Nigerian Sports Fiesta

"My best players are getting older and we are not as powerful as in previous years," admitted Al Ahly coach Manuel Jose has admitted ahead of a crucial CAF Champions League clash with Mouloudia Alger in Egypt on Friday that a record seventh title may be beyond his weary, ageing squad. The coach who began a third spell at the club this year and led them to a seventh consecutive Egyptian title. The Portuguese with the Midas touch has guided the Red Devils to glory four times in the premier Pan-African club competition by building teams around stars like goalkeeper Essam al-Hadary, defender Wael Gomaa and midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika . Al-Hadary now plays his club football in neighbouring Sudan , Gomaa can be exposed by swift strikers and Aboutrika is prone to injury and no longer able to dominate the middle of the pitch. Ahly have also been unlucky with creative midfielder Mohamed Barakat missing a home draw with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and away loss to Esperance of

Flying Eagles to beat England tonight and qualify for the quarterfinal of the U20 World Cup in Colombia. While the Flying Eagles have played in two championship games in this competition, England's best performances were recorded in 1993, when they placed third, and in 1981 when they reached the last four. England have lost more games than they have won in this tournament - they lost 14 games, drew nine and won eight. In the 2009 edition of the competition, they crashed out in the first round with a mere point. And at Colombia 2011, the Young Three Lions barely squeezed through to the knockout stage as one of four "third best teams" after they recorded three goalless draws in Group F playing against North Korea, Argentina and Mexico. Nigeria, on the other hand, have been in cruise control in this year's tournament after they finished the first round with the maximum nine points from three games and fired home a record 12 goals. England are in Colombia after they r