UFC welterweight world titleholder, Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman, has been handed a 180-days medical suspension after breaking his nose during his fight against Jorge Masvidal.
The Nigeria Football Federation has sent congratulatory messages to former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo, who has become the first Nigerian and African to lead a European club to a top tier domestic title.
Liverpool’s name was engraved on the trophy on Tuesday and finally taking its place alongside the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United.
Bordeaux forward, Samuel Kalu, has been tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second Super Eagles star to contract the disease after Genk striker, Paul Onuachu.
Kelechi Nwakali played all minutes for Huesca who beat Sporting Gijon 1 – 0 away from home on Monday.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and Head Coach of Tirana FC of Albania, Emmanuel Egbo says he’s delighted to win his first league title as a coach.
Former Green Eagles Captain Segun Odegbami has described Rangers International of Enugu and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan as more than ordinary clubs in Nigeria.
Former Nigeria women national team assistant coach Maureen Madu has stated that the Africa women champions league is an exciting development and one that will hand the opportunity for the players in the Nigerian women football league to further showcase themselves to the rest of the continent.
Madu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the competition is long overdue to have women also take their trade-in club football to the continental scene just like their men counterpart. She added that the competition when it gets underway will create more awareness for women football in Africa.
“it’s a very big opportunity for the players to showcase themselves and also it will create a very big awareness of women clubs. It’s what they have been clamouring for. The men are playing champions league, I think it’s a welcome development for the women also to play a championship like that.”
President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation Engr. Tikon Ishaku has stated that he is hopeful that Table Tennis will bounce back after taking an overview of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sports citing that the Pandemic has definitely slowed down things with the Federation programs.
Ishaku speaking in a chat with brila.net, however, stated that he is equally aware a lot will change as everyone may have to adjust one way or the other to the changing demands of the realities on ground. He however added that above all is the issue of life which is key in any area of human endeavor.
“We look forward to a perfect and excellent way to come out of it even though the pandemic has caused a lot of havoc in so many areas, the hope is still there. We have hope that table tennis will continue the way we have been going on before even though it will change the acceleration, a lot of things will change at the end of it but the most important thing is that one have to live. You must be alive to look forward to tomorrow.”
A former member of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical and development committee Barrister Austel Elumelu has stated amidst the excitement of having the women CAF champions league that Africa is really not ready for the competition on the ground of viability and readiness to undertake such venture.
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