CAF Qualifier preview-Nigera vs Tunisia

The Super Eagles of Nigeria take on the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Rades on Saturday June 20th and preparations are moving into high gear for the important match. Saturdays match will go a long way to deciding who grabs first place in group and secures a spot in South Africa next year.

Most of the players and coaching staff are in Malta for training while a few have been left behind as they await their visa's to be issued.
Blog-Ed
At some point the NFA staff have to take responsibility and wonder why Super Eagles players seems to always have visa issues before a match abroad. Common sense would dictate you put in such request and sort out visa issues months ahead as opposed to the week before an important match. At some point one can only hope the modus operandi of the NFA changes.

Mikel is fighting for a starting spot on saturday.

Former head coach Clemens Westerhof and ex SE defender Ben Iroha have their say on how Nigeria can win the match.
Another ex SE player weighs in. Emeka Ezeugo warns the Eagles on what to expect from Tunisia.

Former Leventis Football Club GM expresses his support for Amodu.

Daniel Amokachi's Tunisian wife is apparently supporting Nigeria on saturday. Amo explains all in the article. How can you not love the reasoning?
"She is rooting for the Super Eagles because she is married to a Nigerian. Again she knows that my job is very much at stake if Nigeria fail to qualify for the World Cup. And in the event of that, there will be no food for her because the head of the house will not be in position to provide. In this situation she has no choice than to hope for Nigeria’s victory’’ Amokachi said.
Spoken like a true Nigerian, the one and only "Bull".

Footy buzz

The European seasons are rounding up and the MLS is hotting up as we head into the Summer. Here's some news, rumors and articles on the footy lads.

Jose Mourinho wants to bring Mikel Obi to Internazionale:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/
2009/05/12/jose-mourinho-closes-in-on-chelsea-s-15m-
john-obi-mikel-115875-21351091/

Amr Zaki is done for the season
http://www.clubcall.com/wigan-athletic/zaki-set-miss-run-in-900790.html

Obagoal comes off the bench to help Newcastle win the Tyne-Tees derby

http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=8343

Two articles on Benni McCarthy's decline this season

http://www.kickoff.com/static/features/article.php?id=8281

http://www.goal.com/en/news/
1717/editorial/2009/04/15/1210575/
where-has-it-all-gone-wrong-for-benni-mccarthy

Ivory Coast and Cameroon to play friendly match in aid of stampede victims.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/
africa/2009/05/11/1259017/ivory-coast-to-play-
cameroon-for-abidjan-stampede-victims


Emmanuel Ekpo is in a rich vein of form for the MLS team Columbus Crew this season.
Two goals in his last two matches and numerous standout performances this term have enhanced his standing in the league and possibly with European scouts.

http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=
251720&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp