Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
After three seasons as a championship winning Coach, Peter Ahmedu will enter a new campaign in the Women’s Premier Basketball League as a outside favorite leading Dolphins WBC who he believes are now third best in the land based on the strength of recruitment done in the off season.
Esperance will be seeking to keep their stranglehold on the dominance of the domestic scene this season by adding the Tunisian Cup to the Super Cup and League title, and Striker Junior Lokosa admits the club has winning in their DNA.
Determination, grit and a strong bond these are a few qualities why Nigeria’s current Super Falcons are a special side heading into the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup according to midfielder Evelyn Nwabuoku.
A champions League winner’s medal in a debut season is a feat that hardly goes unnoticed, one which Junior Lokosa admits is a rewarding experience with Esperance de Tunis.
Allegations of bribery, tampering and a general act of sabotage are stories emerging from Nigeria’s failed attempt at a title campaign at the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup and the stories have been credited to Head Coach Paul Aigbogun.
There’s always a story behind the rise of every super star; the inner battles and the curve balls life throws at them, often forges Stronger Minds and the Winning Mentality.
Flying Eagles team secretary Aliyu Lawal has confirmed the departure of at least five foreign based players in the team and that a contingent is due to arrive Nigeria later on Wednesday night.
There seems to be no end in sight to the sit-in protest by the Flying Eagles, who have refused to leave Poland over unpaid wages by the Nigeria Football Federation.
First Bank Women’s Basketball Club new Head Coach, Lateef Erinfolami says he wants to build a new team with young talented players as the core. Erinfolami, who replaced 2018 championship winner Peter Ahmedu at the end of the season, explained that it is expedient to start building for the future. Speaking with www.brila.net the Coach maintains he doesn’t intend making wholesome changes to the roster, hinting he will retain the senior players from the previous championship winning seasons, but he’ll focus on a young core that can go on to win more laurels.
The NPFL Super 6 will get underway Today, with the best six teams jostling for the league title and for spots in next season’s CAF Club competitions, and while it will prove to be very competitive, Lobi Stars defender Ebube Duru is confident the holders can successfully defend the title. With the opening day fixture against FC IfeanyiUbah, Duru is all to aware no team has won the league title back to back since 2014, but things can change he told www.brila.net. ‘Things are meant to change. Yes no team has defended the league title for some years now, but…
