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Rampaging Chelsea on the march again •Take on Norwich weekend defeat to West
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ORWICH will be hoping to welcome Grant Holt back into their starting XI when
they play host to Chelsea on Boxing Day. The Canaries skipper was forced to sit out the
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Newcastle stop Ameobi Osaze’s exclusion, from Nations Cup blessing to West Brom — coach
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EWCASTLE United striker Shola Ameobi will not be going to the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria, according to his manager Alan Pardew. The former England under-21 international had been named by coach Stephen Keshi in his provisional squad. But Pardew has ruled out the 31-year-old’s appearance at the tournament, which kicks off on 19 January. He said: “Shola won’t be going. The national team manager knows the reasons, which I am
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HOW TO DO IT: Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi chats up Shola Ameobi on his debut against Venezuela.
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IGERIA have debunked a claim by Newcastle that Shola Ameobi will skip next month’s AFCON and TODAY'S
that coach Stephen Keshi is aware of this. “We are not aware of such a thing about Shola (Ameobi), he is a
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EST Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke has revealed that Peter Osaze Odemwingie is looking forward to helping out the side after being snubbed by Nigeria. The striker was overlooked by his country for the Africa Cup of Nations next month, despite making himself available to be picked. However, Clarke says that while the 31-yearold is sad to be missing out on the tournament, he is happy to be staying with the Baggies. “Peter made himself available for Nigeria and they chose not to pick him,” said Clarke. “He is obviously slightly disappointed that they have made that
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choice but he is delighted that he can stay and help us. “I spoke to him and it is the choice of the Nigerian coach and he respects that choice. But he looks forward to helping us get a few more points instead of going away.” Odemwingie has scored four goals for Albion so far this season.
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