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Its almost official: Were it not for that late minute eqaulizer Nigeria would have qualified as a second placed team. Honestly, Guinea didn't even need the draw to progress! Even with the lost they would have won the group!

So far the pots are as follows:

POT I:
Equitoreal Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire

POT II:
Burkina Faso (TBC - awaiting CAF ruling), Senegal, Morocco (TBC), Tunisia

POT III:
Libya, Mali, Guinea, Zambia

POT IV:
Angola, Niger, Botswana, Sudan (TBC)

Looks like Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire should be strong favourites to win. With Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa out, Senegal and Morocco are the only real competition. Zambia and Mali could be a dark horse, but I can't see them beating either Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana. If Burkina Faso and Morocco don't qualify than this is this easiest CAN ever to win,

Worst thing is that had Nigeria not lost that injury time goal they would have gone through as second best team,

Siasia should have not risked the win by taking of Joel Obi.

At least we are in good company: Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa,

For those interested: Uganda tie Sudan as the second placed team. If this stays the same than they will be playing to get the second spot.

JaaizTech:
Now it is official we are out. Sudan and Libya will take the best loser spot. Libya-- 12 points; Sudan-- 13points+

No. Libya is through. Sudan still has to wait for results in other matches. At the moment Uganda is tied with Sudan (unless goals are scored) and there would be a rematch.

Akainzo:
Libya and Sudan figures are wrong!  To normalise things, CAF would remove the points for the last p,aced team, that way ALL teams would be judged against 3 teams. You therefore have to normalise Libya and Sudan's figures.

Nope. They are right. Libya has 8 points, while Sudan has 7 points and a +1 GD.

Interesting but Uganda and Sudan have the same nr of points, same GD, same nr of goal scored. Could be a rematch for them to qualify for 2012.

AFRICASON: Libya has qualified as second best team, Sudan still has to wait.

Nigeria are out. Libya and Sudan are already above Nigeria in the hunt for the two qualifying spots, so Nigeria is not going to Gabon and Equitoreal Guinea.

And Nigeria crashes out,

Koikoi:
Guy, you are behind time. b4 this match, Guinea had 13 points, while Nigeria had 10. Pls check your record

The points won with the last team in the table don't count. If the score remains the same Nigeria has 2 wins, 1 loss and a draw against Guinea and Ethiopia = 7 points and GD +4

Libya draw with Zambia to finish second in group. Since no other team is capable of finishing with 8pts Libya qualify as the best 2nd placed team.

ONLY ONE SPACE UP FOR GRABS!

Sudan loses to Ghana to finish second in group. They have 7pts and +1 GD.

If the score remains the same Nigeria has 7 points and a +4 GD. They could still qualify from second place. They are still in for now (Libya has 8 pts, Nigeria is 2nd with 7 points and the best GD).

And honestly it looks like no other country is likely to beat that GD and point total.

5/10/2011 (Wednesday)

Italian Calcio League B
Nocerina - Juve Stabia 2:3
70' Jerry Uche Mbakogu (Juve Stabia) (1:3)
Looks like a lot of lucky bounces there, but quite a goal dribbled into goal with a brilliant first touch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGMdf3ZOnA (goal at 2:50).

Good thing is that Guinea is fully aware that even if they lose they are almost 100% sure to qualify as a second best team (unless Madagascar beat Ethiopia in Addis Abeba). That should ease the pressure on Nigeria should they go ahead.

4/10/2011 (Tuesday)

Swedish League Superettan
Osters - Jönköpings Södra IF 2:1
55' Kevin Amuneke (Osters) (2:1)

3/10/2011 (Monday)

Cyprus 1st Div. League
Ethnikos Achnas Fc - Olympiakos Nicosia 0:1
55' Chidi Onyemah (Olympiakos Nicosia) (0:1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t85sIxENMwE (goal at 1:35)

2/10/2011 (Sunday)

Finland Veikkausliiga League
Jyvaskylan JK - KuPS 1:2
58' Olajide Williams (KuPS) (0:2)

Belgium Jupiler League
Germinal Beerschot - Club Brugge KV 1:1
77' Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge KV) (0:1)
Akpala reminding the world about himself after going AWOL last season.
http://www./video/xlft7e_club-brugge-miss-out-on-top-spot_sport

Ukraine Vischaya League
FC Vorskla Poltava - FC Dinamo Kiev 1:2
65' Aide Ideye Brown (FC Dinamo Kiev) (1:1)
Lately scores almost every game - Ideye's 6th goal of the season. Although to be honest missed some glorious chances.
http://dynamo.kiev.ua/comp/ukr-champ/11/match2862/video/ (goal at 2:00)

Norway Tippeligaen
Brann - Valerenga 1:4
83' Fengor Ogude (Valerenga) (1:3)
Ogude with a goal and 2 assists. Kim Ojo with a bad miss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQIXWFVgec (goal at 3:05)

Denmark Superliga
Odense BK - Koge BK 2:1
27' Peter Utaka (Odense BK) (1:1)
32' Peter Utaka (Odense BK) (2:1)
Scores two after returning from an injury spell. Could not find highlights.

