The new coach of relegated NPFL side Niger Tornadoes Bala Abubakar has stated that he is not thinking of the Federation Cup title yet despite currently been in the last four of the tournament where they will face Rivers united this Thursday.
FC Porto Goalkeeper Iker Casillas don come back for pre-season training for Porto just two months after im suffer heart attack.
Akwa Utd Mfon Udoh has revealed that some Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) players are diabolical and therefore he keeps things away from them, brila.net gathers.
The Semi-Final matches in the 2019 AITEO Cup competition will take center stage today as four teams go to the battle Field for a place in the final.
England will be aiming to reach their first ever Women’s World Cup final on Tuesday, but they must first beat current holders, the USA.
Sadio Mane scored twice as Senegal eased to a Group C victory over Kenya and booked their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria’s participation in the table tennis event of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was confirmed yesterday at the 2019 Africa Para Table Tennis Championship holding in Alexandria, Egypt as four players secured their places in Japan.
Tanzania ended their 2019 African Cup of Nations campaign with a 3-0 defeat to the desert foxes of Algeria on Monday.
The Taifa Stars who staged a return to the tournament for the first time since 1980 failed to pick a point, as they exited the competition with three defeats.
Adam Ounas and Islam Slimani inspired Algeria to a comfortable 3-0 win over Emmanuel Amunike tutored side, as they completed a 100 per cent Group C record in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Leicester forward Slimani, who spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce, put his side ahead after 35th-minute, when he took advantage of some poor defending to latch on to a hopeful long pass from Ounas and rolled the ball past goalkeeper Metacha Mnata.
Ounas quickly scored the second after he played a one-two with Slimani, and the pair linked up again for the third in first-half stoppage time as Ounas accelerated away from the defence, rounded Mnata and finished.
Algeria’s Mohamed Fares went closest in a largely quiet second half with an effort against a post and Baghdad Bounedjah fired just wide.
John Bocco and Adi Yussuf missed late chances for a Tanzania consolation as their side finished bottom of the group without a point.
In the other Group game, Sadio Mane scored twice and missed a penalty to help Senegal to a 3 -0 win over Kenya.
Algeria and Senegal are through to the next round.
Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo has showered praises on Nigerian born Portuguese former sprinter and friend Francis Obikwelu, after pair worked together on the track.
Gernot Rohr has hinted that he’s unsure if his Captain Mikel Obi will available for the round of game at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
The Trabzonspor of Turkey new acquisition picked up injury in Nigeria’s 2-0 loss to Madagascar on Sunday and the Franco-German coach is not taking chances with his captain.
“He has hematoma in the knee,”
“We don’t know how soon he can again play but we wait for the medical team.” Rohr said.
Mikel made a return to the Super Eagles since 2018 World Cup, but the former Chelsea midfielder has been below per so far in Egypt.
He was substituted in the Eagles opener against Burundi, before he was left out of the second Group B game against Guinea.
Rohr reinstated him back into the team for the tie against Madagascar, but the experience midfielder failed to impress once more.