Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Uche Kalu fired the former African Champions into the lead in the 29th minute.

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But Wisla chairman Bogdan Basalaj, himself a member of the Uefa rules committee, rejected Uche's interpretation of the clause in question.

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Kalu Uche broke down the right and his low cross was met by the unmarked Albert Crusat at the far post.

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Uche played a key role as Krakow beat Germany's Schalke 04 and came close to knocking out Italian side Lazio in last season's Uefa Cup.

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However, Fernando Soriano leveled with a deflected shot in the 58th minute and Kalu Uche put lowly Almeria head just three minutes later as Real failed to clear a corner.

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Wisla sources say the club told Ajax they were prepared to negotiate over Uche during next season's winter break, but that the player had refused to wait on the advice of his manager.

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The Super Eagles should have broken the deadlock on 14 minutes when Kalu Uche set up Yakubu up to beat the offside trap but the Everton forward blasted wide with only Rachad Chitou at his mercy.

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Over in Nigeria, Uche Kalu's first half brace and Junior Osagie's strike in the 75th minute helped Enyimba to a 3-0 victory over DR Congo's AS Vita Club in Aba to force the game into penalties.

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Citing the warning late yesterday by chip maker Microchip Technology, UBS analysts Uche Orji and Parag Agarwal this morning downgraded shares of not only Microchip, but also Maxim Integrated Products and ON Semiconductor.

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Ajax were promptly rebuffed, triggering Uche's protest.

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