FIFA U-17 world cup winning captain in 2015, Kelechi Nwakali has described his invitation to the U-23 national team as a big privilege.
World No 6, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina experienced life on the other side of the net, Being a spectator instead of being the one on court put tennis in a completely different perspective for her.
Svitolina got fired up cheering on her ‘boo’ Gael Monfils in his 6-4 3-6 6-3 win over Leonardo Mayer at the Indian wells. Something Svitolina describes as difficult: “Watching Monfils is much tougher than being on a court…”
This comes days after Gael Monfils traveled to Dubai to watch Svitolina, the frenchman has admitted that his new girlfriend Elina Svitolina is helping him to become a better player and person.
Although he said “If I do her routine, I won’t be able to do it.” as he thinks Svitolina is too professional.
The couple confirmed that were dating in January during the 2019 Australian Open.
Tennis couple, Elina Svitolina and Gael monfils at the Qatar Open in February, decided to donate $100, per every ace she and her boyfriend hit in the following two tournaments.
“I think it’s very important to give back to the people, to the kids, because, you know, they are enjoying watching us, supporting us, giving us lots of, you know, support and love. So we are trying to find the ways to give something back…”
Svitolina has moved into the Indian wells round of 16 after she defeated Gavrilova, 7-5, 6-4.
Pamplumoes SC of Mauritius’ Nigerian player, Gabriel Samuel, has dedicated the FA Cup trophy he helped his side win to God.
Former Rangers International of Enugu player, Ugonna Uzochukwu has called on the League Management Company (LMC) to ensure clubs improve the welfare of players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Uzochukwu who spoke to brila.net from his base in Saudi Arabia where he plays for Al-Washim compared the Saudi League to the Nigerian League and charged administrators to make things better in order to curb the exodus from the league.
“We have to step up and we have a lot of work to do in terms of welfare of players in the NPFL. Saudi Arabian league is far better in all areas than the Nigerian League.
The LMC and club owners need to understand that player welfare is the most important thing to keep players from leaving and it will equally grow the league.”
Helen Jane Ward is an international football striker who is currently playing club football for FA WSL 2 team Watford Ladies, she began her career with 14 years at Watford Ladies where she was a prolific goalscorer and team captain.
Ward said she starts her day by getting her kids dressed, fed, then off to school/daycare. According to her, she usually has a normal day like normal moms, cleaning, cooking and scolding her kids. The most fun time is football training outside, then she leaves for training.
Ward joined Watford Ladies at the age of nine and went on to progress through to the first team before becoming the captain of the clubs senior side. The biggest influence in her career was her brother, especially when she was younger.
The 32-year-old, Brent-born star has made a rousing return from giving birth to daughter Emily in 2014 and son Charlie in 2017, an experienced figurehead in a callow Golden Girls squad.
Ward said her decision to join Watford ladies which was home was so she doesn’t end up resenting football which she loves “When I had my second child at the start of last season, it felt right to come back and play closer to home, I’ve got other things on in my life now I didn’t have in the past and priorities change. Family comes first but football is still right up there.”
The striker has been at the top of the women’s game for nearly a decade, encompassing spells with FA WSL giants Arsenal, Chelsea and Reading. She hopes to take Watford to greater heights “I love playing for this badge and I’m hoping to help push us up the ladder in the right direction.”
Watford ladies are fifth in the standings
Galatasaray and Paris Saint-Germain are both keen on signing Super Eagles and Everton forward Henry Onyekuru, according to a report published via Teamtalk.
The Nigerian has been on loan at Galatasaray, where he has scored nine goals this season.
Last year Onyekuru netted 10 times for Anderlecht.
He has been on loan because he was not previously eligible for a work permit.
The Liverpool Echo reported last month that Everton were ‘increasingly confident’ of getting a permit for Onyekuru.
Teamtalk’s report claims PSG are considering making Everton a £20 million offer for the forward.
This could be tempting for Everton on the basis they could make a profit on the attacker despite him never playing for the club.
It would make sense though for Everton to first bring him in for pre-season and give manager Marco Silva a chance to with him, before making a decision over his future.
Interests for bigger coaching roles ha e started to pour in for Paolo Povia weeks after producing a masterstroke to guide Ivory Coast from the brink of nothingness to securing a world cup ticket, but the Italian has told brila.net he isn’t in a hurry to leave his current job.
Technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation Bitrus Bewerang has stated that contrary to opinions the technical department has been up and doing and active in the scheme of things as far as technical issues with the various national football teams of Nigeria are concerned.
Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babatunde Ogunade has stated that the Nigeria senior men national basketball team will be adequately fortified ahead of the FIBA world cup in China with the draws for the world cup slated for this coming weekend.
Technical Director of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), Chika Chukwumerije has been certified by the World Taekwondo (WT) as one of the sport’s global educators.
Chukwumerije who won bronze medal for Nigeria at the Beijing Olympics back in 2008 was honoured alongside 27 other technical directors from 24 countries after they successfully completed the mandatory three-day certification course held at Taekwondowon in Muju, South Korea .
World Taekwondo President, Dr. Chungwon Choue, said “Those who take and pass this course will be certified to pass their newly acquired skills and knowledge on to coaches in their home countries, and from there, the expertise will spread throughout their federations.”
Speaking on the achievements, Chukwumerije said he was honoured to be among the minds that was recognized by the federation.
“I just graduated from the 1st World Taekwondo Educator Certification Program. It was a huge privilege and honour for me when the World Taekwondo Education Committee specifically reached out to me two weeks ago, saying that they needed the best technical minds around the world to be part of this pioneering program, whose objective is to develop a select number of World Taekwondo Educators who would be sent to various regions of the world to educate and train coaches that come for WT international events.”
The three-time Olympian stressed further that he learnt so much during the training which Nigeria wil benefit from.
“Truly, it was an honour to be with the best from around the world. I learnt so much from the loaded courses and interactions with other participants, who are global taekwondo superstars in their various fields. Though I was invited in my personal capacity, the knowledge gained will surely come in handy for Nigeria Taekwondo.
“For instance, it will certainly change our curriculum for the six-zone coaching workshops that we have already planned for across Nigeria much later this year,” Chukwumerije said.