{"id":464561,"date":"2011-07-20T08:24:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/"},"modified":"2011-07-20T08:24:38","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T08:24:38","slug":"nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"38.5732914755\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Sunshine Stars triumphed and Kaduna United drew as the Nigerian clubs made CAF Confederation Cup group-phase debuts this weekend. Dayo Ojo put Stars ahead against vastly experienced Daring Club Motema Pembe of Congo DR midway through the second half in south-west town of Ijebu Ode, before Ajani Ibrahim added a late goal for a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna also appeared on track for maximum points when Ali Adamu gave them a second-half lead in the northern city, only for recent signing Patrick Lembo to equalise in stoppage time and earn Angolan police team InterClube a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>Chemseddine Chetaibi struck five minutes from full-time to give Moghreb Fes of Morocco a 1-0 home success over Algerian visitors JS Kabylie, one of three former African champions among the eight contenders.<\/p>\n<p>The other two &#8211; ASEC Mimosas of C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire and Club Africain of Tunisia &#8211; play in Abidjan later on Sunday to complete the opening-round fixtures in the second-tier African club championship. Victory for either team will lift them above Kaduna and InterClube to the top of Group A, while Sunshine lead Moghreb on goal difference in Group B after they secured three points each.<\/p>\n<p>A defence marshalled by captain Godfrey Aboabona kept 1994 CAF Cup Winners&#8217; Cup winners Motema Pembe in check while Ukeyima Akombo and Ibrahim constantly threatened to break the deadlock at the other end.<\/p>\n<p>Dele Olundare replaced Sakibu Atanda at half-time and he applied additional pressure to a Pembe defence that cracked on 69 minutes when a 25-yard Ojo drive found the net. Goalkeeper Sunday Ocheje thwarted several attempts by the Kinshasa club to level before Ibrahim sealed the outcome on 90 minutes when he punished a defensive blunder by heading home.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium-born coach Maurice Cooreman is standing by his pre-match boast that Kaduna will become the first Nigerian winners of the competition despite dropping two points at the Township Stadium. &#8220;I have a young team and inexperience let us down in the closing stages, but I still believe Kaduna are good enough to lift the trophy,&#8221; he told reporters as preparations began for an end-of-month visit to Club Africain.<\/p>\n<p>Kabylie had midfielder Billel Naili sent off 10 minutes into the second half in Fes and were undone when Chetaibi scored his first goal in the competition this season with a perfectly placed header.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visit site:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107200313.html\" title=\"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 18 July 2011 Sunshine Stars triumphed and Kaduna United drew as the Nigerian clubs made CAF Confederation Cup group-phase debuts this weekend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-464561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"18 July 2011 Sunshine Stars triumphed and Kaduna United drew as the Nigerian clubs made CAF Confederation Cup group-phase debuts this weekend.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-20T08:24:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\"},\"wordCount\":407,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\",\"name\":\"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-20T08:24:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"18 July 2011 Sunshine Stars triumphed and Kaduna United drew as the Nigerian clubs made CAF Confederation Cup group-phase debuts this weekend.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers","datePublished":"2011-07-20T08:24:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/"},"wordCount":407,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/","name":"Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes for Challengers - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg","datePublished":"2011-07-20T08:24:38+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/20\/nigeria-mixed-fortunes-for-challengers\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}