Nigeria Professional Football League outfit Rivers United have completed the signing of Ghanaian international, Omar Tofic on a season-long loan from Enyimba international.
Brila.net can report exclusively report that Katsina United striker Tasiu Lawal has signed for Niger Tornadoes for the second time in his career.
In a bid to rescue their top-flight status, the management of Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Niger Tornadoes have completed the signing of Mubarak Said from MFM Football Club.
Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun will not be available for selection for his Club Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League clash with Huddersfield Town on Saturday at the Amex Stadium.
Ivory Coast Head coach Paolo Povia has admitted the 76-42 win against Nigeria’s D’Tigers in their opening game of the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier in Abidjan inspired confidence they can take on any team.
With the senior national men’s team, the Super Eagles looking ahead to the fixtures against Seychelles and Egypt matches as they look to prepare adequately for this year’s AFCON tournament, Kalmar FF of Sweden defender Gbenga Arokoyo has said he strongly believes that the present crop of players can make Nigerians proud.
Speaking with www.brila.net, Arokoyo added that every Nigerian wants the team to succeed, and they will do that, especially with coach Gernot Rohr.
“The coach and the players know what to do to make the country proud, and I strongly believe that with our support, they will make the country proud and put us in the right position, both in Africa and on the world stage,” said Arokoyo.
Arokoyo, who was a member of the 2011 Caf U20 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad under coach John Obuh, has been overlooked by coaches since he moved from Kwara United to Europe in 2012.
He established himself at Sweden’s Mjallby before he joined Turkish outfit Gaziantepspor in 2014 and finally got his chance to play for his country at the senior level after he was included in a list of 26 by then interim coach Salisu Yusuf in April of 2016.
As the Flying Eagles of Nigeria look to give a good representation in Poland, after being drawn alongside the United States of America (USA), Qatar and Ukraine in group D of 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, goalkeeper of the team, Wale Oremade has assured Nigerians that the team will do well at the Mundial.
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Ahmadu Musa Kida has stated that the Nigeria senior men basketball national team D’Tigers will shock the world at the 2019 FIBA world cup in China.
Scott Parker has been left to pick up the reins at relegation-threatened Fulham following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri as manager.
Former Falcons coach Christopher Danjuma has backed Nigeria’s women national team to come good despite the team’s opening 4-1 defeat to Austria at the ongoing Cyprus cup tournament.
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