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  • International Friendly: Costa Rica beat Super Eagles 2-0 in San jose

    International Friendly: Costa Rica beat Super Eagles 2-0 in San jose

    Qatar World Cup bound Conmebol side, Costa Rica defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria by 2-0 early Thursday morning before bidding their fans goodbye in a friendly encounter for them before the Mundial kick-starting on November 20.

    Oscar Duarte scored for the host in the 7th minute at San Jose before Kendall Waston added the second in the 73rd minute to condemn the Nigerians to another international friendly defeat.

    Costa Rica had several other chances to add to their tally as supporters at the National Stadium provided a carnival atmosphere ahead of the team’s departure for the World Cup in Qatar.

    Although it was the Super Eagles B team that featured in the encounter as the first team players were doing business for their various club sides.

    The hosts will feature in their third straight World Cup this month. They kicked off their qualification campaign sluggishly, picking up just one win in their first seven games. However, they bounced back with six wins in their final seven games before beating New Zealand 1-0 in the playoffs.

    Costa Rica will compete against Germany, Japan and Spain in Group E at the World Cup finals. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

     

  • International Friendly: Super Eagles face Costa Rica in San Jose today

    International Friendly: Super Eagles face Costa Rica in San Jose today

    All is now set for the face-off between the Super Eagles  B side and Costa Rica in an international friendly game in San Jose.

    The match is expected to serve as a test match for Costa Rica that’s World Cup-bound and serve as Super Eagles preparatory game for AFCON qualifiers in March.

    The match takes place by 8pm Costa Rican time and 3 am Nigerian time

    The Super Eagles’ delegation arrived in San Jose on Sunday evening ahead of the game, which will hold in the early hours of tomorrow.

    The Super Eagles are lodged at Real Intercontinental Hotel, San Jose,  the team is really made up of mostly home-based players, some of who were drafted from the national U-23 team.

    While the Super Eagles will not be in Qatar, they will look to put together a fine run of form ahead of next year’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Serie Leone.

    Costa Rica secured their sixth World Cup appearance after  initially not securing an automatic spot from the CONCACAF  but got a second chance by defeating New Zealand in the  qualifying play-off final.

    Costa Rica are currently unbeaten in four straight games, claiming one draw and three wins, including a 2-0 victory over Martinique in Group B of the CONCACAF Nations League on June 5.

    Costa Rica will play in Group E alongside Spain, Germany and Japan in Qatar 2022.

     

  • Know everything about the newly launched Apple wireless Magic Keyboard

    Know everything about the newly launched Apple wireless Magic Keyboard

    Soon after the WWDC 2017 keynote event, Apple refreshed its Apple Store website to reflect all the new offerings it announced at the San Jose McEnery Convention Centre.

    While most of the products announced are now listed, one other accessory not mentioned at the WWDC event, was also spotted.

    The new wireless Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad is listed on the Apple Store for a price of $130.

    The company has also removed the standard wired Magic Keyboard (with or without Numeric Keypad), making the cheapest Mac keyboard you can buy from Apple the wireless Magic Keyboard at $99.

    The new Magic Keyboard with Numeric comes with a Lightning charging cable, but Apple notes that the keyboard can live for a month before needing a charge.

    The full-sized keyboard with 31 extra keys can be bought separately, but is available only in white. You can get a Space Grey option though, if you buy the iMac Pro alongside for $4,999.

    9to5Mac reports that the new Space Grey accessories – the wireless Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard – will only be sold with the iMac Pro, and not separately.

    Other new accessories listed on the refreshed Apple Store in the US include the new cases and sleeves for the iPad lineup. This includes the new leather and silicone iPad cases, new leather iPad sleeves, an Apple Pencil case, and leather and silicone cases for iPhones as well.