Author: Brila

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has listed Nigeria Open in its Challenge Series calendar as well as confirms the date for the championships holding at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. Nigeria Open remains the highest prize money tournament among the ITTF Challenge Series with a purse of $46000 and the world table tennis ruling body has also named Algeria’s Mounir Bessah as the competition manager. For this year, the Nigeria Open will hold on August 9 to 13 with players across the globe expected to complete their registration by July 20. The final entries for singles…

Skipper of the Ghana Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has stated that he works with spiritual fortitude, admitting that he consults Mallams as well as Pastors when playing football matches. Speaking to Radio and Television show host Deloris Frimpong Manso on her entertainment programme ‘The Delay Show’, Asamoah Gyan indicated that the public has demonized the use of ‘Mallams’ in sports. He added that football is a ‘spiritual work’. He noted that ‘Mallams’ are just like pastors but in the Islamic religion and as such there was nothing wrong with consulting them to pray for an individual. “You can’t just rise…

Former Chelsea enforcer Michael Essien says Romelu Lukaku had a “good” relationship with Jose Mourinho and can see the pair working together again. The Everton striker is in demand, with Chelsea and Manchester United both eyeing a swoop for the Belgian striker. But as it was Mourinho who sold Lukaku for £28million back in 2014 when he was Chelsea boss, many have speculated that a reunion at Old Trafford is unlikely. That means former employers Chelsea are favourites to bring back Lukaku – but the fee could be as much as £70m. But Essien, who currently plays for Indonesian club…

The coach of Serranos B’s under-11 side in Spain has been sacked after his team beat Benicalap C 25-0, because the club believe “the margin of victory went against the spirit of the game.”

The first leg of Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon could now be played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium instead of the Akwa Ibom International Stadium according to sources in the NFF.

Cameroon suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat to Colombia in an international friendly, but Cranes of Uganda Coach, Milutin Sredojević believes that result will not define the Africa champions when the get their FIFA Confederations Cup campaign underway this weekend.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wishes to leave Spain amid allegations the four-time Ballon d’Or-winner defrauded the Spanish authorities of €14.7 million (£12.8 million) in tax.

Floyd Mayweather’s boxing bout in Las Vegas against UFC champion Conor McGregor is set to break all sorts of records.

Bafana Bafana of South Africa came to Nigeria for the opening 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier, beat the Super Eagles at home and deservedly grabbed the three points at stake against a poor, gutless and disorganised host. It says a lot that a first ever competitive loss to South Africa – on home soil, for that matter – was not the worst thing to come out Saturday’s bleak outing in Uyo.

The numbers do not lie. For all strikers, it is about the numbers. As they say in football circles – the goals do the talking. Mfon Udoh’s brace in a 2-1 victory over Abia Warriors last Sunday in Calabar, was reported in the media as routine goals in a home win.