Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
Special Eagles defender and Nigeria Amputee Football Federation player representative Goodluck Obieze has suggested Angola want to cheat their way to the Nations Cup title. In a chat with www.brila.net Obieze alleged that as host, Angola are deliberately withholding information of the kick off date for the Nations Cup as part of a sinister plan to host and win the competition. Obieze insists the ploy was revealed by members of the Angolan team to the world cup in Mexico last year.
Former MFM FC striker Stephen Odey says his life long dream is to play for European giants FC Barcelona. Odey joined Swiss side FC Zurich from NPFL side MFM FC in 2017 and has since carved a niche for himself attracting interests from mainstream Europe. The striker told www.brila.net that a move to Barcelona, his preferred destination may not happen soon enough, but his aim as big as the Catalan club’s ambition and it is one he will continue to work towards. Odey helped fire FC Zurich to the knock out round of this year’s Europa League.
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has praised Nigeria’s two representatives in this season’s African club continental competitions, Lobi Stars of Makurdi and Rangers International of Enugu for their efforts so far in their respective contests.
Over 60 youth coaches based in Nigeria have converged on the Federal Capital, Abuja to be part of the annual NPFL/LaLiga Youth Coaching Clinic which kicked off on Monday at the Media Centre of the National Stadium, Abuja.
The solid miners’ unimpressive start into the new season continues as they lost at home visiting heartland football club of Owerri in the MD 3 fixture of the NPFL at the Lafia City Stadium.
Nigeria’s former number one tennis star Sarah Adegoke says she’s determined to qualify for the African Games later this year, and also hoping to get as many competitions under her belt in 2019.
Plateau United new signing Sikiru Olatubosun has told www.brila.net that the star-studded team will need to adapt fast and quickly build team chemistry to help them excel this season.
Tottenham Hotspur Boss Mauricio Pochettino has compared the departed midfielder Moussa Dembele to his PSG teammate and Nigeria football Legend, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha.
Veteran Tennis star and long time, former Women’s single top ranked player Christie Agugbom says she’s still motivated to keep playing even at 37 and still eyes a return to the top. Agugbom who remains in the top five despite a long championship drought is confident she can rediscover her winning form. She told www.brila.net that her motivation comes from seeing how top stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams who are both past their primes are still the biggest names in Tennis and hot favorites at tournaments.
D’Tigress assistant Head Coach Peter Ahmedu has told www.brila.net that the best chance of Nigeria based players getting selected in the national team is “early camping”. Ahmedu posits that inspire of the available talent, Nigeria based players are unlikely to compete favorably with their foreign counterparts because of the state of the league. He thus urged the players to be self motivated; prepare in anticipation of national invitations because of the lack of sufficient competitive games under their belt.
