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		<title>Soccer: Nigeria beats England; reaches quarter-finals at U-20 World Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.usafricaonline.com/2011/08/10/soccer-nigeria-beats-england-reaches-quarterfinals-at-u-20-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soccer: Nigeria beats England; reaches quarterfinals at U-20 World Cup By Jorge Rueda/AP Armenia, Colombia — Edafe Egbedi scored the second-half winner as Nigeria edged England 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday. Egbedi netted from inside the penalty area in the 52nd minute in front of nearly 20,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa makes push for 2018 Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 04:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa makes push for 2018 Olympics AMPA, May 04: South Africa is revving up its hopes for an Olympic bid as the countdown looms just 58 days away for the start of the IOC session that will decide the fate of the 2018 winter Games city. Durban will host the IOC session and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRAGEDY: Nigeria&#8217;s soccer star Adefemi killed in car crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigeria&#8217;s soccer star Adefemi killed in car crash Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigeria international soccer star, Olubayo Adefemi, has died in a car crash while on holiday to get married, Greek police and health authorities have revealed. The Police has said that the 25-year-old defender, who played for Greek club Xanthi, was killed after skidding off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOCCER superstar Lionel Messi named world Player of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.usafricaonline.com/2011/01/11/soccer-superstar-lionel-messi-named-world-player-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Superstar dribbler and quick striker Lionel Messi named world soccer player of the year. Special to Houston- based USAfricaonline.com;  CLASSmagazine, AchebeBooks.com, Nigeria360 e-group, USAfricaTV At the annual FIFA awards ceremony in Zurich (Switzerland  on January 10, 2011), Argentinean Lionel Messi was awarded the prestigious Ballon d&#8217;Or prize, recognizing him as the world&#8217;s best soccer player for the second year in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Women Soccer finals: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea this Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Africa Women Soccer finals: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea this Sunday; after Nigeria whipped Cameroon 5-1 Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston Equatorial Guinea secured their maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup voyage after they beat South Africa 3-1 in the semi-finals of the CAF African Women’s Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. They will be joined by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Dead at Kenyan Soccer Match following stampede</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[7 Dead At Kenyan Soccer Match following stampede Special to USAfricaonline.com Seven soccer fans were killed in Kenya when crowds scrambled to enter a stadium in the capital to watch two of Kenya&#8217;s most popular rival teams, game officials said late on Saturday. The Kenya Red Cross confirmed that 7 people died in the stampede [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian sprinter stripped of 100m gold for failing drug test</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigerian sprinter stripped of 100m gold for failing drug test The jinx in women&#8217;s 100m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games continued. On Monday, gold medalist Osayemi Oludamola of Nigeria was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance. She now faces the prospect of losing her medal. Oludamola attended a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOCCER twist: FIFA suspends Nigeria for &#8220;government interference&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/10/04/fifa-suspends-nigeria-for-government-interference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOCCER twist: FIFA suspends Nigeria for &#8220;government interference&#8221;Special to USAfrica,  USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine (Houston), and  Nigeria360@yahoogroups.com AFP:  FIFA suspended Nigeria from international football on Monday, alleging &#8220;government interference&#8221; in the running of Nigerian football. World football&#8217;s governing body said the decision followed a bid by the Minister of Sports to restart the league without relegations, pressure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa bids to host Olympics in 2020; following World Cup success&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/09/29/south-africa-olympics2020-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa bids to host Olympics in 2020; following World Cup success&#8230;. Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 29, 2010: Following its success in hosting the 2010 soccer&#8217;s World Cup, South Africa now has its eyes on the Olympic Games. President Jacob Zuma said that South Africa would be bidding to host the 2020 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N950million World Cup Soccer fraud: Nigeria officials on trial; NFF execs sacked, again.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[N950million World Cup Soccer fraud: Nigeria officials on trial; NFF officials sacked, again. Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston Former Nigeria Football Federation president Sani Lulu Abdullahi and three others are on trial today Tuesday September 7, on charges of corruption and mismanagement of funds. Lulu is joined by former first vice president Amanze Uchegbulam, [...]]]></description>
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