Norway Division 1 League
Nybergsund - Randaberg 3:3
36' Ezekiel Bala (Randaberg) (1:1)
86' Ezekiel Bala (Randaberg) (2:3)
If you're based in Norway feel free to watch: http://nrk.no/sport/fotball/1_divisjon/1.7817003

Norway Division 1 League
Hodd - Bryne 0:1
18' Prince Efe Ehiorobo (Bryne) (0:1)
If you're based in Norway feel free to watch: http://nrk.no/sport/fotball/1_divisjon/1.7817003

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Cup
Alarabi - Altadamon 5:1
6' Adolfols Prince (Altadamon) (0:1)

OK Sunday, but with a poor Saturday not much ado,

Very poor Saturday.

01/10/2011 (Saturday)

Turkey Super Ligi
Antalyaspor - Sivasspor 2:2
79' Michael Eneramo (Sivasspor) (2:2)
Based on highlights was a livewire throughout the match, but did lose a lot of balls in good positions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBkYqUrNcfI (4:45)

Finland Ykkonen League Div. 1
Oulun Palloseura - FC Popa 7:0
8' Augustin Jibrin (Oulun Palloseura) (1:0)
68' Augustin Jibrin (Oulun Palloseura) (6:0)
Nice second goal (start 2:15), but it looks like a training match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jswXWPEtTRo

Romania Divizia A
CS Gaz Metan Medias - Universitatea Cluj 2:5
63' Anthony Nwakaeme (Universitatea Cluj) (1:4)
With an assist and goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc8t-6ky4Tg

First half ends 0:0, so good result for Enyimba.

Found this link:
http://www.footv4.com/channel1.html

My picture isn't great but its working.

I reported Brown

30/09/2011 (Friday)

German Bundesliga 2nd Div.
Alemannia Aachen - FSV Frankfurt 1:3
53' Macauley Chrisantus (FSV Frankfurt) (1:1)
69' Macauley Chrisantus (FSV Frankfurt) (1:2)
86' Macauley Chrisantus (FSV Frankfurt) (1:3)
Classic hattrick + he scored with his left foot, right foot and his head. The first goal is nice, the other two are predatory goals. I believe this is Chrisantus's first career hattrick and hopefully its a sign that he is finally fulfilling his promise. That puts his tally up to 5 goals for the season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kK_n2bq7QM

Malta Premier League
Qormi F.C - Floriana 1:1
25' Charles Nwoke (Qormi F.C.) (1:0)
Nwoke scored on his debut last week. Now he has scored on his second appearance.
1 : 1 Floriana

29/09/2011 (Thursday)

UEFA Europa League
Braga Sporting (Portugal) - Club Brugge KV (Belgium)
71' Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge KV) (1:1
http://rutube.ru/tracks/4863194.html?v=744b98ad05fb7f82234a89f164e43068

UEFA Europa League
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel) - FC Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine)
9' Aide Ideye Brown (FC Dinamo Kiev) (0:1)
http://www./video/xle1w2_goals-highlights-maccabi-tel-aviv-1-1-dinamo-kiev-vivagoals-com_sport

28/09/2011 (Wednesday)

Finland Veikkausliiga League
KuPS - IFK Mariehamn 2:1
48' Dickson Nwakaeme (KuPS) (2:0)

Finland Veikkausliiga League
FC Haka - FC Honka 0:4
87' MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi (FC Honka) (0:4)
Watched the whole highlights: Absolutely shocking that FC Haka lost 4:0 and failed to score a goal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wviXyNlwRok (look 2:48)

Denmark Cup
Jaegersborg - FC Midtjylland 0:6
78' Jude Nworuh (FC Midtjylland) (0:4)
84' Adigun Salami (FC Midtjylland) (0:5)

South Africa Premier League
Maritzburg United - Platinum Stars FC 2:1
85' Felix Obada (Maritzburg United) (1:1)

Don't know about Martins, but he didn't feature in the last game.

