Debutants Bosnia and Herzegovina saw
themselves exit the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™
after two games, following a 1-0 defeat at the
hands of Nigeria. Peter Odemwingie's first-half
goal was enough to put the Super Eagles within
a point of the Round of 16.
With Argentina having already sewn up
qualification from Group F, the race was on to
try to wrap up the remaining spot. Both sides
were set up to play attacking football, and when
Haris Mendunjanin was booked for bringing down
Ahmed Musa, Peter Odemwingie – who had
impressed as a substitute against Iran – fired
the free-kick inches wide.
The Bosnians were looking intent on playing
attractive football in pursuit of the result they
needed, with their nimble-footed midfield pairing
of Miralem Pjanic and Muhamed Besic combining
superbly, only for the young Ferencvaros
midfielder to fire over. The African champions,
for their part, looked keen on making Begovic
work, as the shots from distance were raining in
from early on. First John Obi Mikel saw his low,
zipping shot flash just wide, before the Stoke
City goalkeeper had to beat away Ogenyi Onazi's
effort.
Edin Dzeko thought he had put the Europeans
ahead, but after latching on to Zvejzdan
Misimovic's slick through-ball and slotting past
Vincent Enyeama, he looked up to see a flag had
denied him. It was the Nigerian veteran
goalkeeper himself who was next to prevent the
Manchester City man opening his World Cup
account, pushing his near-post shot away for a
corner.
However, after the Super Eagles had spent ten
minutes on the back foot they struck against the
run of play. Emmanuel Emenike's near-
unstoppable momentum saw him bundle past
Emir Spahic down the right flank, before he laid
the ball on a plate for Odemwingie to slot past
his club team-mate Begovic.
While striking on the break was proving lethal for
Nigeria, it seemed just a matter of time before
the World Cup debutants would find joy with
feeding Dzeko. He was a constant worry for
Joseph Yobo and Juwon Oshaniwa and had a
great chance of the stroke of half-time, but after
Pjanic's cut back, he blazed over from 12 yards.
The pattern of play continued after the break,
with the eastern Europeans' passing creativity
finding gaps in the Nigerians' backline, but they
lacked the killer pass or clinical finish to make
them count, while the west Africans broke at
pace and tested Begovic from range. The
goalkeeper had to be on his toes to deny
Emenike from much closer in though after the
Fenerbahce striker pounced on a ricochet off
Odemwingie, only to see Begovic stick out a long
Bosnian leg to put it behind at his near post.
Safet Susic had said he wanted to save the
semi-fit Sejad Salihovic for their final game if he
could, but caved to the ticking clock, bringing on
the Hoffenheim midfielder and goal-scorer from
the opening match Vedad Ibisevic for an influx of
experience. The introduction of the latter almost
paid off, but he could only flick Misimovic's
corner over the bar.
With 15 minutes remaining and their shirts
drenched in sweat, Zmajevi (The Dragons) were
getting agitated with their World Cup future
looking bleak, but a Pjanic shot from range
doingtle to trouble Enyeama. Stephen Keshi's
side were still out to make the result safe, and
Onazi tested Begovic again with another drilled
effort from before Emenike shot just wide.
When Misimovic fluffed his lines on the edge of
the box with 90 minutes on the clock it looked
destined not to be their night. Edin Dzeko headed
straight at Enyeama moments later, before
seeing his effort from six yards turned on to the
post, and that save ultimately sealed their exit
from the tournament.
Saturday, 21 June 2014
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Monday, 16 June 2014
Imo King and Queen
Imo’s faces of beauty
Posted by: EKENE AHANEKU in Campus Life 8 hours ago
The Concorde Hotel in Owerri, the Imo State capital, was agog when students gathered for a beauty pageant to pick Mr Imo and Miss Imo. EKENE AHANEKU (200-Level Medicine and Surgery, Imo State University) reports.
Their inviting looks and figures attracted attention. They came from the 27 local government areas of Imo State. On arrival, they moved into the Imo Concorde Hotel, in the state capital.
They were models and contestants for the state beauty pageant. During the week-long event, auditioning was held to shortlist those who would participate in the contests. The models were taken through aerobic exercises and choreographed catwalk and other runway tactics.
On the D-Day, the contestants filed out, one after the other, in choreographed movements. They were decked in yellow polo shirt, looking radiant and glitzy. They entertained the audience with various dance steps.
Afterwards, the contestants changed to traditional attires to showcase the beauty of African culture. The male participants used their display to promote hard work as a virtue in Africa; their female counterparts showed the mode of dressing for an African lady.
The contestants later dressed in suits and gowns; the women dazzled the crowd with their catwalk, while the men displayed their ‘six packs’ and muscles to the applause of the judges.
The judges shortlisted the best 16 female and 10 male contestants, for the next round. There was a music interlude after which the contest proceeded to select winners.
The contestants participated in Intelligent Quotient (IQ) test, which produced Samantha Ubani, a graduating student of the Imo State University (IMSU) as the winner. She was crowned Imo Queen with a brand new car. Marlven Akandu, student of FUTO, won the male category and got a $4,000 cash prize.
The runners-up were crowned as ambassadors of some of the sponsors of the event, including 360 Cinema, All Grain Noodles, Octagon Night Club and Links Hotel.
The event also featured presentation of awards of patronage to dignitaries, such as the former Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho (rtd), and leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Sir Ralph Uwazuruike.
Capt. Ihenacho donated the car and cash prizes for the winners.
Ijeoma Chinedum, 200-Level Geology student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), said: “Notwithstanding the fact that I did not win the pageant, I am happy to be among the runners- up. It is a good start for me.”
Miss Samantha, who won the Face of IMSU in 2012 and Queen of Trust in 2013, said: “I am happy for the feat and I appreciate everyone that contributed towards this. For me, it is a call for service and I promise to do my best to promote good values that will help to develop my state and the country.”
Marlven said: “I will forever remain grateful to the sponsors of event, which is to empower the youth. Winning for me is a glory of God and I hail Capt. Ihenacho for bringing us this programme.”
NDOMIE NOODLES STORMS IMSU
INDOMIE NOODLES STORMS IMSU
By Uzoma Deborah .C.
The pasta food Indomie noodles storms Imo state university owerri (Imsu) on 11—13 of June 2014 with lots of goodies and as well as promoting new indomie pack named Indomie Oriented fried noodles.
The Imo state supervisor Mr.Ozioma Akubuogu in an interview stated that indomie has introduce a new flavor, having four packs which are; Indomie chicken, Indomie onion, Indomie super pack and now a new trend Indomie oriented fried noodles.
He expressed his happiness over the turnout of student who came to have a taste of the new Indomie pack stating that Imo state university (IMSU) Owerri is the first university that they stormed and will also moved to other institutions. Their few days in the university has really fed some student satisfactory as well as recorded competitions and promo. He therefore encourages students to purchase the Indomie in the market.
The Indomie stand
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