Former World footballer of the year George Weah and former African footballer of the year Didier Drogba has been confirmed for the Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode farewell football match has slated for May 18, 2019, for the high profile game.
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri are in cloud nine after the Borno state successfully completed a new Clubhouse for the team.
Captain of Team Nigeria’s contingent to the just concluded Africa Table Tennis Federation Junior and Cadet championship in Ghana Azeez Solanke has expressed delight at the team’s achievement after leading the boys’ team over the line yesterday.
Rowing will guarantee Nigeria medals at the first ever Beach games coming up later this year in Cape Verde, a certainty according to national team star Michael Moses Akpors.
Former Super Eagles defender Godwin Opara has revealed that the current crop of players in the national team must ensure they have the determination and should also not be distracted, come what may ahead of the draws tomorrow of the AFCON 2019 in Egypt.
Nigeria are in pot 2 ahead of tomorrow’s draws, and many believe they can prove their worth as well as make their mark with 24 teams set to feature unlike 16 in the time past.
Opara, who most notably played for PSG in the French Ligue Un, while in a chat with www.brila.net, added that the players need to be courageous, be determined as well as concentration, no matter who they are drawn against tomorrow.
“With the kind of players we have and the games I witnessed recently, the can do something if they have that spirit of concentration and determination.
“If they have that spirit and determination, we are good to go”
What the boys need is courage and concentration and determination, they keep on improving in their games, and I’m so impressed”.
Former coach of Nigeria’s women national team Christopher Danjuma has stated that Nigeria’s Super Falcons can be inspired by the arrival of the FIFA women’s world cup trophy as the trophy tour visits Nigeria ahead of the Super Falcons participation at this summer’s FIFA women’s world cup in France.
Danjuma speaking in a chat with www.brila.netsaid the arrival of the world cup trophy in Nigeria can put the team in the positive frame of mind and set the to see the reality of what they are competing for at the world cup which he feels can spur the team on to raise their game in a bid to make the dream of lifting the trophy come to reality.
“It’s a positive move in the right direction and it gives the team the awareness that what they are fighting for is actually here in Nigeria. I think it will have a way of inspiring the team to more work and it will help the team see things more in a different light and not just going to feature at the world cup alone but competing to earn the trophy.”
Nigeria’s women national team are in group A at the FIFA women’s world cup alongside host nation France, South Korea and Norway.
Coach of NPFL side Enugu Rangers Gbenga Ogunbote has stated that he will not allow his side’s successful run in the season gets the better of his players after going top of the league following the team’s 2-1 victory away against Kwara united in Ilorin yesterday with three more outstanding matches still to be played by the Flying Antelopes.
Ogunbote speaking in a chat with www.brila.netsaid the team will not be allowed to get carried away as they continue the push to secure one of the top three spots to qualify for the Super six which for now is the immediate task before the team.
“All that I know is that we have three outstanding games and o think it’s too early because we still have about 11 games to the end of the regular season and we just have to try to manage the success.”
Ogunbote finally added that they will keep on with their level head and continue to take each game as it comes working hard to pick points with each passing game.
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