Author: Brila

Amaju Pinnick deserves a second term as President of Nigeria Football Federation on account of how he has managed the crisis-ridden FA, according to renowned military sports administrator, Emmanuel Okaro.

Pogba’s dad Fassou Antoine died on Friday and the France international, who already missed Sunday’s match at Tottenham, is on compassionate leave and expected to be absent for the match at St Mary’s on Wednesday as he returns to his home country to pay his respects. United boss Jose Mourinho said: ‘I don’t think (he will be available). I think that his dad’s funeral has to be between Tuesday and Wednesday in France. ‘I don’t think that Paul has the conditions to play. We have left him completely free to be back when he thinks he’s ready.’

Last night the gunners beat already relegated  2-0 at the Emirates to keep their top four hopes up hoping Liverpool might lose points on match day 38 as Manchester City also sealed their top four fate with a convincing 3-1 victory over Tony Pulis West Brom. Despite the fine form of the Gunners in recent weeks, fans have not stopped protesting against manager, Wenger. Last weekend at stoke despite the gunners cruising to a 4-1 victory a plane still went over the Bet365 stadium with a ‘Wenger Out’ banner and last night was no different as a faction of the…

Golden State Warriors’ dominance of the NBA’s Western Conference does not look like stopping.

Faced with a possible legislative sanction, the Ministry of Sports is going ahead with the preparation for the June 13 Presidential elections into the various sports federation.

Former Super Eagles striker, Jonathan Akpoborie has said the football administrators in the Country have not invested correctly in the development of the sport over the years, hence the challenges with sustaining growth.

Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Alloy Agu has told www.brila.net that the Coaching crew keep tabs on Nigerian players and are stepping up the monitoring as the 2019 Afcon qualifying match against South Africa draws near.

Ahead of the resumption of the Nigeria Professional Football league, following the mid season break, leadership for the Referees Association, Tade Azeez has advocated stiffer sanctions for crowd offences.

Former D’Tigers captain, Olumide Oyedeji has made a case for Home based players in Nigeria’s roaster to the next Afrobasket championship.

Laurent Koscielny has revealed that he will require daily treatment on his Achilles for the rest of his playing career. The France international was diagnosed with chronic tendinitis in both feet back in 2014 but has worked hard to maintain a level of fitness that means he still plays the majority of Arsenal’s fixtures. To date, the 31-year-old has played 290 games for the Gunners – an average of 41.4 per season since he signed in 2010. While the problem is, for the most part, manageable, at this time of the season, with games coming thick and fast, Koscielny recognises that it’s…