Hilal edged its city rival Al-Nasr 1-0 in the Zain Saudi Professional League at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh Sunday. Hilal midfielder, Abdul Aziz Al-Dousari scored the only goal of the match when he kicked from outside the area in the 39th minute to put his team in the lead. Nasr failed to level the score despite several chances. Omar Hawsawi,'s header just missed bar. Unbeaten in the league so far, Hilal will need one more point to keep the title. The blue team has so far collected 55 points after having played 23 matches. The title holder still has three matches to play in the competition. In another match, Al-Ittihad defeated visitor Al-Fateh 2-0 at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium. Striker Mohammed Al-Rashid put Ittihad in the lead after 11 minutes. Al-Rashid doubled the lead 15 minutes after the break. Ittihad is still second on the standings with 46 points while Fateh occupies the ninth place with 28 points with an 11-goal difference behind Ahli. On Monday, Al-Shabab, will host Al-Ahli at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium. Ghana bows out Reigning World and African youth champions Ghana meekly surrendered the titles Sunday after conceding a stoppage-time goal against Cameroon in a 1-1 draw. Cameroon was assured of reaching the African semifinals since Thursday and topped Group B with seven points followed by Nigeria with six, Ghana two and Gambia one. Giant France-based striker Kwane Nsor offered Ghana hope with a 21st-minute goal at Dobsonville Stadium in this vast township south-west of Johannesburg only for Emmanuel Mbongo to equalize on 92 minutes. Nigeria clinched the other African semifinals place with a 2-0 victory over Gambia through second half goals from Olanrewaju Kayode and Ramon Azeez in a match played simultaneously at Milpark Stadium in Johannesburg. Ghana, which defeated Brazil and Cameroon to claim the 2009 World and African titles, had to win its last game to have any chance of survival and also needed a draw or Gambian victory in the other match. But even a Ghanaian victory would not have mattered in the end because of the Flying Eagles' success which set up a Thursday semifinal with Group A winner Mali while Cameroon faces Egypt in the other half of the draw. South Africa, which managed just one unconvincing win in three matches despite home advantage, shock qualifiers Lesotho, Ghana and Gambia were eliminated after the mini-league phase. Cameroon rested many first choices and fell behind when a corner was headed to Nsor, who turned smartly and struck the ball into the net off the right hand of goalkeeper Eric Ngana. Ghana was dangerous at set pieces and Ngana did well to block a header from Richmond Boakye-Viadom before half-time. Another corner produced the equalizer with Edgar Sally swinging the ball across for Mbongo to nod powerfully home. Marseille wins cup Defender Taye Taiwo scored the winner late in the second half as Marseille successfully defended the League Cup with a 1-0 win over Montpellier at the Stade de France Saturday. Following a scrappy and sometimes ill-tempered game, the teams looked set for extra time until the Nigeria defender scored with a low shot in the 80th minute.
