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Canada is a beautiful country located in North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Canada has a population of approximately 33 million people and has her capital in Ottawa. This beautiful country played host to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria when the FIFA U-16 tournament was declared opened on the 12th of July 1987. The tournament took place in five major cities: Montreal, Saint John (N.B.), St. John’s (N.F.) and Toronto.

The Golden Eaglets landed in Canada brimming with so much confidence, as defending champions of the FIFA U-16 World Cup. With a team made mostly of They played a 1-1 draw with Soviet Union in their first match with Albert Eke scoring the decisive equalizer in the 79th minute to share the points, before brushing aside a resilient Bolivian side 3-2 in their second match with mercurial midfielder Philip Osundo scoring a hat-trick (24th minute, 66th minute and 77th minute). Their confidence was dealt a great blow with a 1-0 defeat suffered against Mexico. They however qualified for the quarter-final as runner-up despite the loss to Mexico.

In the quarter-finals, they came up against Australia, and they won 1-0 thanks to a second half goal coming from Christopher Nwosu to set up an exciting semi final clash with Italy. The semi final clash with Italy ended in similar fashion 1-0, with the solitary goal coming once again from Christopher Nwosu. The victory greatly motivated the Golden Eaglets were within grasp of a second FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy.

The dream was however distorted by a determined Soviet Union, who held the Golden Eaglets to a 1-1 draw at regulation time. The Russian had taken a 6th minute lead via Yuri Nikiforov before Philip Osondu equalized for Nigeria in the 11th minute. The game had to be decided via penalties, and it was the Soviet Union that carried the day with a 4-2 triumph, after the Nigerians missed two of their spot kicks.

This was a tournament that brought out the best in a certain Philip Osondu. The mercurial midfielder produced some extraordinary display throughout the tournament, that the World Football governing body-FIFA, gave him the «Adidas Golden Ball Award» Peter Ogaba, Fatai Atere, Lemmy Issa and Christopher Nwosu all shone like a million stars at the competition, despite losing to the USSR in the final. They were tipped as the foundation for the future Super Eagles team, but they never made it beyond the junior cadre. The team was led to the tournament by experienced coach Sebastian Broderick Imasuen.

This beautiful 30 years old Delta queen of Nigeria and captain of Nigeria senior female National team is perhaps the best female goalkeeper in Africa as evident in the just concluded African Women Championship held in South Africa held from on the 31 October to 14 November 2010.

What are the distinctive qualities that sets are apart from her fellow goalkeepers?
There is much, but I will be focusing on five of these qualities which have made her to not just the best, but the only female goalkeeper in Africa to concede the least number of goals in a major tournament.

calmness
Watching the captain and goalkeeper of the Super Falcons of Nigeria throughout the just concluded African Women Championship held in South Africa. She never exhibited any stage fright but remained calm and composed with perfect composure. Her calmness eventually aided her team mates as they grew in confidence as the tournament progressed into the knock out stage.

experience
Precious Dede has the distinct honour of being one of the most experienced players in the present Super Falcons squad. She has played in the 2003 and 2007 World Cup as well as the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic female soccer events. She has had a distinguish career playing for top female clubs in Nigeria and also with Arna-Bjørnar football club in Norway in the 2009 season.

aerial abilities
One of the major features that distinguish a good goalkeeper from are fellow colleagues, is the ability to deal with aerial balls coming from corner kicks, free-kicks and other dead ball situations. This amazing lady also has unique aerial ability that made her stand above her contemporaries.

humility
Some footballers never get to achieve the highest level of their career due to one problem or the other. Top among such problems, is the issue of discipline on or off the field of play. It is a serious issue that has seen talented and budding stars getting axed from the national team. Precious Dede is a shining example of humility and simplicity. Her humble disposition makes her a favourite among friends and colleagues.

the ability to inspire her colleagues
As captain of the senior national female team of Nigeria, Precious Dede has been an inspiration and leader extraordinary. A good goalkeeper radiates confidence and not fear on her team mates, and that is what Precious does with ease. Standing between the post and propelling her defence line with inspiring saves at point-blank range gave her the award of the best goalkeeper at the 2010 African Women Championship.

Whilst rugby has never had the same level of exposure on TV that soccer has, it does seem to become a lot more popular in recent years. Many people’s memories of rugby are of shivering in the rain at school and praying the big guy doesn’t come anywhere you, but it’s a great game to watch from the comfort of own front room! As Rugby does seem to be getting a better deal on TV these days, for those that might be new to watching rugby, here are ten things you probably didn’t know about the sport.

1. What is it called a try?

A try is called a try, because when the game was first played, there were no points awarded for touching down the ball at your opponent’s end of the field. What it did gain you, though, was an attempt, or a try, at the goal.

