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Taifa U-20 kujipima kwa Azam U-20 Wednesday, 02 February 2011 21:34

Kalunde Jamal
TIMU ya soka ya taifa ya vijana ya U-20 ambayo ipo kambini kujiandaa na Michezo ya Olimpiki, Jumapili inatarajia kushuka dimbani kucheza mechi ya kirafiki na timu ya soka ya Azam ya U-20 katika mchezo w akujipima nguvu.

Kocha wa timu hiyo, Jamhuri 'Julio' Kihwelo aliiambia Mwananchi kuwa vijana wake wanaendelea vizuri na mazoezi na mpaka sasa hakuna majeruhi.

"Tutacheza na Azam ili kuendelea kuwanoa vijana na kuwaimarisha ili wasiogope kucheza na timu yoyote watakayokutana nayo hasa katika michuano hii mikubwa watakayoshiriki hivi karibuni," alisema kocha huyo.

Alisema kuwa mchujo wa kuwapata wachezaji 25 wa U-20 ambao watajiunga na kambi ya U-23 ili kuanza maandalizi ya Olimpiki, utafanyika kesho asubuhi.

"Wachezaji wote wana uwezo na wapo vizuri kiasi kwamba inakuwa ngumu kuteuwa hao wachezaji 25 na kujua nani aende nani abaki," alisema Kiwhelo.
 
Mancini angered by late Blues penalty




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Updated Feb 2, 2011 6:19 PM ET
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini branded Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips a diver when earning the penalty which earned his side a 2-2 draw in the Barclays Premier League clash at St Andrew's.
Phillips made an instant impact when brought on as a second-half substitute and forced the spot-kick converted by Craig Gardner when challenged by Patrick Vieira.

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But Mancini felt the 37-year-old had gone to ground too easily as his team suffered another dent to their fading title hopes.
They are now eight points behind leaders Manchester United and have played a game more.
City twice led through Carlos Tevez and Aleksandar Kolarov but were pegged back by Nikola Zigic and Craig Gardner.
Mancini said: "It was a disappointing result for us and we can't keep conceding two goals every game.
"It is impossible to win if you do that every time and the gap at the top at this moment is too much.
"But it isn't a penalty. It is nothing. It is impossible for that to be a penalty.
"He dived, the player (Phillips). I don't understand how the referee gave the penalty.
"When he loses the ball, he goes (down).
"That decision was costly for us. We didn't play well but it was not a penalty."
To add to Mancini's woes, defender Micah Richards was taken to hospital suffering from concussion after colliding with his own player in midfielder Nigel De Jong.
Mancini said: "Micah is in hospital. I haven't spoken to him and I don't know what's happened but it is concussion. He lost consciousness and he is in hospital."
De Jong also suffered an ankle set-back on a night of frustration for the visitors.

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But Birmingham manager Alex McLeish hit back at Mancini's verbal attack on Phillips and claimed it was a legitimate penalty.
McLeish said: "If you look at the penalties given against us this season, they've been much softer than that. I'm sure Manchester City have had their fair share of the dubious kind.
"Kevin has flicked the ball past Vieira and he has clattered in to him. That is a foul. Kevin was too quick for him.
"Vieira collided with him. Kevin never dived. Kevin is not a diver. He is a true English gentleman."
McLeish was impressed with the contribution of Phillips who had also gone close with a dipping volley to earning his team victory.
The former Scotland boss said: "Kevin gave us some quality and class. He was very bright."
Birmingham again showed the fighting qualities which have been inbred in to them by McLeish to earn a precious point in their battle to survive in the top flight.
McLeish said: "We deserved the draw. We shot ourselves in the foot by giving away a couple of silly goals but we were excellent in the second half.
"City moved the ball well and have great footballers in Silva and Tevez while Dzeko will bring a lot when he is really fit.
"But we had a right go ourselves at them in the second period and were more in their faces."

 
Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa




Updated Feb 1, 2011 7:47 PM ET
Wayne Rooney scored twice in the first half as Manchester United continued their quest to reclaim the title with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa.
It was the first time Rooney has scored two in a game for almost 11 months and, in front of England coach Fabio Capello, took his seasonal tally to five.
By way of a side issue, the striker's efforts also ensured United matched the efforts of the 1999 Treble-winners by matching their club record 29 league games unbeaten and at the same time maintaining a five-point advantage over Arsenal in the title race.

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Not that Rooney's efforts, a brilliant goal after just 50 seconds and a tap-in during first-half stoppage time, ensured three points on their own.
Ferguson's side were also indebted to skipper Nemanja Vidic, who calmed nerves by driving home from 18 yards after Darren Bent had dragged Villa back into it.
Ferguson could hardly have timed his pre-match address better.
There were plenty who had wondered whether Javier Hernandez's recent goalscoring efforts might have earned the Mexican a starting berth alongside Dimitar Berbatov this evening.
That was clearly not part of Ferguson's thinking, choosing his programme notes to extol Rooney's wider contribution.
Yet, amid the praise was also a target for the 25-year-old to aim for. Some distance short of the 34 he managed last term but a significant improvement on the three he went into the game with.
And Rooney wasted absolutely no time in responding.
There were just 50 seconds on the clock when Edwin van der Sar launched a clearance deep into Villa territory from just outside his own area.
Rooney took one touch to control, then belted the ball past Brad Friedel, Richard Dunne's lack of pace having already been cruelly exposed.
With the exception of one Bent effort, which Van der Sar saved low to his right, United dominated thereafter.
Berbatov failed to threaten with a couple of close-range efforts. Nani got a bit closer, one attempt bringing a brilliant save out of Friedel, whose appearance gave him the title of the oldest player in Villa history.
Ryan Giggs also made the veteran American work with a mazy run and shot that forced a low save by the post.
Yet, as injury-time approached, United were still waiting for that crucial second which would have set their minds at ease.


Having started the half by finding the net, it was appropriate Rooney should finish it that way too.
He would be the first to admit Nani deserved all the credit though.
Nipping about in that frustrating way of his, the Portugal winger looked up and saw Rooney at the far post.
The delivery was perfect, curling round the back of the Villa defence, too far out for Friedel to contemplate an interception, then dropping perfectly for Rooney, who tapped home with ease.
Yet what looked like an easy win, turned into a very nervous few minutes in the second half as Villa found some inspiration.
Ashley Young started it when he curled a 20-yard free-kick narrowly wide.
The England man was at the hub of Villa's attacks and when Anderson, Patrice Evra and Vidic all failed to prevent him prodding a pass out to Stewart Downing, suddenly United were in trouble.
Downing took out Rio Ferdinand with an excellent cross and Bent does what Gerard Houllier paid £23million for, finishing with ease.
When Marc Albrighton smacked an effort goalwards from 30 yards, alarm bells started ringing amongst the home support, who could not have imagined who would turn up to ease their nerves.
Vidic is not noted for scoring with anything other than his head.
But, having nodded the ball on to Rooney from a United corner, the Serbian hung around long enough to receive the return, striding on to it confidently before drilling past Friedel.
Berbatov should have scored near the end but inexplicably fired over from eight yards after Friedel had denied Nani.
The American was also called upon to repel Rooney's hat-trick bid before the final whistle, although after such a tortuous season, the England star could be pretty pleased with his contribution anyway.
 
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