After their 1-2 first leg home defeat in Port Harcourt, new players, including seven with overseas clubs, were invited to strengthen the squad.

BBC: Bewerang under fire

The game between league leaders Dolphins of Port Harcourt and Lobi Stars of Makurdi, also played on Wednesday, was abandoned in the 53rd minute.

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An exciting Moroccan youth Atlas Lions knocked out Nigeria after winning 2-1 in Port Harcourt and Egypt drew 0-0 in Harare after beating the Zimbabweans 2-0 in Cairo.

BBC: Under-20 draw gives Group of Death

Newspapers in Nigeria recently gave prominence to a report from Port Harcourt that a vulture, hit by a stone thrown by a boy, turned into a baby as it hit the ground and then into an old man.

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