Usman Abdallah will be returning to Aba for the first time since he was sacked by the Championship Enyimba few weeks back.
Rivers United boss Stanley Eguma said he’s happy with the performance of his team, but admit they must improve as the second half of the season start next Sunday.
Former West Bromwich Albion defender Ifeanyi Udeze has slammed french forward Ousmane Dembele for sustaining yet another hamstring injury.
With the future of Super Eagles head Coach Gernot Rohr still in the air, there could be yet another twist to the biggest national team job in Africa following the sudden resignation of Jurgen Klinsmann as Hertha Berlin Manager.
Klinsmann has been long admired by some top NFF officials and the 55 year-old would have been seriously consider for the Super Eagles job before he opted to join Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin 10 weeks ago.
The former Bayern Munich and USA National Men’s Team Manager has never worked in Africa, but his record of having guided Germany to a third place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup could be a bait to tempting to ignore.
He also won the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the USA team, that he coached between 2011 till 2016.
Meanwhile, the NFF and Rohr are still not close to agreeing a deal, although there are indications the 66 year-old could leave owing to the conditions in the new contract.
Details of the new deal were revealed by the NFF President Amaju Pinnick towards the end of last year, and at the height of a very frosty relationship with the Eagles Boss.
The older German does not enjoy wide acceptance among fans of the Eagles and has been criticized by former players and coaches of the team.
Adegboye Onigbinde and Segun Odegbami, former Coach and ex player respectively called for no new deal with Rohr in interviews on Brila FM.
Even more critical was former captain and later Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, who argued that Nigeria should consider following the trend of Football administrators hiring younger Managers for their teams, and actually go on to achieve some measure of significant success.
However, brila.net sources are confirming the scheduled negotiations between the NFF and Rohr will hold in the UK with several top federation officials expected to be present.
Should Rohr refuse to accede to the new terms of a much constricted contract, the NFF could opt for a local Coach who will oversee the next round of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers from next Month and possibly announce a new permanent Coach in the same month. But, it’s not certain if Klinsmann will be eager to return to management so soon after quitting Hertha Berlin because he didn’t enjoy a lot of support or trust of his employers.
Former Bolton Wanderers Midfielder Kevin Nolan has described Austin Jay Jay Okocha as the best player the club signed under Manager Sam Allardyce.
Okocha joined the then Premier League club from Ligue Un side Paris Saint-Germain in 2002 and earned a cult-hero status, with his brilliance on the pitch and the success at the club.
The Nigerian Maestro captained Bolton and also helped them qualify for the UEFA Europa League, in one of the club’s most successful era.
According to Nolan, who also captained the club, Okocha was to Bolton as Ronaldinho was to FC Barcelona.
‘ I’ve never seen such a performance in 6 or 8 months that this guy brought us up and helped us stay up,’ the 37 year-old Nolan said during a TV show.
‘The things he does in training and taught us it was wonder. He did to us in training what he did to opponents.’
‘His goal against West ham, taking the ball on a run from the middle of the pitch, it was the catalyst.
‘For all the players Sam brought in, none was like Jay Jay. He was like Ronaldinho was with Barcelona.’
Plateau United boss Abdul Maikaba has predicted that tough battle lies ahead of league leaders Lobi stars as the second stanza of the league get underway on Sunday.
ABIA DERBY – Head coach of Abia Warriors, Emmanuel Deutsch has highlihted why his side lost to Enyimba on Sunday.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Nigerian forward Odion Ighalo will be in the squad for the clash against Chelsea on Monday night.
Nigerian defender Leon Balogun made his debut for Wigan Athletic in their championship game against Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
The coach of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Akuh Purity has expressed his confidence in securing qualifications for the upcoming Olympics tournament.
While speaking with Brila.net, Purity stated the satisfaction with his team so far, while acknowledging the need to avoid complacency.
“I am very proud of the way we performed in Algiers and it goes to show that our preparation hasn’t been in vain. We must however not get carried away because Olympic qualification is the ultimate goal”.
The Nigeria wrestlers who were at the just concluded 2020 African championship in Algeria are expected back in the country today by 8:10pm after being delayed at Istanbul due to bad weather.
Akuh noted that his side will resume training after resting for a couple of days and prepare adequately for their qualification fixtures.
“It is my belief that we will have all wrestlers qualify for Tokyo. When the wrestlers get back, we will get a few days rest and get back to intensive training ahead of Morocco”
Nigeria reigned supreme in the women wrestling event winning a record 9th consecutive title with 6 gold and 4 silver medals. The female wrestlers won the team title with their ten finalists and six champions.
Team Nigeria finished with 230 points, which was 64 points ahead of second-place Tunisia 166 points, and 66 points ahead of third-place Egypt (164 points).