2. The game was named after the British school that it was invented in

When soccer was being played in English schools in the 19th century, there were no formalised rules for the game and each school made up their own rule book. It is believed that a boy named William Webb Ellis, who attended Rugby School, invented the game of rugby when he decided to pick up the ball and run for the goal during a game of soccer. The Rugby Union World Cup is still called the Web Ellis Cup to this day.

3. Rugby balls were first made from pig’s bladders

Rugby balls and soccer balls used to be made using a pig’s bladder for the inner. Unfortunately, the pig’s bladders weren’t cured very well and they frequently became rotten. The wife of the man, who made the rugby balls at Rugby School in the 19th century, died from the effects of the fumes she inhaled from the balls.

4. The reigning Olympic Champions is the US

By a quirk of fate, the current reigning Olympic Champions in the sport of rugby are the USA and they have held that title since 1924. The reason why, is because Rugby was dropped as an Olympic sport in that year.

5. There are two different types of Rugby played

Just to make it even more confusing to the non-expert, there are two types of rugby played, rugby league and rugby union. The games are very similar but the rules are quite different including a different scoring system.

6. The big scores

One of the differences between soccer and rugby that anyone new to the sport will notice are the big scores. The largest ever score difference that was recorded at an international match was in a game between Australia and Namibia, when Australia won the game by 142 points to nil.

7. The one hundred year old world cup whistle

At the beginning of every rugby world cup, the tournament is kicked off when the referee blows a one hundred year old whistle. It is the same whistle that was used for a game played in 1924 between England and New Zealand in the Paris Olympics.

8. The rugby world cup has never been retained by a team

The New Zealand team is the favourite to win the 2015 rugby world cup and, if they do win, they will be making a rugby world cup first, because the title has never been retained by a team, since the tournament first started in 1987.

9. A rugby coach invented basketball

James Naismith, a New England Rugby coach, is credited with inventing the game of basketball. It is said that he invented basketball so that his rugby team could train indoors when the weather was too bad to train outside.

10. National anthem singing at sporting occasions began with rugby

The traditional singing of national anthems before an international sporting event began in rugby. It was started when Welsh rugby supporters responded to the New Zealand team’s Maori war dance with their own national anthem in 1905. The singing of national anthems before a match was then adopted officially.

Every sports lover knows one of the greatest items they can have is a soccer ball, baseball bat or American football sign by one of their icons. Fans are always on the look out for sports stars to sign items that they will either cherish or can sell for a profit. Most just want that special item to be placed on their mantelpiece where they can display their pride and joy.

The great thing today is that you’ll find place’s where you can purchase cases and frames so you can keep your autograph memorabilia. The market literally caters for every sport you can think of with some really unique and elegant display cases that you can buy. The importance of keeping their signed item in top condition is a must and for some individuals this is also a business and appearance is everything and be the difference between a sale or not. Most footballs and sports gear may have been played with which adds that extra bit of importance and can make an item worth so much more.

Any sports item kept in a case or frame will be in worth so much more and you can really see the attraction of why people run these types of business. Its simply the easiest way to start any autograph collection business and the most popular is sign programmes or photos which can be displayed on the any proud owners wall. But if you have a signed soccer ball or baseball bat sitting on or over the mantelpiece, this is just so much more attractive. Even the sports stars I’ve seen on the TV show called MTV cribs have signed shirts mounted in picture frames frame from opponents they have competed against.

It really wont matter what sports your into, but if you do get a signed item remember its better to frame it or stick it in a case because it can look so much better.

Football has emerged as one of the greatest sports in the world. Due to its popularity, football fans have grown in very large numbers. For the love of the game, jerseys are making a hit as the most popular sport items in the market. A lot of fans want to be seen with their favorite football jersey. That’s right! By wearing these, they can show their admiration for their team.

And it’s now becoming a trend after a long time. It’s more than a fashion statement! With the growing enthusiasm for the sport, all fans are looking forward to finding a good jersey from their favorite team or player. You will find people of all age’s group are hunting all kinds of shirts in various football matches.

You will find them hunt the collection of the most popular clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool or Real Madrid. Moreover, when a star like Beckham or Ronaldo is being transferred into a different club, these fanatics can’t hardly wait for these stars’ jersey to make public.

This demand has caught the attention of some of the leading sport brands such as Adidas or Nike to supply the enthusiasts. Look at their stores, their football collections are making huge sales! And their sales will get better when there is a big event like the World Cup or Euro Cup. These big events are always making their shares hit top level at Wall Street.

The collection would include a large range of cheerfully colored and vibrant shirts available in different styles. You see, most of the fans are looking forward to short-sleeved shirts that can be very comfortable in summer. And not only that, a throwback jersey is also making its way as a fashion style statement. This item had been worn by several great football stars such as Pele and Maradona.