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\"eagels<\/a>
\nSeason’s First Goals
\nExcite Okuoka<\/p>\n

As Naze-Millionnairse
\nAwait Lobi in Week 19
\nHeartland striker, Happy Okuoka is ecstatic with his brace and first goals of the season against Sunshine Stars.
\nThe Naze Millionaires were held to 2-2 draw by the Akure Gunners in Wednesday’s Glo Premier League match day 18 duel at the Akure Township Stadium with Okuoka providing the two goals while Muyiwa Lawal and an own goal by Doumbia Zoumana cancelled both strikes for Sunshine Stars.
\nOkuoka said though his side targeted the three points at stake he was still satisfied with sharing honours with the hosts.
\n\u201cOf course, I’m happy scoring my first goals of the season and it turned out to be a brace against no mean opposition as Sunshine Stars.
\n\u201cYes, we wanted a win but picking a point on the road is not an easy task so we’re satisfied with the result.
\n\u201cWe scored first while Sunshine leveled scored and went ahead before we rallied round to equalise, I was almost scoring a hat trick in the added time before the referee called off the match, it was a good game I must confessed,\u201d said Okuoka to supersport.com.
\nOkuoka said his side will take their newly-found winning mentality to Lobi Stars in match day 19 tie on Sunday in Owerri.
\n\u201cWe’re steadily coming up and we’ll continue to take every game as it comes. We’re taking our winning mentality to Lobi Stars, I’m certain the Makurdi-based side will go down on Sunday.
\n\u201cWe want to end the first stanza strongly and on a winning note so we won’t bargain anything less than an outright victory in the game,\u201d said Heartland prolific star.
\nThe point at Sunshine Stars has upped the Owerri-based side points haul to 24 from a possible 54 in the 18-week old Nigeria top flight.<\/p>\n

Nigeria Remain 44th in June Fifa Ranking
\nTackles USA in Last Pre-World Cup Friendly
\nThe Super Eagles remained stagnant in the latest monthly Fifa ranking before the World Cup released on Thursday morning
\nNigeria remained unmoved at number 44 in the latest Fifa rankings for the month of June released on Thursday.
\nThe Super Eagles failed to improve on their rankings with seven days to the World Cup despite recording two draws in their friendly matches, a 2-2 draw with Scotland and a goalless draw with Greece.
\nNigeria are ranked 28th amongst the 32 countries that will feature at the World Cup and are the least ranked side in Group F where they have Argentina (5), Bosnia (21) and Iran (43).
\n In the overall world ranking, Europe still holds onto the top two spots with Spain and Germany while World Cup hosts Brazil climbed up one spot to the third position.
\nBehind the top three are Portugal, (4th, down 1), Argentina (5th, up 2), Switzerland (6th, up 2) and Uruguay (6th, down 1) who share seventh position.
\nAlgeria have become the top-ranked African side on the 22nd position, after they overtook Cote D’Ivoire who dropped two places to 24th position in second. <\/p>\n

Heartland FC Draw Ebonyi Angels in Fed Cup
\n..As Police Face Gombe United
\nFormer cup champions Heartland Football Club of Owerri has been drawn against the rejuvenated Ebonyi Angels of Abakaliki in this year’s Federation Cup round of 64 slated for July.
\nIn the same vein, Barton FC (Police Machine), Owerri were also handed a rather tough tie against Premier League side the Desert Scorpions, Gombe United of Gombe State in one of the Fed cup games.
\nIt would be recalled that Ebonyi Angels played in the National League before they were hit by cash strap prompting the State Government to sale the Abakaliki based side which was renamed Anambra United although they too couldn’t fare well hence the rebirth of Ebonyi Angels in Abakaliki.
\nThe Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday released the Round of 64 of this year’s edition of the Federation Cup in both the male and female categories.
\nIn the parings made available by the Glass House in Abuja, Federation Cup defending champions, Enyimba International of Aba, will keep a date with Sokoto North FC; Zara Studio FC, Kebbi will engage Niger Tornadoes FC; CBN Cashless FC, Jigawa will engage Nembe City FC; Ibom Youth and Kastina Spotlight FC will do battle; Heartland FC will tackle Ebonyi United; Kwara United will renew age-long rivalry with Sharks FC of Port Harcourt; and Leopard FC will attempt to upset Kaduna United.
\nCrown FC will challenge Bright Stars, Ebonyi, Apa United will face Ekiti United, Nasarawa United gets Young Elephants, Bauchi to battle, Insurance of Benin clashes with Sunshine Stars, Bobbies FC, Delta will square up with Ajiroba FC, Rangers FC will try Ikeapzu FC of Anambra for size, ABS FC and Giwa FC will aim to cancel each other out.
\nYerima Light FC, Gombe will seek Jigawa Golden Stars scalp, Lobi Stars will feast on Tornadoes Feeders, AS Racine FC of Lagos will keep a date with FC Taraba, Sky Academy FC, Kano have Plateau United, Abia Warriors will ambush Mafara United, Zamfara, Wikki Tourist will entertain El Kanemi Warriors, Yobe Desert Stars versus Kogi United FC, Dolphins welcomes Ingas FC, Enugu.
\nIn other games, Remo Stars clash with Bayelsa United, Binani FC, Adamawa drawn against FRSC, Abuja, Gateway FC battles Kano Pillars, FC Lokoja will square up with First Bank of Lagos, Gombe United FC will face Barton FC (Police Machine), Imo State, Prime FC sets up a clash against El Kanemi Babes FC while Dan Burdan <\/p>\n

NPL WEEK 19 Games
\nHeartland — Lobi Stars
\nCrown FC — Bayelsa Utd
\nSharks FC — Akwa Utd
\nGombe Utd — FC Taraba
\nNasarawa Utd — Abia Worriors
\nKaduna Utd — Warri Wolves
\nEl Kanemi — Ramgers
\nNembe City — Sunshine Stars
\nEnyimba — Giwa FC
\nKano Pillars — Dolphinshty
\nWorld Cup Friendlies (6\/6\/14)
\nRussia — Morocco
\nGermany — Armenia
\nBrazil — Serbia
\n7\/6\/14
\nColombia — Jordan
\nCroatia — Australia
\nJapan — Zambia
\nCosta Rica — Ireland
\nGreece — Bolivia
\nCameroon — Moldova
\nMexico — Portugal
\nBelgium — Tunisia
\nArgentina — Slovenia
\nEl Salvador — Spain
\nEngland — Honduras
\nUSA — Nigeria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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