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Twente close on PSV in Eredivisie

FC Twente closed on Eredivisie leaders PSV after a 1-0 win over Willem II on Sunday, while the Eindhoven outfit gave away two points against Sparta Rotterdam.

Things were going according to plan for PSV after Otman Bakkal put Fred Rutten’s side ahead in the 14th minute against Sparta, and very few would have expected the visitors to get the equaliser through Rydell Poepon in the third minute of added time, 1-1.

Twente had no easy match either, but did manage a 1-0 win over Willem II with Peter Wisgerhof scoring the only goal after 54 minutes.

As such, the gap between PSV and Twente is now just one point with ten games to go.

Third-placed Ajax cruised to a 4-0 win over Vitesse with first-half goals from Siem de Jong, Luis Suarez and Paul Verhaegh, who accidentally scored in his own goal. De Jong added another goal near the hour mark.

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Nigeria call up injured Mikel Obi for crucial qualifier

Nigeria have selected Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, for a crucial World Cup qualifier against Kenya on November 14 in Nairobi.

Mikel missed Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying match at home to Mozambique last month as a result of the injury.

Russia-based right fullback Chidi Odiah has been reconsidered by coach Shuaibu Amodu after he was frozen out of the team’s last three matches.

Nigeria need to win in Kenya and hope Tunisia do not do so in Mozambique so as to finish top of Group Two and qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Greg Etafia (Moroka Swallows/RSA), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei-Yehuda/ISR)

Defenders: Onyekachi Apam (Nice/FRA), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/FRA), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Taye Taiwo (Marseille/FRA), Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG), Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion/SUI), Danny Shittu (Bolton/ENG), Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED)

Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Seyi Olofinjana (Hull City/ENG), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Sani Kaita (Locomotiv Moscow/RUS), Oluwafemi Ajilore (Groningen/NED)

Strikers: Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg/GER), Osaze Odemwingie (Locomotiv Moscow/RUS), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth/ENG), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton/ENG), Michael Eneramo (Esperance/TUN), Victor Obinna (Malaga/SPA), Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge/BEL)

LAGOS (AFP)

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Van Basten out as coach at Ajax

THE HAGUE (AFP) – Marco van Basten has stood down as coach of Ajax after failing to guide the Dutch giants into next year’s Champions League, the club announced Wednesday on its website.

The former star striker for the Dutch national side “had reached the conclusion that he had failed to achieve the goals he had set at the start of the season and that he would be unable to do any better next season,” a club statement said.

The 44-year-old Van Basten took over at his former club last July after being Dutch national coach for four years, notably at the 2006 World Cup finals and Euro 2008.

The former European club champions are currently lying third in the Dutch first division behind unfashionable AZ Alkmaar and FC Twente and with just one game to go cannot grab one of the two spots available for next season’s Champions League.

The final straw was a 4-0 defeat away at Sparta Rotterdam last weekend.

Their last game of the season on Sunday against FC Twente will see assistant coach John van’t Schip in charge on an interim basis.

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Fulham´s Etuhu gets Nigeria recall

LAGOS (AFP) – Nigeria have recalled Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu for World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Tunisia in June.

Etuhu, who was snubbed by coach Shuaibu Amodu for last month’s World Cup game against Mozambique, is part of a 29-man squad that will also play two friendlies against Republic Ireland on May 27 in London and France on June 2 in Saint Etienne.

Etuhu last played for Nigeria at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana after he was first capped by the country against Mexico the previous year.

Several uncapped players have also been named in the squad, including Hamburg midfielder Dennis Aogo, Elderson Echiejile (Rennes) and Chibuzo Okonkwo from Nigerian league leaders Bayelsa United.

Nigeria will host Kenya on June 7 in Abuja and a fortnight later travel for a crunch tie against group leaders Tunisia.

Nigeria squad

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama(Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Austin Ejide (Bastia/FRA), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei-Yehuda/ISR)

Defenders: Onyekachi Apam (Nice/FRA), Yusuf Mohammed (FC Sion/SUI), Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG), Danny Shittu (Bolton/ENG), Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion/SUI), Taye Taiwo (Marseille/FRA), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/FRA), Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED), Olubayo Adefemi (SC Rheindorf Altach/AUT), Chibuzo Okonkwo (Bayelsa United)

Midfielders: Dennis Aogo (Hamburg/GER), John Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Sani Kaita (FC Kuban/RUS), Seyi Olofinjana (Stoke City/ENG), Kalu Uche (Almeria/ESP), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Oluwafemi Ajilore (FC Groningen/NED), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham/ENG)

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PSV’s Mendez sidelined with Achilles injury

Dutch side PSV Eindhoven could be without midfielder Edison Mendez for two weeks. The Ecuadorian is suffering from an Achilles injury.

As a result, the South American should miss the league match with Vitesse and possibly Sparta Rotterdam.

The player’s replacement is likely to be either Otman Bakkal or Haibin Zhou, who could make his debut against Vitesse this Saturday.

With seven games to go in the Eredivisie, PSV are currently in fifth place and already of contention for the title after four consecutive championships.

Written by: Jonathan Roorda

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Martins gets Nigeria recall

LAGOS (AFP) – Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins has been picked by Nigeria in a 22-man squad for a World Cup qualifying tie against Mozambique in Maputo on March 28.

Martins last played for the Super Eagles at last year’s Nations Cup in Ghana and he has yet to play under coach Shuaibu Amodu, who took over the team in April following the departure of German coach Berti Vogts.

Nigeria have also selected six players from the country’s team that played in the final of the football event at last year’s Beijing Olympics.

They are Hoffenheim forward Chinedu Obasi, Onyekachi Apam, Dele Adeleye, Sani Kaita, Oluwafemi Ajilore, Victor Nsofor and Osaze Odemwingie.

The full squad:

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Austin Ejide (Bastia/FRA), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei-Yehuda/ISR)

Defenders: Yusuf Mohammed, Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion/SWI), Onyekachi Apam (Nice/FRA), Taye Taiwo (Marseille/FRA), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG), Danny Shittu (Bolton/ENG), Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED)

Midfielders: Oluwafemi Ajilore (Groningen/NED), Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth/ENG), Sani Kaita (Rubin Kazan/RUS), Kalu Uche (Almeria/SPA)

Strikers: Ikechukwu Uche (Getafe/SPA), Obafemi Martins (Newcastle United/ENG), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim/GER), Obinna Nsofor (Inter Milan/ITA), Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge/BEL), Osaze Odemwingie (Locomotive Moscow/RUS)

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Netherlands: Alkmaar win, Lazovic saves PSV

AZ Alkmaar added another three points to their season tally as the Dutch title continues to near, while defending champions PSV Eindhoven scored late to earn a small win at FC Groningen.

AZ travelled to face Heracles Almelo, who are dangerously close to the relegation zone. The man that made the difference was Mounir El Hamdaoui, who scored in the 53rd and 94th minutes to earn his side a 0-2 victory.

The match between Groningen and PSV had 0-0 written all over it, but the reigning champions made the difference three minutes into added time when Serbian Danko Lazovic netted for 0-1 to silence the home fans.

Second-placed FC Twente visit Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday, in an attempt to bring the gap with AZ back to nine points.

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