Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
Nigeria Women’s Basketball League champions First Bank have parted ways with Peter Ahmedu and Chris Okoh ahead of the 2019 season. The nine-time league champions won their latest installment last season with Ahmedu, who also served led the team to a bronze medal spot at the FIBA Africa Women’s Champions Club. Meanwhile, the Club’s management have appointed former Deep Waters Coach Lateef Erinfolami. He took charge of the team’s practice session on Wednesday at the Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Katsina United Head Coach Abdullahi Biffo says he expects his players to give 100 percent in every game this season in the league as the race for playoff spots heats up.
There are reports that Rangers Head Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote held a clear-the-air talk with his players after Sunday’s defeat to Etoile du Sahel in the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup group B at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium.
The Super Falcons may be the most successful football team in Africa, but the players don’t get the credit they deserve and it’s high time they started looking inwards for that support according to Falconets midfielder Gift Monday. On Monday the team suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Belgium in the Cyprus international invitational tournament, in their final group game. While this has been the most comprehensive preparation for any Falcons team before a tournament, the 8 goals conceded in three games has drawn criticisms, unwarranted in the opinion of the FC Robo midfielder. In a chat…
Daniel Akpeyi’s move to Kaizer Chiefs from Chippa United was a big leap and it comes with a huge responsibility to fill the gloves of the iconic Itumelenge Khune, but only three games into that journey and the Nigerian may already be feeling the heat. Akpeyi’s surprise January move was the biggest upgrade by any Nigerian goalkeeper in a while and it very much looks like the last he could get as first choice; at 32. Till then, it’ll benefit his national team ranking by any means. With the Super Eagles, he hovered between second and third choice…
Kenneth Omeruo made his 19th league appearance for CD Leganes on Monday night in a 1-0 home win for Los Pepineros over Levante UD.
Katsina United Coach Abdullahi Biffo says his side deserved more than a point in the 1-1 result against league champions, Lobi Stars, in a rescheduled NPFL match played at the weekend in Makurdi. The visitors took the lead and dominated, but were hard done by some dodgy officiating Biffo told www.brila.net. The coach believes a refereeing error cost his side two points on the day, insisting Lobi were lucky. He said, “My teams have always enjoyed good results against Lobi; I win, I draw and I lose no matter where we play. I told my players this…
Fuad Ekelojuoti has been the revelation of the season so far at Sunshine Stars and he could go on to prove crucial for the Owena Whales even as a Utility player, a role he embraces. Fuad joined the Akure based side in the 2019 season and has already gone on to become one of the most influential players for the them on the pitch. Naturally a winger, with great pace, a dribbler and one with an eye for goal, the diminutive player has been deployed in virtually every outfield role by Head Coach Kabiru Dogo. In a…
Nigeria’s Women’s Rugby team lost 12-17 to Rocky Mountain in the quarter-final of the Las Vegas invitation, but still finished in the top 8. The selected side opened their USA Invitational Sevens campaign on a good note with a 42-0 win against New Mexico U. However, they lost against a very good Phoenix side and narrowly lost 15-17 to Chicago Lions Black; but reached the quarter finals. Nigeria is looking forward to participate in the Africa Women’s Sevens 2019 which also doubles as 2020 Olympic qualifiers. The last time a Nigerian Women’s side participated in any international competition was in…
Rivers Hoopers have crashed out of the Africa Basketball League following Sunday’s 91-70 defeat to JS Kairouan in their final group A game. For the second consecutive game, Abdul Yahaya delivered double figures, to clinch a team-high 22points, but his effort was not to carry the Kings Men over the line. A stark contrast from the qualifiers where they breezed past all the opposition to record a 5-0, the ABL turned out to be a very brief campaign for the FIBA Africa Zone 3 champions. They lost their first game by a massive 29 points in the…
