Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
Akwa United suffered a 4-1 humbling away to El Kanemi Warriors during the NPFL match at weekend in Maiduguri, but the drama wasn’t just on the pitch and www.brila.net have learnt that Head Coach Rafael Everton had a spat with the Club hierarchy.
Three months into his Kaizer Chiefs career and Daniel Akpeyi may have found himself in a battle for relevance or face been relegated to second choice to a 23 year-old.
Samuel Chukwueze was one of the best players on the pitch in the incredibly dramatic La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona on Tuesday; his best performance yet this season, and while it earned him deserved praise it was nightmarish for Barca defender Clément Lenglet.
Nigeria’s richest man and Arsenal FC supporter, Aliko Dangote has revealed he might be interested in owning another football club if his offer to buy the London club yet again fails.
2018 started off as one of the toughest years for Ahmed Musa since he turned professional, but he flipped it and on Monday night at the Eko Hotel and Suites Convention center, that determination to succeed was rewarded as he clinched the award for Nigeria’s best player.
Ahmed Musa and Onome Ebi emerged the best players in the Nigeria in 2018 at the Aiteo NFF Award, held on Monday at the Eko Hotel and Suites Convention Center in Lagos.
Two-time African champion Ogbonna John added a third honor to his record in the African Championship with a dominant 7-1 victory over Tunisia’s Maher Ghanmi on Sunday.
After tying the first-leg of their Africa Basketball League Elite 8 clash against holders AS Salé 69-69, Civil Defenders Small Forward, Victor Okpe believes they can improve and do even better in the reverse fixture.
Enyimba came close to becoming the first team to defeat MFM FC at the Agege Stadium this season in the NPFL after the Elephants to a second half lead through striker, Bashir AbdulRahman, but a goalkeeping error cost them two points. Head Coach Usman Abd’Allah had opted for Stanley Nwabali instead of the much experienced Theophilus Afelokhai for the top of the table clash and the decision backfired. The Young goalkeeper made a costly error and was punished as MFM FC’s only shot on target hit the back of the net, but Afelokhai has come to the defence of his…
Enyimba FC Head Coach Usman Abd’Allah has tagged the side’s next two league fixtures “crucial” to their clinching a play off spot. Currently second in group A; three points behind leaders MFM FC, the Elephants of Aba almost snatched a win in Lagos on Sunday, but now they cannot allow any more points slip, Abd’Allah told www.brila.net. ‘We had two matches where we only picked a point; against the teams that we are playing next (Bendel Insurance and Kwara United). ‘We lost three points in Ilorin and picked a point in Benin; so of the total of six points we…