26/09/2011 (Monday)

Romania Divizia A
Pandurii - Astra Petrolul 1:2
3' Kehinde Fatai (Astra Petrolul) (0:1)
Apparently the guy won best player in Romania. Plays as striker / AM / RW. Maybe worth a look? Nonetheless all the goals I have seen of his are predatory goals, not well worked ones.
Here is Fatai's previous goal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtsUZhtT0DI
Here is yesterdays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fManVfIWVo8

Swedish League Allsvenskan
Gefle - Kalmar 1:1
29' Abiola Dauda (Kalmar) (0:1)
His goal is at 0:55 (a real quality screamer), but its worth watching the the first minute of the highlights, as Dauda had some great moves before his goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYAQIhHEH0

25/09/2011 (Sunday)

Russian Premier League
FC Krasnodar - FC Spartak Moskva 2:4
31' Emmanuel Emenike (FC Spartak Moskva) (0:1)
Nicely worked goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF2YaHwq0v4

Spor Toto Super Lİg Turkey
Sivasspor - Bursaspor 3:0
47' Michael Eneramo (Sivasspor) (1:0)
Eneramo worked a lot in this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZoBC1l2RV4 (look 1:25)

Finland Veikkausliiga League
Jyvaskylan JK - FC Haka 2:1
57' Babatunde Wusu (Jyvaskylan JK) (1:0)
Wusu is on fire, 7 goals in 4 games. Also got a red card,

Ukraine Vischaya League
Olexandria - FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1:1
11' Michel Babatunde (FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih) (0:1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfB6UAFXGl0

Denmark Superliga
Odense BK - FC Midtjylland 1:4
33' Sylvester Igboun (FC Midtjylland) (0:2)
Nicely worked goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iWivShx1g

Poland I Liga
Warta Poznan - Flota Swinioujscie 4:2
50' Christian Nnamani (Flota Swinioujscie) (1:1)
90' Christian Nnamani (Flota Swinioujscie) (3:2)

Not bad, but still a rather poor weekend.

Haruna plays in Dynamo Kiev in the Ukraine, where he is yet to hold a starting spot. Mikel is a first team player in Chelsea, so,

24/09/2011 (Saturday)

Italian Calcio League B
Nocerina - Torino 1:2
61' Osarimen Ebagua (Torino) (0:2)
First of the season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx7zV_BhLo4 (at 5:00 minutes)

Lithuania 1 Division
Kruoja - FK Ekranas 0:2
74' Uchenna Umeh (FK Ekranas[/b] (0:2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC6SqjTpdQk

Malta Premier League
Birkirkara FC - Sliema Wanderers FC 0:1
56' Jeremiah Ani (Sliema Wanderers FC) (0:1)

English League Div. 2
Notts County FC - Rochdale AFC 2:0
90' Sam Sodje (Rochdale AFC) (2:0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azsk-8uJspk

German Bundesliga 3rd Div.
Burghausen - Jahn Regensburg 1:1
45' Darlington Omodiagbe (Darlington) (1:0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oyvawxqeVM (start 2:00)

Sudanese League
El Merreikh - Jazeerat Al-Feel 4:0
77' Kelechi Osunwa (El Merreikh) (2:0)

Poor Saturday. No real good goals of note.

No. We're writing about him simple because he's an attacking midfielder. And Nigeria lack any quality AMs at the moment. This guy looks like the best bet at the moment for a quality player. If he's good enough for Sweden he is good enough for Nigeria.

The FIFA formula actualluy gives African teams less points for wins. If i.e. Germany beats England in a friendly, than Germany gets more points than Nigeria would. That's how messed up these rankings are.

23/09/2011 (Friday)

German Bundesliga 2nd Div.
FSV Frankfurt - Eintr. Braunschweig 1:1
77' Macauley Chrisantus (FSV Frankfurt) (1:1) (look 1:30)
Chrisantus has already scored this season, so this is his second goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=976ofNBHi6M

Malta Premier League
Hamrun Spartans - Qormi F.C 2:3
62' Daniel Nwoke (Qormi F.C.) (1:2)

Found a snippet of the Rabiu Ibrahim goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oEiqaQ_9Y4

Solomon Okoronkwo's Aalesunds SK will play Kim Ojo's and Bentley Akabueze's Brann in the Norwegian Cup final.

22/09/2011 (Thursday)

Norway Tippeligaen
Rosenborg BK - Sogndal 2:1
82' John Chibuike (Rosenborg FK) (2:1)
That's 5 goals in 3 games for the midfielder. God knows we need attacking midfielders! Siasia?
He also won the penalty which resulted in the first goal (he missed the resuliting penalty shot, but that was converted by his teammate in the end)
http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/trondheims-stoerste-helt-john-chibuike-3592398.html

Finland Ykkonen League Div. 1
PS Kemi - PK-35 3:0
13' Emenike Uchenna Mbachu (PS Kemi) (1:0)
55' Emenike Uchenna Mbachu (PS Kemi) (2:0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzC_8dAEHzA