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A source from goal.com said Stephen Keshi did not spring any surprises with his selection for Brazil, with the likes of Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo and Echiejile making the cut alongside 19 debutants Nigeriacoach Stephen Keshi has named his 23-man squad players for the Fifa World Cup in Brazil. The reigning African champions will be making their fifth appearance at world football's major showpiece and have been drawn in the same group with Argentina, Iran and Bosnia. Experienced names such as Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide, Joseph Yobo and Elderson Echiejile who were part of the squad to South Africa 2010 made the final list and will look to make amends for their group stage exit in their last outing. Top scorer of the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, Emmanuel Emenike, Godfrey Oboabona, John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses will be expected to make their World Cup debut when the championship kicks off. There are three goalkeepers, eight defenders, five midfielders and seven strikers. Full Sq...

Atletico Madrid are in search of their second trophy in Lisbon at 7:45pm after clinching the La Liga through a superb run of performances. They are likely to be without their star striker Diego Costa, Nevertheless, Simeone is confident his players are prepared for the challenge that lies ahead. Diego Simeone’s side broke the Barcelona-Real Madrid hegemony and now stand to win their first Champions League trophy. Only their bitter rivals Real Madrid stand in their way, who themselves are desperate to claim the title. Real Madrid are hungry for that elusive decima – 10th European win [1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002 and perhaps 2014] . Atletico, known as “the mattress makers” after their red and white-striped shirts, and Real, who play in all-white and are nicknamed “the meringues”, have met only once before in continental competition, in the European Cup semi-finals in 1958-59. Who will be crowned the European Champions 2014?

The Federal University of Technology, Akure is set to host a one day Technology Knowledge Sharing Program (TKSP), an initiative of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) with the theme “Geology and Mineral Deposits in the Nigerian Flank of the Chad Basin: Implication for Hydrocarbon Potential for Sustainable Development”. The programme, which would have experts in the field delivering papers on related key issues, is slated to hold on Thursday, 13th June, 2013 between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. in the University’s CCE Hilltop Auditorium. For further inquiries, please call 08035927594