Austin Okocha was the maestro of his generation and an exceptional footballer who dazzled everybody including his own teammates.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics pushed back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic only after Olympic officials and Japanese organizers bowed to widespread pressure, will now open July 23, 2021.
Mikel Obi is the greatest player to emerge from Nigeria says former Super Eagles player and Coach Daniel Amokachi.
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has claimed he’s not on the same level with compatriot and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.
Former West Bromwich Albion defender, Ifeanyi Udeze has stated that he will accept Shanghai Shenhua’s offer if he were in Odion Ighalo’s shoes at Manchester United.
Former Southampton defender Danny Higginbotham praised Nigerian born England’s youth international Eberechi Eze for his great form this season.
Eberechi Eze has enjoyed a lot of media attention this season following his sterling form for his English Champinshiop side Queens Park Rangers.
The 21-year-old midfielder has banged in 12 and recorded eight assists aa well in what looked to be his break out season.
Higginbotham however delivered his on the progress of the player , while writing for the The Sun paper in Uk.
He opined that Eze who has been linked with a move Tottenham is one of the players to look out for in the next couple of years and that is the reason Tottenham Hotspurs‘s wanted him badly.
“At just 21 years of age, he can play in a No 10 role or on the left — and has done brilliantly this season with the second most goals and assists for QPR.
“You would not want him one on one. He has that knack of gliding past players with ease.
“He has so many assists because he attracts so much attention which creates space for his team-mates.
“Eze’s very talented and believes in his own ability. No wonder Tottenham are linked with him.” He said.
Eze ha played for England at the U21 level, but he’s still eligible to switch allegiance to Nigeria.
Arsenal legend Paul Merson believed it will hard for Manchester United to let Odion Ighalo return to Shanghai Shenhua after his impressive form.
Board member of the Nigeria Boxing Federation Azania Omo Agege has stated that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 due to the Covid-19 break has been of a bit of favour for the Nigeria Boxing Federation who now has more time to prepare boxers for the Olympic qualifiers in France.
Omo Agege speaking in a chat with www.brila.net confirmed that the boxing Federation had registered boxers already after AIBA had given a deadline for the registration of boxers even with the Covid-19 break anticipated stating that the Federation had ensured that was done and will equally now have more time to be ready ahead of the last qualifying window for the boxing event of the Olympics in 2021.
“Definitely it favours boxing now, we are already getting ready to go for the qualifiers in France for May just because of the postponement that we can’t go.
“The boxers have already been registered, there was a deadline for registration which we did. We’ve already registered our boxers that will be going for the qualifiers.
“We got a mail from AIBA (International Boxing Association) saying even if the postponement was going to take place, we had to register which we did before the Covid-19 break so we are in order.”
Enyimba forward Victor Mbaoma has stated that the NPFL title should never be awarded no matter how long the Covid-19 break persists stating expressly that awarding the title to the league league leading side will be totally unfair to Enyimba who with five outstanding games can still very well easily finish above Plateau united who has played more games.
Mbaoma speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the decision on what to do admittedly is going to be tough but ending the season and awarding the title should not be an option in the spirit of fairness even to other teams that can still challenge for the NPFL title.
“It will not be fair to have them actually win it because I think we stand a better chance to be the first.
“So, I hope the break ends within this four weeks and if it does not end I don’t want to be hurt again honestly because it will be a very bad thing that they will have to give it to them knowing that some other people can actually fight for it.”
Plateau united Captain Elisha Golbe has assured fans of the Jos based side that the team will not lose focus of the desire to win the Nigeria Professional Football League title despite the current situation of things.
Golbe speaking in a chat with www.brila.net called on teeming fans of the club to continue to pray for the team and support the team through and true and promised that the players have their mind fixed on whenever the league returns to ensure they continue to hold on to the lead until they hit the finish line and emerged as champion.
“To our teeming fans it’s just for them to remain calm and keep praying for the team because what is happening now affects all the leagues in the world.
I know everybody is hoping for the best and by the special grace of God, we are not going to let them down, we keep pushing when the league resumes by the special grace of God and put smiles on their faces.”
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