Author: Brila

Nigeria U23 Eagles head coach, Salisu Yusuf will be a worried man after a routine age verification uncovered that not less than 16 of the 30 players invited to camp had questionable age records.

Zaidu Sanusi was in action for Eighty-five minutes as FC Porto tried but failed to overturn a 1- 0 first leg deficit at home to Inter Milan.

Rivers United captain Festus Austin has stated that the players of the Nigeria Premier Football League Champions Rivers United are ready to play by CAF’s new directive with the Matchday 4 clash against DC Motema Pembe rescheduled for Thursday 9th March after the failure of the away team to report for the game on the original date of Wednesday 8th March 2023.

Former Nigeria international Sam Sodje has advised that Napoli and Super Eagles striking sensation Victor Osimhen should be careful in his choice of decision making and should prioritize clubs that best suits his play. 

D’Tigers PG Victor Ezeh revealed that the team knew before ahead of their game against Angola that their World Cup hopes had been dashed.

Former National team Basketball coach, Tony Nelson has lauded the performance of the D’Tigers at recently concluded FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, but has called on the NBBF to promote the Sport more back home.

Nigeria’s bid to reach the FIBA World Cup fell short as D’Tigers failed to capitalize on a brilliant run of form losing 65-59 to already qualified Angola.

D’Tigers have recorded back to back wins, beating Guinea 62-59, to go third in the FIBA World Cup qualification standings.

The Nigerian Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers, are currently in a quest to navigate a tough last round of the FIBA World Cup qualification and have started the job on a winning note.

Scribe of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has revealed that the pep talk handed the Nigeria U20 national team went a long way in helping the Flying Eagles bounce back from the disappointment of having lost the team’s unbeaten run of 19 matches following the 1-0 loss to Senegal to eventually subdue host nation Egypt 1-0 on Wednesday.