Super Cup defeat
saddens ’Unlucky’
Mourinho
on august 31, 2013 at 8:18
am insports
PRAGUE (AFP) – Jose
Mourinho has insisted he
is ‘unlucky’ after ten-man
Chelsea lost 5-4 on
penalties to Pep
Guardiola’s Bayern Munich
in Friday’s UEFA Super
Cup final in Prague.
European champions
Bayern needed a 121st-
minute equaliser from
Spain’s Javi Martinez to
take the game to penalties,
after it finished 2-2 in extra
time, as the Bavarians
avenged their 2012
Champions League final
defeat at the hands of
Chelsea in Munich.
When Chelsea
replacement Romelu
Lukaku missed the 10th
spot-kick after the
previous nine successful
attempts, it meant Bayern
finally lifted the Super Cup
at the fourth attempt to
leave Chelsea boss
Mourinho disgruntled.
Mourinho
“When Martinez scored
the goal, I felt it was
undeserved. The best
team lost, but that is
football, no problem,” said
the 50-year-old.
Having returned for his
second stint at Stamford
Bridge in June after
coaching Real Madrid,
Mourinho slammed
Swedish referee Jonas
Eriksson for the 85th-
minute dismissal of
Chelsea midfielder
Ramires for a second
yellow card.
“There is a passion for
football and if you are in
love with the game, you
don’t kill a final with a
second yellow card like
this,” said Mourinho.
“For me, yes, (the player
should not have been
punished) because there
were many other yellow
cards during the match
which the referee didn’t
give.”
But the self-appointed
“special one” insisted he is
no stranger to playing
with ten men in major
competitions and
bemoaned his misfortune.
“This is nothing new for
me, the last time I was at
Chelsea we played a
Champions League semi-
final two or three times
against Barcelona with ten
men,” moaned Mourinho.
“I went to (coach) Inter
Milan and played one hour
of a Champions League
semi-final with ten men
against Barcelona.
“I go to Real Madrid, I
played again a Champions
League semi-final with ten
men, I come back to
Chelsea and I play a Super
Cup final with ten men.
“You all should analyse
the games and draw your
conclusions — I am
unlucky.”
Having enjoyed his eighth
win over Mourinho in
their 16th duel on the
sidelines, ex-Barcelona
coach Guardiola praised
his predecessor Jupp
Heynckes who steered
Bayern to the treble of
European, cup and league
titles last season.
“I want to thank Jupp
Heynckes for the chance
to play here in this final,
it’s down to him that we
are here,” said Guardiola.
“It was a super, super,
super effort to take the
game to penalties, we are
very happy, but one
second changed
everything,” added the
Spaniard, after Bayern had
37 goal attempts
compared to Chelsea’s 14.
“For me, the team played
unbelievably well, we had
more than 30 chances
and I have seen how
important it was for them,
they won everything last
season and they want
more. I am really happy
for them.”
Guardiola disagreed with
Mourinho’s insistence that
the best team lost in
Prague.
“I believe the best team
won, we creating a huge
amount of goal
opportunities,” said the
Bayern boss.
“Chelsea have so much
experience with the likes
of (Petr) Cech, (Frank)
Lampard, (John) Terry
and (Ashley) Cole, they
had their chances, but we
deserved the win.”
Both Guardiola and
Mourinho played down
their rivalry.
“I have great respect for
him as a coach and he
knows that,” said
Guardiola of Mourinho.
“We have played many
times against each other
— some you win, some
you lose, but he knows I
respect him.”
Saturday 31 August 2013
Abortion bill in Imo
Gov Okorocha denies
legalising abortion in
Imo
on august 31, 2013 at 11:51
am innews
Owerri - Gov. Rochas
Okorocha of Imo has said
that the bill currently in the
House of Assembly is not
for the legalisation of
abortion.
Okorocha said this when
he reacted to reports that
the state government had
legalised abortion in
Owerri on Friday
He explained that the bill
would eliminate violence
in private and public life,
prohibit all forms of
violence, including sexual,
psychological, domestic
and harmful traditional
practices.
Gov Okorocha
The governor said the bill
was also expected to
provide maximum
protection and effective
remedies for victims and
punishments of offenders.
Okorocha added that the
bill would equally enable
every woman to enjoy
reproductive rights as well
as the right to medical
abortion in cases of sexual
assault, rape, incest.
