Author: Brila

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick has waded in to douse a brewing club versus country row sparked by the decision of Eagles Coach, Salisu Yusuf to stop players in the CHAN camp from this weekend’s league matches.

Anthony Nwakaeme and John Ogu’s ambition to guide Hapoel Be’er Sheva to the Play-off round of the UEFA Champions League survived a scare after home side Ludogorets raced to a 3-0 lead with 34 minutes to play on Wednesday night.

General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, has again called on aspiring young sportsmen and women to shun social vices and endeavour to combine their craft with education in order to make it to the top. Speaking when players and Coach of Lagos –based Ambassadors Football Academy paid him a visit at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja, the seasoned sports administrator affirmed that keeping clear of vices such as smoking, drinking and gangsterism ultimately helps in moulding a successful career in sport, while education would definitely impact on the tenor of a career in sport and keeps the…

Brazilian skillful attacker, Neymar jr alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, he formed part of what is considered by many to be the greatest strike-force in football history. In the calendar year 2015 and most of 2016, the trio of Messi, Neymar and Suarez produced mesmerising performances which would have graced any era. They clinched a Treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in their first campaign together. Messi hit an incredible 58 goals, with Neymar notching 39 and Suarez hit 25 — 122 in total — and the trio contributed 66 assists. The former two finished first and third respectively in…

Nigerian born English footballer, Dele Ali has made a stunning transition from League One to the top of the game, and is rated as the second most valuable player in world football and valued at a staggering £136.1million by Swiss number-crunchers. It is real numbers, rather than fantasy ones, that count, however. Dele Ali’s 32 goals in his first two seasons at Tottenham are the unquestionable proof of the impact he has made under Mauricio Pochettino since his £5m switch from MK Dons. Yet the 21-year-old was seemingly destined for the wrong side of the law as he grew up in the…

Nemanja Matic has joined Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and other teammates as Jose Mourinho’s squad are travelling to Ireland to face Serie A side Sampdoria tonight., in a match likely to be his debut for new club Manchester United after his $40m move from Champions Chelsea. Lukaku revealed he was furious with best pal Paul Pogba – after the world record France midfielder sat next to Matic on the bus to the airport. Posting a video on Snapchat, Lukaku joked: “You see it, Matic came and he left me”. Manchester United legend Denis Irwin reckons that Matic will be a key man for United – helping to…

Brazilian attacker, Neymar jr is on his way to Paris to become the world’s most expensive footballer, joining Paris Saint-Germain for a monumental £198m from Fc Barcelona. The Brazilian superstar was given permission to miss training with the La Liga side on Wednesday morning to complete his move to the Parisians, with his agent already in the French capital awaiting his arrival. The 25-year-old was tipped to take over the throne from Lionel Messi in the forthcoming years but now there needs to be another young pretender for the Argentine at the Nou Camp. So who can replace a player with the profile, stature and talent…

Striker, Anthony Nwakaeme has revealed Hapoel Be’er Sheva listened to offers for his services from an unnamed Chinese club at the end of last season.

Anthony Nwakaeme has been brutal in front of goal this season for Hapoel Be’er Sheva; with three goals in two matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, and he believes this could be his and Be’er Sheva’s season.

NEYMAR has told Barcelona that he plans to leave the club, with a blockbuster move to Paris Saint-Germain seemingly imminent. The club said Wednesday that the Brazil striker told his teammates “that he had the intention of leaving the club and seeking his future elsewhere, and the coach has given him permission to leave training.” PSG is rumored to be ready to pay his release clause of 222 million euros ($262 million). That would dwarf the 105 million euros (then $116 million) that Manchester United paid for France midfielder Paul Pogba last year. Neymar Jr hasn’t trained on Wednesday with…