Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
After inspiring his side to a comfortable 2-0 win over Sunshine Stars in the NPFL Matchday 10 fixture at the Agege Stadium on Wednesday, in-form striker Adeniji Adewole says he’s ready to take up any challenge , including in the Super Eagles. A superb first first-half strike from Adeniji gave the hosts the lead heading into the break at the Soccer Temple; his third goal at home for the club this season. Speaking with www.brila.net, the striker said he’s confident that he can take up any challenge, but doesn’t consider calls for a national team spot to early or as…
Black Stallions Head Coach Bronson Weir has 4 months to put together a championship winning team when Nigeria hosts the 2019 Silver Cup.
Mfon Udoh is enjoying football again with Akwa United and is in no hurry to leave according to former Green Eagles player Friday Ekpo. Udoh, who returned to the Promise Keepers five years after his first stint, is currently the 2019 NPFL Top scorer. The striker also played for Calabar Rovers, a team Ekpo also helped bring to limelight, but in a chat with www.brila.net the retired star expressed delight at the young protégé’s form with Akwa United. ‘He’ll stay at the club at least for the foreseeable future even if the team doesn’t immediate start winning silverware’s,’…
Rivers Hoopers new Small Forward Abdu Yahaya says he joined the team to further pursue his long term ambitions as a baller. Abdu penned a short term deal that’ll see him play for the Kings in this season’s Africa Basketball League, a move he insists wasn’t a decision choice. Speaking with www.brila.net the veteran said he hopes to achieve continental success with the team as well as tick off some of his personal goals as well.
National Karate champion, 17year-old Godfirst Samson says hosting more international circuits like the forthcoming Africa Zone III championship will promote the sport in Nigeria and also bring exposure to home based Karatekeers. Godfirst, who won the -55kg event at the national sports festival last year, told www.brila.net that hosting a Grand Prix in Nigeria is as important for the growth of the sport as it is for the Athletes. She expressed hope that with more of such competitions, the best athletes will get government grants to fight in several major international grand Prix.
Guard Ibe Abuchi Agu says all his hard work as a pro basketball player on and off the court has been tailored towards representing Nigeria and feels he’s on course to achieving his goals. The Gombe Bulls star was handed a debut national team invitation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier by D’Tigers Head Coach Alex Nwora. Abuchi told www.brila.net the call up “is a very big opportunity, a very big deal for me”.
Gbenga Ogunbote says the performance of the Nigerian team’s on the continent this season shows there has been some improvement in the quality of the game. Last week Rangers FC and Lobi Stars picked up points in away games against the bogey North African teams in the Confederation Cup and Champions League respectively. Rangers were particularly impressive as they secured a 1-1 result against CS Sfaxien; to remain unbeaten in the competition and Ogunbote told www.brila.net it means “we’ve done something right.” He dismissed suggestions the result was a fluke insisting it proves the investment in the…
Lobi Stars left-back Ebube Duru celebrated Valentine’s Day with love poetry captioning a selfie of his “queen”.
Sunshine Stars Head Kabiru Dogo has made a sensational claim about his team’s goalscoring palaver following Thursday’s 1-1 result at the Akure Township stadium against newly promoted Bendel Insurance. Sunshine Stars came from behind, but fell short of finding a match winner as they eventually had to settle for a point in the NPFL match, but Dogo insists goal scoring lapses are a global phenom and not peculiar to his team. Speaking in his post match presser the Coach defended his team’s attacking record so far this season by claiming world over there is a goal scoring crisis;…
Gombe Bulls Guard Ibe Abuchi Agu has told www.brila.net that he’ll join the D’Tigers World Cup camp in Abidjan on February 19 ahead of the team’s final FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Abuchi was one of two (Buchi Nwaiwu) late decisions by Alex Nwora after Ike Nwamu and Obekpa Christopher withdrew from the team owing to club engagement and administrative issues, as per Team Manager Adamu Musa. A surprise inclusion, Abuchi, who will debut for Nigeria in Abidjan, was one of the most improved player on the home front last season and reached the final of last year’s Sports…