He also said the bill made
provision for right to
medical abortion where
the pregnancy endangers
the life of or the physical,
mental, psychological or
emotional health of the
mother.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the Speaker of assembly,
Mr Benjamin
Uwajumogu, had also
denied passing any law
legalising abortion in the
state.
Uwajumogu decried the
misunderstanding of the
bill, explaining that it was
for prevention of violence
and protection of
women’s rights.
He said the bill, which
made provision for the
termination of a foetus in
cases of incest or rape,
did not legalise abortion.
The speaker said the
house was set to make
amendments to the bill to
avoid further
misunderstandings. (NAN)
legalising abortion in
Imo
on august 31, 2013 at 11:51
am innews
Owerri - Gov. Rochas
Okorocha of Imo has said
that the bill currently in the
House of Assembly is not
for the legalisation of
abortion.
Okorocha said this when
he reacted to reports that
the state government had
legalised abortion in
Owerri on Friday
He explained that the bill
would eliminate violence
in private and public life,
prohibit all forms of
violence, including sexual,
psychological, domestic
and harmful traditional
practices.
Gov Okorocha
The governor said the bill
was also expected to
provide maximum
protection and effective
remedies for victims and
punishments of offenders.
Okorocha added that the
bill would equally enable
every woman to enjoy
reproductive rights as well
as the right to medical
abortion in cases of sexual
assault, rape, incest.
He also said the bill made
provision for right to
medical abortion where
the pregnancy endangers
the life of or the physical,
mental, psychological or
emotional health of the
mother.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the Speaker of assembly,
Mr Benjamin
Uwajumogu, had also
denied passing any law
legalising abortion in the
state.
Uwajumogu decried the
misunderstanding of the
bill, explaining that it was
for prevention of violence
and protection of
women’s rights.
He said the bill, which
made provision for the
termination of a foetus in
cases of incest or rape,
did not legalise abortion.
The speaker said the
house was set to make
amendments to the bill to
avoid further
misunderstandings. (NAN)
news
NABTEB releases
results, says 28,230
obtained credit in
Mathematics, English
on august 31, 2013 at 5:06
pm innews
By SIMON EBEGBULEM
BENIN CITY-THE National
Business and Technical
Examinations Board
(NABTEB), Saturday,
released the results of the
2013 May/June National
Business Certificate (NBC)
and National Technical
Certificate (NTC)
Examinations, disclosing
that 5,108 candidates
were sanctioned over
different cases of
examination malpractices.
The Registrar/ Chief
Executive of the Board, Dr
Olatunde Aworanti, who
announced the results,
called on the National and
state Assemblies to
legislate laws that will
ensure the
implementation of the
establishment of modern
and well equipped
technical Colleges in all the
Local Government Areas
in the country, with a
view t boost technical
education.
Giving a breakdown of the
results, he disclosed that a
total of 106,573 candidates
enrolled for the
examination nationwide
but 103,753 candidates sat
for the examination. He
added that out of the
103,753 that sat for the
examination “ 28,230
representing 27.2 per cent
obtained credit passes in
five subjects and above
including Mathematics and
English language.
“Similarly, 55,115
candidates representing
53.1 per cent obtained fiev
credits and above with or
without English Language
and Mathematics.
Candidates enrolled in 36
trades, 5 trade related
subjects and eight General
Education subjects. The
examination has the
highest entry in Book
keeping with a total of
78,897” he stated.
Dr Aworanti, who
commended the Federal
Government’s effort to
strengthen technical
education in the country,
however asserted that the
noble goal of technological
advancement and
sustainable development
largely depends on the
attention given to technical
and vocational education
by stakeholders.
In order to elevate the
nation in technological
advancement, the Board
recommended that “
more collaborative
partnership between
public and private sectors
should be employed in
funding technical and
vocational education.
“The National Vocational
Qualification framework
should be implemented as
approved. The Proprietors
of private technical and
vocational institutions
should endeavour to
improve on their
workshop facilities by
furnishing their colleges
with latest technologies”
he stated.
results, says 28,230
obtained credit in
Mathematics, English
on august 31, 2013 at 5:06
pm innews
By SIMON EBEGBULEM
BENIN CITY-THE National
Business and Technical
Examinations Board
(NABTEB), Saturday,
released the results of the
2013 May/June National
Business Certificate (NBC)
and National Technical
Certificate (NTC)
Examinations, disclosing
that 5,108 candidates
were sanctioned over
different cases of
examination malpractices.
