Belgium National team captain Eden Hazard has branded his first season with Real Madrid as “Rubbish”, but he’s hoping to turn things around next season.
The players of Nigeria National League side Mighty Jets of has lamented for non-payment of salaries and bonuses by the management.
Nigerian defender Shehu Abdullahi is delighted with the release of Enyimba’s star Dayo Ojo from the captivity of the kidnappers.
Manchester United face a potential headache as Odion Ighalo’s parent club Shanghai Shenhua has reportedly offered the Nigerian striker a new improved deal.
Former Super Eagles and AC Milan defender Taiwo has confirmed the passing of his old man, Pa Salisu TAIWO.
Taiwo announced the passing of Pa Salisu on Instagram with a photo; “RIP in peace my father,” he wrote on the post.
Late Salisu spent most of his life working as an electric welder in Isheri-Olofin area of Lagos and later had the opportunity of seeing his son, Taye become a successful footballer.
The old man is survived by the former Marseille defender and four other siblings.
May his soul Rest In Peace.
Former Super Eagles winger and Inter Milan player, Victor Moses has reportedly returned to England after observing his 14 days quarantine.
Reports in Italy had that seven players of Inter Milan departed the city of Milan on Wednesday and the Nigerian was among the players.
L’Equipe, reported that the 2013 African Cup of Nations winningforward joined seven additional Inter Milan players who have left Italy just this week after seeing off their compulsory quarantine program.
Italy is the most affected Country and have recorded over four thousand death so far and with several others still on the treatment table.
Inter Milan players were forced into self-isolation after a few cases of the epidemic were observed in the league, with Juventus duo of Paulo Dybala and Daniel Rugani tested positive for deadly virus.
Moses joined Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea back in January and has featured for the Club both in the Copa Italia and the Serie A , before the suspension of football events in Italy.
The 29-year-old midfielder who has shown no symptoms of the virus, was on Tuesday, reported to have returned to his base alongside teammates Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young, Christian Eriksen and Diego Godin.
Nigerian youngster Henry Offia is happy with his decision to join Swedish side Dalkurd FF.
The youngster joined the club after parting ways with IK Sirius and he signed a two-year contract with Dalkurd FF.
Offia has not made his official appearance for the Club, but he’s working hard to be ready for selection when football return after recent shut down across Europe due to coronavirus pandemic.
Offia told the club’s official website he is happy to be joining and hoping for a good adventure at the club.
“It feels very good to come to Dalkurd. I hope to do well here and I hope to develop even more as a football player here”.
“I believe and hope that the season can be positive, both on my own part and for the team.
“I got a really good feeling after meeting the coach and I have seen some matches and enjoy what I have seen. So I think it can be a successful season for us”.
Offiah was a member of the Flying Eagles squad to the FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland last year and played three for the Paul Aigbogun‘s tutored sign.
Nigerian international, Wilfred Ndidi will be on the cover of latest edition of Leicester City‘s official quarterly magazine (LCFCQ), the club announced on Wednesday.
The magazine which will be on sale on Friday morning, have Ndidi talking about his journey from the street of Lagos to become one of the the best midfielder in the world.
Brought up in an army barracks until he was 14 years-old, Ndidi’stalent sent him on a remarkable journey from his home country toBelgium, before moving to Leicester in the winter of 2017.
Across a far-reaching feature, the 23-year-old remembers some ofthe key people in his life, including his parents and former coaches,who have helped him become of the best midfielders in English football.
Ndidi began his career at Nath Boys Academy and featured in Lagos Junior League, before he moved to Genk of Belgium where he made 61 appearances in two seasons and scored four goal.
He later joined Leicester City in the winter of 2017 as a replacement for Ngolo Kante and he played 111 matches for the English side and find the back of the net six times.
Ndidi represented Nigeria at U17 and U20 levels, before becoming a key figure on the current Super Eagles and has been capped 35times, with his debut coming in 2015.
Ndidi who has been linked with a move to Barcelona and Manchester United will be joined in the magazine by former Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Celtic defender Kolo Touré, who is now an assistant to head coach Brendan Rodgers.
Enyimba midfielder Ekundayo Ojo and Abia Comets’ Benjamin Iluyomade, have reportedly regained freedom from their abductors after four days.
www.brila.net understands that the both footballers were set free on Wednesday night thanks to efforts from Enyimba Football Club and families of the players.
Reports circulated social media space in the last 24 hours that the kidnappers requested for a sum of 20 million naira before they can be released, however it is unclear if such ransom was paid by the club and families.
It would be recalled that the footballers were kidnapped on Sunday along the Benin-Owo expressway as they journeyed to Akure following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League amid concerns over the global pandemic, Covid-19.
Coach of Nigeria’s men wrestling national team Victor Kodei has stated that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics by a year will not in anyway be allowed to derail the mind of wrestlers who have been managing situation and training in batches of few numbers around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kodei speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the mindset of the wrestlers has been so conditioned to competing at the games this summer but that the postponement would not be allowed to discourage anyone hoping that they will simply overcome whatever hard feeling this may have created after putting in a lot of effort so far.
“Our mindset was to train and build ourselves very strong to hit the world and let the world recognise Nigeria as one wrestling team that has broken the chain but with this, there is nothing we can do.
“The mindset of everybody is high, these things are just coming to dislodge people but I don’t think it is something that will put us down.”
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