Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye

Nigeria Tennis Federation is committed to ensuring coaches in the Country are brought up to speed with the most effective and efficient methods to get the best out of players, its Technical Director Rotimi Akinloye has told www.brila.net.

Katsina United Coach Abdullahi Biffo says his side’s two weeks break despite the start of the season will give them the advantage to study their opponents well and give them a clear direction in the NPFL.

Nigeria women’s number one tennis player Samuel Blessing says she intends to bring some of the confidence and self-belief that helped her win major tournaments last year when she returns tot he court in 2019. Blessing knocked off Sarah Adegoke as number one with a year ending triumph at the Hard Court tournament in Kano and has told www.brila.net that she wants to keep the positivity but also the competitive edge on the court this year. The Nation’s number is still taking time off as she is busied with other engagements and has set no return date for her preparation.

The presence of foreign based players in the Flying Eagles camp has sent the level of competition to the rafters according to goalkeeper Olawale Oremade. Nigeria’s U20 men’s national team are in camp ahead of the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations which gets underway next month in Niger and Wale has old Brila.net that the camp is bubbly with healthy rivalry. The goalkeeper who returned with the team last year from the WAFU tournament where they finished 2nd behind Senegal has suggested the quality of the current players in camp is “good”.

Sikiru Olatubosun said his decision to join Plateau United as soon as it became clear his time at MFM FC was over was easy because it was a matter of where his “heart and mind” wanted to be. Sikiru started his professional career with MFM FC and admits he would miss the team where he cut his tooth in the top flight but admits the option of Plateau was a no brainer. The forward told www.brila.net that he had several offers including from Enyimba, Akwa United and one of the teams on the continent.

Turkish side Fenerbahce have reportedly made a loan approach for Chelsea’s former Super Eagles forward Victor Moses, according to TRT Spor.

Alex Iwobi has taken to his new role at Arsenal, the player expected to bring the creative edge to how Unai Emery wants his Gunners to fire at opponents and the dividends of that trust have begun to bare fruits.

Nigeria U20 national team forward Wasiu Alalade says the Coaches demand over a hundred percent from the players as the team resumed preparation for the 2019 CAF U20 AFCON.

Captain of newly promoted NPFL side Gombe United Alhassan Yusuf is relishing his side’s return to the topflight and is confident they can stun the more established sides.

Nigeria Tennis Federation President has expressed confidence that 2019 will see the continue improvement made in the sport last year.