The Registrar/ Chief
Executive of the Board, Dr
Olatunde Aworanti, who
announced the results,
called on the National and
state Assemblies to
legislate laws that will
ensure the
implementation of the
establishment of modern
and well equipped
technical Colleges in all the
Local Government Areas
in the country, with a
view t boost technical
education.
Giving a breakdown of the
results, he disclosed that a
total of 106,573 candidates
enrolled for the
examination nationwide
but 103,753 candidates sat
for the examination. He
added that out of the
103,753 that sat for the
examination “ 28,230
representing 27.2 per cent
obtained credit passes in
five subjects and above
including Mathematics and
English language.
“Similarly, 55,115
candidates representing
53.1 per cent obtained fiev
credits and above with or
without English Language
and Mathematics.
Candidates enrolled in 36
trades, 5 trade related
subjects and eight General
Education subjects. The
examination has the
highest entry in Book
keeping with a total of
78,897” he stated.
Dr Aworanti, who
commended the Federal
Government’s effort to
strengthen technical
education in the country,
however asserted that the
noble goal of technological
advancement and
sustainable development
largely depends on the
attention given to technical
and vocational education
by stakeholders.
In order to elevate the
nation in technological
advancement, the Board
recommended that “
more collaborative
partnership between
public and private sectors
should be employed in
funding technical and
vocational education.
“The National Vocational
Qualification framework
should be implemented as
approved. The Proprietors
of private technical and
vocational institutions
should endeavour to
improve on their
workshop facilities by
furnishing their colleges
with latest technologies”
he stated.
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Wednesday 21 August 2013
Celtic ucl
Lennon hopeful of UCL
group stage
21 Aug 2013 05:54:32
Celtic manager Neil
Lennon says his side's
Champions League hopes
are far from over after
they suffered a shock 2-0
defeat to Kazakh minnows
Shakhter Karagandy in the
first leg of their play-off
match.
The Scottish champions
dominated possession in
the Astana Arena with Kris
Commons hitting the
woodwork and James
Forrest seeing his effort
clawed off the line by
'keeper Alexsandr Mokin
as the Hoops came close
to a crucial away goal.
But they struggled to
contain Shakhter's
counter-attacking style
and went behind to a 12th
minute Andrei Fionchenko
strike before Sergei
Khizhnichenko doubled
their lead in the 76th
minute when he headed
past Fraser Forster from
close range.
The defeat leaves Celtic,
who reached the last 16 of
the competition last
season, with a lot of work
to do in next
Wednesday's return leg in
Glasgow and puts
Shakhter in the driving
seat to become the first
Kazakhstan side to reach
the group stages of the
Champions League.
However, Lennon was
bullish about his side's
chances and says he saw
enough in their
performance to know
they have a great chance
to turn things around at
Celtic Park.
"It was a disappointing
result, but we should
have scored and then that
would have put a different
complexion on the tie," he
said.
"However, it's not over
yet. We have to go back
to Celtic Park and there
was plenty there for me
to chew on in terms of
chances.
"Shakhter didn't surprise
us with the way they
played. We knew they
would throw balls
forward and we should
have dealt with the first
goal a lot better and the
second goal they had a bit
of luck with.
"I didn't really feel
uncomfortable in the
game at all. I thought we
would score and that
would put a totally
different complexion on
the tie, but the fact that we
didn't just makes it that
little bit more difficult now.
"I don't know how many
chances we had tonight -
clear cut ones as well -and
if you don't take your
chances then you make
life difficult for yourself.
"But we're not down and
out just yet."
Celtic have lost a number
of key players in the
summer including
influential midfielder Victor
Wanyama, defender
Kelvin Wilson and last
season's top-scorer Gary
Hooper.
But Lennon was reluctant
to blame their loss as a
contributing factor to his
side's performance in
Kazakhstan and warned
his current crop of stars
that he wanted to see an
instant improvement.
"There were a few players
who will be disappointed
with their performances
and they better get better
very quickly," added
Lennon.
"I think I've still got
enough in the squad to
come through the tie, so
that's what we'll
endeavour to do."
group stage
21 Aug 2013 05:54:32
Celtic manager Neil
Lennon says his side's
Champions League hopes
are far from over after
they suffered a shock 2-0
defeat to Kazakh minnows
Shakhter Karagandy in the
first leg of their play-off
match.
