Chukwu has also added goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Ifeanyi Udeze, Joseph Yobo, Taiye Taiwo and Belgium-based Tosin Dosunmu to the squad from the Unity Cup.

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Blackburn continued to look the more composed side, and it took a vital interception from Joseph Yobo to deny Jason Roberts after he weaved his way into the area.

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Joseph Yobo's 10th-minute header was followed by a close-range finish by summer signing Distin from another corner seven minutes later, and a superb right-foot effort by Steven Pienaar on 37.

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