),
John Obi Mikel (Chelsea),
Kalu Uche (Almeria),
John Utaka (Portsmouth);
Forwards:
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton),
Obafemi Martins (VfL Wolfsburg),
Obinna Nsofor (Malaga),
Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim),
Peter Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow)
Goalkeepers:
Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs),
Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates),
Shuaib Walters (Maritzburg United)
Defenders:
Siboniso Gaxa (Sundowns),
Anele Ngcongca (Genk),
Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth),
Matthew Booth (Sundowns),
Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United),
Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows),
Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa),
Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)
Midfielders:
Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates),
Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town),
Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs),
MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan),
Thanduyise Khuboni (Golden Arrows),
Kagiso Dikgacoi (Fulham),
Steven Pienaar (Everton),
Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
Strikers:
Surprise Moriri (Sundowns),
Bernard Parker (FC Twente),
Katlego Mphela (Sundowns),
Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows)
Portsmouth FA Cup title hopes suffered a huge blow when their Germany-born Ghanaian midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng did not make the trip to Wembley for the CUp final against Chelsea.
The midfield star is battling a ankle injury and as not been part of the team’s preparation for the game.
Pompey manager Avram Grant said: ‘It’s not looking so good for Kevin. He has not trained this week and at the moment he will not play.
FIFA earlier this week confirmed Boateng’s nationality switch making him illegible to play for Ghana. He is on Ghana’s 30 man provisional list for the World Cup.
Boateng is expected to join his colleagues in Paris, France on May 24th as the Black Stars prepare for the tournament. It’s unclear if the injury will affect his preparation towards the World Cup too.
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Striker Mario Balotelli also known as SuperMario is confident about his future with the Azzurri, the Italian senior national team.
The youngster whose biological parents hail from Ghana was left out of Italy’s provisional squad for the SouthAfrica 2010 World Cup. Balotelli however thinks it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a hosuehold name in the Nazionale, the Goal.com reports.
“I have yet to decide where I will go on holiday, but it will certainly be a place where I will be able to watch the World Cup on tv,” Balotelli told La Gazzetta dello Sportnewspaper yesterday as he met Gianni Grazioli in Vicenza, the secretary general of the Italian Players’ Association.
However Ghana has made several times to get the striker to play for the country.Mario has consistently turn down their offer stating that he doesn’t Ghanaian.
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Former Nigerian star Jay Jay Okocha is concerned that Nedum Onuoha may live to regret his decision to wait for a call up into the England squad rather than play for Nigeria.
“Playing for Nigeria would have afforded him the chance of [featuring] at the World Cup which attracts better offers for him,” Okocha said.
“I just hope he won’t live to regret that action for the rest of his life,” added the former Bolton midfielder.
“If I were him, I would grab the chance of playing for Nigeria rather than beg for an England shirt.”
Nedum Onuoha who plays club at Manchester City, recentely turned down an invitation to play for Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup. Nedum has featured for regularly for England at the Under21 level two years ago but is yet to receive a call up to England’s senior national team .
Nigeria manager Lars Lagerback left the central defender out of the provisional squad for the World Cup since he could not make a commitment to play.
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English Premiership club Sunderland is sending Zimbabwe international striker Benjani Mwaruwari back to Manchester City.
The Daily Mail says Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has decided not to take up an option to sign Benjani permanently.
Benjani moved to Sunderland on loan during the January transfer window after struggling to get a first team appearance at City.
Upon arrival at the Wearside he has failed to dislodge the likes of Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones.
Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o claims the club owes him 3 million Euros. This figure represents 15% of his 20 million transfer to Inter Milan over last summer.
According to the Cameroon striker, Spain’s Footballers Association states that players are entitled to 15% of the transfer fee paid to another club.
Meanwhile the Spanish giants disagree claiming that this applies to only Spain and the agreement is between Spanish clubs. Again the payments is the responsibility of the club that purchases the club.
If an agreement cannot be reached between the two parties we see the resort to the courts.
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