Author: Brila

Bayelsa Queens lost their first match of the Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) campaign to FC Robo Queens but their attacking midfielder Tessy Biawho ensured there was no hang over on Wednesday. 

Super Eagles team Coordinator, Patrick Pascal has revealed that the CHAN Eagles camp will run for only three weeks in order to avoid any club versus country clash.

The Ministry of Sports on Thursday issued a new set of guidelines for Federation elections, limiting the tenure of candidates to two-terms of 8 years.

The Fédération Algérienne de Football ( FAF ) have announced Lucas Alcaraz as the successor to Georges Leekens.

Chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko on Wednesday restated that safety and welfare of all persons at match venues counts high and this includes that of Match Officials which he said is of paramount importance to the league body. Dikko was clarifying the misconception contained in a letter to him by the President of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Tade Azeez which suggested that the LMC neglected to order compensation for the Match Officials assaulted at the Sani Abacha Stadium by some misguided fans after the Match Day 18 fixture between Kano Pillars and Akwa United. The…

Former African Sprint Champion, Chidi Imoh has slammed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria ( AFN ) for what he describes as gambling with the future of Athletics in Nigeria.

Though he was snubbed by Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr for last month’s friendly, KAS Eupen striker Henry Onyekuru has told www.brila.net that he’ll wait for his time.

AC Milan has been sold for €740m to a Chinese-led consortium. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi finalised the of the club on Thursday, which his family holding Fininvest held a 99.93 per cent stake in, to Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux. A joint statement by Fininvest and Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux said: “Today Fininvest has completed the sale of the entire stake owned in AC Milan – equal to 99.93% – to Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux.” “The closing is the last step of the purchase agreement signed on August 5th 2016 and renewed on March 24th by Fininvest…

The US Embassy has denied Nine Sand Eagles players, including Abu Azeez and Ogbonnaya Okemmiri transit visas to the Bahamas for the Beach Soccer World Cup.

What a week for Paulo Dybala who today has signed a £5.9million-a-year contract extension at Juventus until 2022. Dybala, who joined the Serie A champions in 2015 has scored 39 goals and created 17 assists in 82 games for Juve – since the summer of 2015. Having previously been linked with a move to England or Spain but has committed his future to the Turin club. Dybala told the club website: ‘I’m very happy and proud to be at this club. Its difficult to imagine that so many positive things could happen all at once. This is a week full…