Spanish club side Deportivo de La Coruna are working on recalling Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho from his loan spell at Elche after being dropped by Manager Pacheta.
Super Eagles’ and Bursaspor star Shehu Abdullahi has expressed his happiness after making a return to the pitch following a three-month injury layoff.
WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua and his team has reportedly made an opening offer to American heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller for a title bout in America.
It’s unlikely that Joshua will get his first two choices after Wilder and Fury agreed to stage a rematch which has also been sanctioned by WBC .
Joshua announced he would be defending WBA, IBF and WBO crown at Wembley Stadium on April 13 last year, but it seems he could scrap this plan to instead fight Miller at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 1.
Joshua also have option of facing Dillian Whyte who defeated Dereck Chisora on December 22 in all British affair.
Joshua had previously promised to give Whyte a title shot if he failed to get either Wilder or Fury, which is now looking increasingly likely.
Whyte posted a video on his Instagram story on Monday morning, saying he had meetings scheduled with Eddie Hearn.
Following his side’s win over arch rivals Enyimba of Aba in the match day five of the 2019 Nigeria professional football league season, Ranger forward Kelvin Itoya has hailed his teammates and described the win as ‘important’ one.
After excellent form in the CAF Confederations Cup, Rangers finally tasted defeat in their opening game of the domestic campaign last Wednesday to MFM at the Soccer Temple in Agege.
The Flying Antelopes however returned to winning ways at the Cathedral on Sunday with a win over the Aba Elephants, thanks to a lone goal score by Ibrahim Ajani in the 40th minutes of the game.
While speaking to brila.net’s Seyi Alao after the game, Itoya salutes the courage of team as they battle out of the disappointing defeat atMFM to secured the three points over hard fighting Enyimba.
“It was a good game ,we gave our best, knowing fully well that we lost our first away to MFM,”
“We have to come out of our shell and make sure that we get this one done because the first game at home which is very important especially when the league is abridged . So we are happy to get a victory over hard fighting Enyimba.“
The 2018 Aiteo Cup winners are 9th on the NPFL Group A log with a win and defeat but they still have three games in hand.
President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Sam Ocheo has stated that the Nigeria U18 and U20 women handball national team will commence camping for the qualifiers of the International Handball Federation Trophy tour.
Ocheo speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the girls will be camped in Abuja and believes the team will make it through the qualifiers like their male counterpart who secured qualification for the IHF world trophy tour proper.
Former coach of Nigeria’s women national team Ismaila Mabo has predicted that he expects the Super Falcons to have a massive improvement at this summer’s FIFA women world cup in France because of the level of preparedness the NFF has in stock for the team.
Mabo in a chat with www.brila.net said the preparation plan of the NFF for the team is encouraging and mirrors that of the Falcons team he handled back in 1999 that got to the quarter final of the world cup as well as the quarter final of the Sydney 2000 Olympic football event.
Mabo reckon that the program plan of the NFF is one that will go a long way to help the team.
IK Start of Norway and Nigeria U20 national team midfielder Afeez Aremu has promised to deliver for Nigeria at the fast approaching CAF Africa U20 cup of nations which starts this weekend in Niger republic.
Aremu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said he hopes to bring his wealth of international experience to bear on the team and revealed that he has a responsibility to improve the team after missing out of the WAFU cup in Togo due to club engagement abroad.
Aremu thereafter said the team is determined to do well and will not disappoint Nigerians at the tournament.
General secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has charged players of the Nigeria U20 national team who will be representing the nation at the CAF Africa U20 cup of nations to be good ambassadors of the country and work hard to justify the confidence repose on them by the handlers of the team.
Sanusi speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the lucky 21 players should make the most of the opportunity handed to them to ensure they do well for themselves and have at the back of their mind the expectation of millions of Nigerians from the team.
The Nigeria U20 national team will now leave for Niger on Thursday as against the initial plan to have the team leave today ahead of their first game against the Burundi U20 national team this weekend.
Coach Kadiri Ikhana may no longer be in the football management business, but he remains the best Coach the league has seen according to his former player and Kano Pillars midfielder Kamal Sikiru.
Ikhana who last won the NPFL in 2015 with Enyimba, is a player’s delight and a great Manager according to Kamal.
The midfielder who currently suits up for Pillars joined the Kano based club three seasons ago with Ikhana and he told brila.net that the former gaffer is a strong uniting figure the league misses.
Last season Sunday Adetunji helped Enyimba reach the semi-final of the Confederation Cup, with Lobi Stars the forward says he has set a target of playing in the final of the Champions League this season.
Adetunji joined Lobi on loan from Abia Warriors on a season-long deal and he has told brila.net that he hopes to improve on his record from his last continental adventure.
So far, he’s made two appearances for the club in the win against Mamelodi Sundowns and the narrow 1-0 defeat to ASEC Mimosa in Abidjan.