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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…

Wilfred Ndidi put in another impressive performance for Leicester City in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final despite their 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night at the Estadio Vicente Calderón. 

On This Day in Sports History  2014 Manny Pacquiao defeats Timothy Bradley to regain his WBO welterweight boxing title 2014 Kenyan Wilson Kipsang wins the London Marathon 2008 72nd Masters Golf Tournament: Trevor Immelman wins, shooting a 280 2004 Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing Willie Mays on the all-time list 1997 61st Masters Golf Tournament: Tiger Woods at 21 (270 18 under par) 1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic 1985 Katrin Dörre wins 1st female World Cup marathon (2:33:30) Stay tuned to www.brila.net as we take you back to Events in Sports history daily.

As Rivers United gear up for their preliminary round 1st leg game of the CAF Confederations Cup against Rayon Sports of Rwanda, captain of the team Festus Austin speaking with Brila Fm has stated that the onus is on them to restore the nation’s pride in the continental competition, adding that he believes anything is possible if they can get to the group phase of the competition. The club dropped to the playoff round of the competition after they failed to go past Sudanese club, Al Merreikh who pulled off one of the greatest comeback to progress on 4-3 aggregate…