Last Weekend’s explosive game between Heartland and Kada City served everything including some of the more outrageous occurrences seen in an NPFL game.
Nigeria defender and Lokomotiv Plovdiv’s Stephen Eze has described his first-team role with the club as a massive development for him, after amassing 17 appearances for the club this season.
The Nigerian defender’s appearances under coach Bruno Akrapović has been wonderful, and in a chat with www.brila.net, the defense stalwart said it would surely make him a better player while thanking fans and well-wishers for their prayers.
Having started the 2018-19 Bulgaria First League season in an uninspiring manner, losing their first two games to CSKA Sofia and Slavia Sofia, Bruno Akrapovic’s charges sit in 8th position in the top division in Bulgaria.
“I’m very happy with the development, and I believe it will make me a better player”. I just want to thank my family and friends for their prayers but most especially Almighty God for everything”
‘I will continue to do my best for my country if called upon as well as my club where I work, Eze concluded.
Eze will hope to continue at the heart of defence for the Smurfs as they welcome Spartak Subotica in a club friendly before resuming league action on the 17th of this month against Levski Sofia away from home.
Former Super Eagles manager and player, Christian Chukwu has called on coach of the national team, Gernot Rohr to include new faces into his team as he prepares for the AFCON 2019 in Egypt.
Chukwu said although he strongly believes Rohr is keen to present Nigeria’s best team at the 2019 Nations cup, new faces should be invited so that they can battle for places in the team.
In a chat with www.brila.net, Chukwu believes such a move will give every Nigerian player in top form opportunity to fight for a chance in the squad to the Nations Cup in Egypt.
“Lets see how they perform in the friendleies, I hope more new players will come in, it will create a good atmosphere for players to fight for the jersey”.
“He can also get the best players on the bench, the reserves. its not just about the starting 11. The reserves are also as important”.
The former Gabon gaffer confirmed that program for the tournament has been submitted since the qualifications for the tournament was confirmed in November, with changes expected after Egypt were announced as the nbew hosts of the competition, with Cameroun being stripped due to their unreadiness by CAF.
Former Super Eagles goalkeepers’ trainer, Joe Erico has advised Super Eagles’ Coach, Gernot Rohr to do everything he can and come up with a winning team for the Egypt 2019 African Nations Cup coming up later this year in the month of June.
He said the manager should mandate members of his technical team to assemble a quality team for the African tournament.
Caf team is currently conducting its first inspection mission of Egyptian facilities for the Afcon finals that kick-off on June 21 and ends on July 19.
With Egypt the first team to stage the expanded 24-team Afcon, they are in a race against time to ensure readiness for the tournament as six venues are expected to be used.
Erico, in a chat with www.brila.net, said that Rohr should be wary of the opposing teams coming for the finals as the qualifiers are a different ball game from the actual tournament.
“What should be his priority has to be getting a winning team. The qualifiers is much more different from the real business in Egypt”.
My advice to him therefore should be to make sure he gets players that can give him the much desired win, he concluded.
Qualifiers for the 2019 Afcon conclude next month, with the Super Eagles among the 14 teams having already qualified. The draw for the final will be conducted on April 12.
Coach of Nigeria Premier basketball league winner Rivers Hoopers Odaudu Ogoh has stated that the Nigerian side is closing in on the challenge of competing at the fast approaching Afro league basketball as the team have been on intensive training in a bid to sharpen it competitive edge.
Ogoh speaking in a chat with www.brila.net informed that they will be adding three players from the domestic scene namely Abdul Yaya from Kano Pillars, Apara Chika a point guard from Bauchi nets and a yet to be decided signing to help shore up grey areas I’m their team.
The FIBA Africa Zone 3 champions will be competing at the group stage in Morocco after AS Salle’s bid was considered as host over Rivers Hoopers.
The first group stage challenge begins on the 1st to the 3rd of March 2019.
Coach of NPFL side Sunshine stars Kabir Dogo has stated that he is targeting top spot with his side in the Nigeria Professional football League standings.
The tactician has also called on the fans to be patient with the team and by extension to all other teams so as to allow good football reign.
Dogo whose side is still unbeaten said in a chat with www.brila.net that he has confident in the ability of his team to pick point anywhere and that the Akure fans should also learn to understand alongside fans of the league that a team can win, draw and lose anhweher urging fans to simply rally round their teams.
Former coach of Nigeria’s U20 national team Coach Sam Obuh has stated that the Flying Eagles have suddenly found themselves in a dicey situation after Tuesday’s scoreless draw against the Amajitas of South Africa in their second group stage game at the ongoing U20 Africa cup of nations.
Obuh speaking in a chat with brila.net said the toughest match the Flying Eagles will play incidentally now will be against the host nation Niger republic in the last group stage tie with the host nation needing an outright win to be sure of qualification while Nigeria would also need a draw to guarantee qualification.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles still sit top of group A after Niger republic blew what would have sent Nigeria down to second allowing Burundi tie the game after having initially taken a 3-1 lead against the Burundians.
Kada City Boss Usman Adams Says he’s happy with the underdog tag given to his side in the on going 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League.
The Kaduna based team are making their debut in the top flight division for the first time and it has not been an easy adventure for them with just a win and draw after five matches.
Adams revealed that no one is given his boys a chance but he the team will keep on working harder on their on their lapses, while adding that any teams underrated them is at their own peril.
“I am happy that other clubs are looking at us as an inexperienced side but we have been able to prove a point in all the matches that we have played,” Adams told the media.
“We have only been telling our players to play and forget about the results. We gave them the ingredient to success and we are delighted that they are getting it right and what is remaining is just the attack. I believe that by the time we get it right in the attack all other teams will be afraid of us.“
“My boys gave a good account of themselves in Okigwe and we could have walked away with the maximum points had we taken the chances that we created. We are seriously working on that and I am certain that in the next few games things will improve for us.”
Kada City who almost picked a point against high flying Heartland in Okigwe on Sunday will host El Kanemi Warriors at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Wednesday.
Hamza Abarah has been appointed as the caretaker Coach of Nigeria Professional Football League side Niger Tornadoes following the decision of Coach Bernard Ogbe to leave his position on Sunday.
The appointment of Hamza Abarah was made know by the Niger State Commissioner for Sports Honourable Emmanuel Duza Babur during a combined meeting of the Ministry Management and NigerTornadoes club management on Tuesday.
Honorable Duza Babur, revealed via a press release that the appointment of Hamza Abarah as an interim gaffer of the Club was approved by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello.
Hamza Abarah will oversee the club technical crew as an interim head, and he’s expected to turn the fortune of the Club which hasn’t won a game in the league this season around quickly.
It will be recalled that the former head Coach of Niger Tornadoes football club of Minna Mr Bernard Ogbe tender his resignation letter on the 4th of February 2019 after the club 3-1 defeat in Katsina against Katsina United in the Nigeria Professional Football League match day 06 which is Sunday the 3rd of February 2019.