The Scottish champions
dominated possession in
the Astana Arena with Kris
Commons hitting the
woodwork and James
Forrest seeing his effort
clawed off the line by
'keeper Alexsandr Mokin
as the Hoops came close
to a crucial away goal.
But they struggled to
contain Shakhter's
counter-attacking style
and went behind to a 12th
minute Andrei Fionchenko
strike before Sergei
Khizhnichenko doubled
their lead in the 76th
minute when he headed
past Fraser Forster from
close range.
The defeat leaves Celtic,
who reached the last 16 of
the competition last
season, with a lot of work
to do in next
Wednesday's return leg in
Glasgow and puts
Shakhter in the driving
seat to become the first
Kazakhstan side to reach
the group stages of the
Champions League.
However, Lennon was
bullish about his side's
chances and says he saw
enough in their
performance to know
they have a great chance
to turn things around at
Celtic Park.
"It was a disappointing
result, but we should
have scored and then that
would have put a different
complexion on the tie," he
said.
"However, it's not over
yet. We have to go back
to Celtic Park and there
was plenty there for me
to chew on in terms of
chances.
"Shakhter didn't surprise
us with the way they
played. We knew they
would throw balls
forward and we should
have dealt with the first
goal a lot better and the
second goal they had a bit
of luck with.
"I didn't really feel
uncomfortable in the
game at all. I thought we
would score and that
would put a totally
different complexion on
the tie, but the fact that we
didn't just makes it that
little bit more difficult now.
"I don't know how many
chances we had tonight -
clear cut ones as well -and
if you don't take your
chances then you make
life difficult for yourself.
"But we're not down and
out just yet."
Celtic have lost a number
of key players in the
summer including
influential midfielder Victor
Wanyama, defender
Kelvin Wilson and last
season's top-scorer Gary
Hooper.
But Lennon was reluctant
to blame their loss as a
contributing factor to his
side's performance in
Kazakhstan and warned
his current crop of stars
that he wanted to see an
instant improvement.
"There were a few players
who will be disappointed
with their performances
and they better get better
very quickly," added
Lennon.
"I think I've still got
enough in the squad to
come through the tie, so
that's what we'll
endeavour to do."
Arsenal news
Arsenal calm as
injured stars train
20 Aug 2013 15:42:27
Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger received some
welcome news on
Tuesday when five
players feared to have
contracted injuries at the
weekend reported for
training.
Bacary Sagna, Kieran
Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey,
Jack Wilshere and Tomas
Rosicky all hurt
themselves during
Arsenal's shock 3-1 loss at
home to Aston Villa on
the opening day of the
Premier League season on
Saturday, but were able to
train on Tuesday
morning.
Arsenal will hope to have
all five players at their
disposal when they visit
Turkish side Fenerbahce
for the first leg of their
Champions League play-
off tie on Wednesday.
However, Wenger will
definitely be without
England winger Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who
could be out for up to six
months after suffering a
serious knee injury
against Villa.
SQUAD FOR ISTANBUL
TRIP
Arsenal: Szczesny,
Fabianski, Jenkinson,
Sagna, Mertesacker,
Koscielny, Gibbs, Monreal,
Wilshere, Ramsey,
Frimpong, Rosicky,
Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud,
Walcott, Sanogo, Gnabry
injured stars train
20 Aug 2013 15:42:27
Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger received some
welcome news on
Tuesday when five
players feared to have
contracted injuries at the
weekend reported for
training.
Bacary Sagna, Kieran
Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey,
Jack Wilshere and Tomas
Rosicky all hurt
themselves during
Arsenal's shock 3-1 loss at
home to Aston Villa on
the opening day of the
Premier League season on
Saturday, but were able to
train on Tuesday
morning.
Arsenal will hope to have
all five players at their
disposal when they visit
Turkish side Fenerbahce
for the first leg of their
Champions League play-
off tie on Wednesday.
However, Wenger will
definitely be without
England winger Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who
could be out for up to six
months after suffering a
serious knee injury
against Villa.
SQUAD FOR ISTANBUL
TRIP
Arsenal: Szczesny,
Fabianski, Jenkinson,
Sagna, Mertesacker,
Koscielny, Gibbs, Monreal,
Wilshere, Ramsey,
Frimpong, Rosicky,
Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud,
Walcott, Sanogo, Gnabry
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