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March 19, 2019

Seychelles
WORLD FOOTBALL

Seychelles FA Chief backs pirates to stun Eagles in Asaba

by Chidozie Okoroji
written by Chidozie Okoroji
As the Seychelles national soccer team get set to battle Nigeria this Friday in Delta State for their AFCON 2019 qualifier, CEO of Seychelles Football Federation, George Bibi has stated that the match will not be an easy one but has backed his side to give a good performance against the Eagles.
Speaking with www.brila.net, Bibi added that his young Pirates team will give the Gernot Rohr led Super Eagles a run for their money.
“We know and we are aware that we playing Nigeria, the Super Eagles so it’s not going to be easy”
“But we the young pirate people, we just go out there and give our best…it’s an opportunity for the young pirates to show what they have and what they can do”.
“I strongly believe they will give their best despite the Eagles already qualifying, and the performance will speak for itself”.
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Ortega
Lifestyle

Oscar winner Halle berry gets UFC drilling

by Joan Igbava
written by Joan Igbava

One of the UFC’s biggest stars, Brian Ortega has vowed to ‘crush’ Oscar winner Halle Berry to make her an MMA fighter.

Brian Ortega, 28, agreed to train Halle Berry for her role as an MMA fighter in the movie Bruised.

Berry will make her directorial debut and Ortega has already warned that he will crush the 52-year-old actress, who has already trained with Cris Cyborg.

The 28-year-old fighter as of February 25, 2019, he is ranked #2 in the official UFC featherweight rankings and is considered as one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners in the organization, he is helping the Oscar-winner look like a real fighter for the role especially when it comes to her grappling.

Brian started learning martial arts when he was 5 years old. When he turned 13, he began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California.

“I’ve been teaching since I was 16 years old– jiu-jitsu. I’m 28 now, so that’s not going to be an issue,” Ortega said

Halle is directing and starring in a film titled Bruised which is centered around a female MMA fighter who juggles life in the cage with being a mother, production is scheduled to start in March.

Brian Ortega hopes to build Berry’s interest in the sport “I’m hoping this is the start of something great and she learns something and it looks great in the movie … and after she falls in love with the art, then she’ll be able to say, ‘You know what? I love this. Let’s keep going.’

Ortega made his debut on July 26, 2014, at UFC, Ortega has a (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), last fought in December 2018.

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Nasri
Lifestyle

Samir Nasri wishes to play free of injury

by Joan Igbava
written by Joan Igbava

Former France international, Arsenal and Manchester City player, Samir Nasri’s contract runs out at the end of the current campaign, but he is unsure whether his long-term future will be at West Ham.

Nasri joined West Ham on a six-month deal in January after completing an 18-month doping ban, but injury has restricted him to just six appearances. He said “I got an injury because I wasn’t used to playing week in, week out when I have been out of the game for so long.

Now the manager takes his time with me. I have seven games left and I just want to play free of injury and then we will sit down and see what is next.”

Samir Nasri is used to fighting for what he wants, The 31-year-old fought to have his career back so his son could have a memory of him playing, but admits he had to work hard and prove himself.

“If you don’t believe in yourself, who’s going to do it for you,” the former Arsenal forward said “I’m a guy who is confident …”

Nasri described his period out of football as the “worst experience of his career” but he insists it has changed him for the better. “I thought my career was over so having this second chance makes me lucky. It changed me for the better and now I see things differently, Before I used to be more into the controversy.

If I heard something about me I would go head-to-head with it. I’d talk about it instead of being calm and an example for young people who are watching this sport. I have many regrets about what I think about my career because I didn’t achieve what I could have done. The fact I have a second chance makes me lucky and I want to enjoy it until the last moment.”

“Before sometimes you don’t know how blessed you are to do this job. Now, I just take one day at a time, try to enjoy it as much as possible and try to be as professional as I can be to help my team-mates because I thought at one point I’d lost it.”

Samir Nasri despite uncertainty about his future at West Ham says he has something to prove, “I want to prove to myself more than anything else that I still have it and I can compete in the best league in the world.”

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Etebo
Lifestyle

Little Success’ Story isn’t different from my Childhood story, says Etebo

by Seyi Alao
written by Seyi Alao

Super Eagles Midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has likened his story to that of “Success” a young primary school pupil who was sent home from school due to the inability of her parents to pay her school fees.

