SUNDAY Vanguard, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
Salami, 17 others for CHAN camp W
ARRI Wolves star Gbolahan Salami will head an 18-man squad to a training camp for home-based players in Port Harcourt ahead of a CHAN qualifier against Burkina Faso next month. Coach Sunday Oliseh will stick with the players he
worked with prior to the AFCON qualifier in Tanzania last month. “The home-based Eagles for the CHAN qualifier will be the same players who trained for the AFCON qualifier in Tanzania,” a top official informed yesterday. “This means that the six players from the league who
*SEALED: Tottenham striker Harry Kane is overjoyed as he nets Spurs’ 3rd goal against Man City yesterday.
*Continues on P.55
AfroBasket Women Championship: Spurs crush
Nigeria stops Egypt N
*Rooney
Rooney scores as United go top AYNE Rooney ended W his Premier League goal drought as Manchester
United moved to the top of the table with a 3-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford yesterday. The England captain’s first league strike for 1,000 minutes was sandwiched by efforts from Memphis Depay and Juan Mata as United leapfrogged Manchester City.
*Continues on P.55
*Helen Kehinde Ogunjimi lifts to shoot in the match against Egypt.
I G E R I A stopped Egypt’s unbeaten run with a comprehensive 97-68 victory in yesterday’s first action of AfroBasket Women 2015 Group B in Yaounde, Cameroon. Adaora Elonu ignited D’Tigress with a game-best 20 points, while Egypt’s Menatalla Awad finished with a team-high 20 points. Nigeria stepped on floor in a desperation mode, using a 9-0 run in the first three minutes to close the opening quarter with a comfortable 29-12
ACROSS 1. Governor of Sokoto State (8) 5. Assistant (4) 7. Praise (5) 8. Upright (4) 9. Lantern (4) 11. Tradition (6) 13. Lagos masquerade (3) 15. Exclamation (2) 16. Pig’s nose (5) 18. Agent (3) 20. Glitters (6) 24. Forward (5) 25. Nigerian state (6) 27. Boring tool (3) 29. Ghanaian fabric (5) 31. Perform (2) 32. Oshiomhole’s state (3) 34. U.S. currency (6) 36. Vow (4) 38. Musical quality (4) 39. Inclination (5) 40. Eager (4) 41. Damages (8)
DOWN 1. Sample (5) 2. Niger state town (4) 3. Observe (5) 4. Lecture (6) 5. Everyone (3) 6. Use (6) 10. Inquires (4) 12. Carpet (3) 14. Colour (6) 15. Resistance unit (3) 17. Coax (4) 19. Rollicked (6) 21. Hatchet (3) 22. Satisfied (4) 23. Nigerian state (3) 26. Cry of derision (3) 27 . African country (6) 28. Endure (4) 29. Child (3) 30. Spoke (6) 31. Adorn (5) 33. Baking chambers (5) 35. Asterisk (4) 37. Possessed (3)
T
OTTENHAM Hotspur beat Manchester City 41 at White Hart Lane on Saturday courtesy of a stunning comeback. City lead through Kevin De Bruyne‘s strike but right on half time Eric Dier equalized in controversial fashion, then two goals in the next 15 minutes from Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane turned the game on its head. Erik Lamela added more gloss to the *Continues on P.55
2022 FIFA W/Cup to begin in Nov — P.55
*Blatter
Results
*Continues on P.55
CROSS WORD PUZZLE
Man City 4-1
Tottenham Leicester City Liverpool Man Utd Southampton Stoke West Ham Newcastle
4 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Man City Arsenal Aston Villa Sunderland Swansea Bournemouth Norwich Chelsea
1 5 2 0 1 1 2 2
NPL FC Ifeanyiubah v Sharks v FC Taraba v Enyimba v Bayelsa United v Lobi Stars v Rangers v Sunshine Stars v Kano Pillars v
Giwa FC Dolphins El-Kanemi Wikki Tourists Heartland 3SC Kwara United Abia War riors War ri Wolves
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EPL Tottenham Liverpool
Cr ystal Palace Norwich City
1:30 pm 4:00 pm
FIXTURES
See solution on page 5
v v
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
Printed and Published by VANGUARD MEDIA LIMITED, Vanguard Avenue, Kirikiri Canal, P.M.B.1007, Apapa. Advert Dept: :01- 7924470; Hotline: 01-4544821; Abuja Advert Hotline: 09-2921024. E-mail website: sundayvanguard@yahoo.com, editor@vanguardngr.com, news@vanguardngr.com, sunvanguardmail@yahoo.com. Advert:advert@vanguardngr.com. Internet: www.vanguardngr.com (ISSN 0794-652X) Editor: JIDE AJANI. 08111813023 All correspondence to P.M.B. 1007, Apapa Lagos. C M Y K