Two-time African Champions Enyimba FC now have a very steep mountain to climb, when they visit Al Hilal in Sudan for the second-leg first round CAF Champions League clash.
2019 Africa Cup of Nations top scorer, Odion Ighalo, returned from injury as his Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua lost 3-0 to Tianjin Teda.
Sands Eagles captain, Abu Azeez has expressed confidence the team will do well at this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Secretary of the Nigeria rowing, canoeing and sailing federation, Olubunmi Oluode says preparation is in top gear for the team to secure tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic from the African rowing Championship in Tunisia.
The Rowing tournament which starts from 3rd-13th October, will also serve as qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In a chat with www.brila.net the Canoe, Rowing Kayaking Federation Secretary said, “We’ve looked at our performance at the African Games, we are getting ready and are trying to prepare both the home-based and foreign based athletes, and hopes are high that they will qualify from this continental competition in Tunisia.”
Addressing the lack of standard equipments for the rowers to train, she said the Federation and Ministry of Youths and Sport have plans in place for the athletes to arrive Tunisia before the start of the tournament so they can acclimatize and get used to the boats that will be used for the tournament.
“Presently, Nigeria does not have equipmen t the elite level of the sport, what we have are not the modern type of boats like we used in Morocco; at the African Gams, after this qualification we hope the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports will look into getting modern facilities for our rowers in Nigeria.”
The roll-call of athletes currently preparing include, Moses Akpos, Paul Dayomi, Esther Tamaraebi Tokoh, Ayomide Bello, Two para-rowers medalist from African Championship in February, Kingsley Ijeoma in London and Toyin Alayode, Bose.
She also disclosed plans for at least one Nigerian representative in Sailing at the Olympics in Tokyo, with the qualification staged in Angola.
Olubunmi said, “For sailing there are plans in place for the Africa qualification in Angola, the Nigerian Navy has released some officers to the federation to work with them, so we can have athletes for the qualification.”
Former Enyimba FC Captain, Obinna Nwaneri in a chat with www.brila.net says the role of ex-players in a team cannot be underestimated, especially a team like Enyimba seeking continental glory.
Newly capped Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo put in impressive performance for Rangers in their win over Livingstone on Sunday.
The Nigeria senior men’s 3×3 team commenced camping, at the Package B of the National Stadium, in preparation for the 2019 FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup.
The Nigeria Football Federation and Super Falcons Head Coach Thomas Dennerby are allegedly locked in an impasse after the Swede reportedly quit his position over what he says is ‘interference on job’ from FA officials.
Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has reportedly threatened to dump the team over claims of interference.
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