 

Success was sent home by her school management due to her parents’ inability to pay her school fees, and was furious while on her way home, stressing that it would have been better for her to be beaten and allowed to stay in school.

 

In a video that traveled far on social media, Success furiously said in pidgin “I never pay, no be say I no go pay o, dem go dey purshu person instead of may dem flog person” she later went away expressing her dissatisfaction while walking away.

 

While relating it to his childhood days, Etebo recalled how he and his elder sister Ronano were serially sent home for not paying school fees.

 

“I remember back then when myself and my sister were serially sent home due to the fact that our parents didn’t have the capacity to sort the bills, I know how it feels, particularly when you see other students who have paid”

 

The Rio 2016 Olympics Bronze medalist added that “The amazing thing is that the little girl preferred to be beaten in order to stay back in school and study”

 

He continued by thanking God for everything he is today and stressed the need to always give back to the society, adding that it was the reason he came up with Etebo Oghenekaro Peter Foundation and pleaded with Nigerians to imbibe the culture of rendering assistance

 

The Stoke City midfielder confirmed that he has joined those with similar ideology to contribute his quota to assisting Success through his foundation.

 

Credit: Bayo Adegboyega

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Chikatara
NIGERIAN FOOTBALL

Chikatara narrates Wydad Cassablanca ordeal

by Brila
written by Brila
Former CHAN Eagles player, Chisom Chikatara has shed more light on how things went from bad to worse for him while at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.
Speaking with brila.net, Chikatara who now plays for El Gaesh football club of Egypt stated that he got his chance and did well until he cropped hamstring injury on both limbs which kept him out of action for 6 months.
“Life is about up and downs and let me clarify people’s impression of my time at Wydad Casablanca. I really did get my chance and did well until I had 2 spates of injuries.
The first kept me out for 4 months, the second even more devastating because I had two hamstring injury which had me sidelined for 6 months. When I returned there was a change of guard and as with such changes come a new coach with different mentality and principles.
Upon my return, things were not as it was. The time I was brought on, I was quite unlucky to score because of my fitness struggles.”
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Seychelles
WORLD FOOTBALL

We will give Super Eagles a tough game – Seychelles star Daryl Damo

by Chidozie Okoroji
written by Chidozie Okoroji
Seychelles winger, Daryl Damo, one of the players likely to be called upon by coach Gavin Jeanne this Friday for the 2019 AFCON between the pirates and the Eagles in Delta State, has stated that he is really looking forward to the match.
Speaking to www.brila.net, Damo also added that it would boost their morale to play Nigeria again after they lost 3-0 in the first leg in their backyard, but believes that Seychelles will play a good game on Friday.
“Am really looking forward to it, especially against Nigeria, looking at the players they have, it will be a huge boost for our morale”.
“We are looking to give a very good match against them, we know them briefly after what happened in the first leg, and we know their style of play, how good they are”.
“Our main focus on Friday will be to ensure we counter all of their strength”, he concluded.
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Adewunmi
FeaturedLifestyle

Meet 8-year-Old Nigerian Refugee In US; Crowned New York State Chess Champion

by Joan Igbava
written by Joan Igbava

Eight-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee in US and chess player, has said that he wants to be the youngest Grandmaster, after winning the chess champion for kindergarten through third grade at the New York state chess championship.

Adewumi’s family fled northern Nigeria in 2017, fearing attacks by Boko Haram terrorists on Christians such as themselves. “I don’t want to lose any loved ones,” his father, Kayode Adewumi, told me.

So Adewumi, his parents and his older brother arrived in New York City a bit more than a year ago, and a pastor helped steer them to a homeless shelter. Tani began attending the local elementary school, P.S. 116, which has a part-time chess teacher who taught Adewumi’s class how to play.

Adewumi really enjoyed playing chess and asked his parent if he could join the chess club. Of which he did, though his parent could not afford the fees as the family was living in a shelter, Russell Makofsky, who oversees the P.S. 116 chess program, waived the fees, and a year ago the Adewumi took part in his first tournament with the lowest rating of any participant, 105.

But today his rating is now 1587 and rising fast. (By comparison, the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, stands at 2845.)

Adewumi went undefeated at the state tournament last weekend, outwitting children from elite private schools with private chess tutors.

“I want to be the youngest grandmaster,” he said

What’s even more extraordinary is that Adewumi learned chess only a bit more than a year ago. His play has flabbergasted so many personalities, and he now has seven trophies by his bed in the homeless shelter.

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