Author: Brila

Enugu Rangers boss Abdu Maikaba has stated that his side is up alongside the top two teams on the NPFL table in the race for the Premier League title.

Former Eagles and Reading defender Sam Sodje has suggested that the Technical committee should look out for a coach with functional system of play and one that is opened enough to players that will help the team rather than sticking with status quo in terms of players selection.

Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical study group Dr. Alex Mana has called on major stakeholders to simply support and offer necessary input following the resolution to have the various national teams fixed with coaches to lead the affairs of the respective national teams after a meeting of the NFF executive committee on Tuesday.

Enyimba striker Victor Mbaoma has stated that the quality of the Nigeria Professional Football League is improving and will continue to improve despite the absence of Nigerian clubs in the two CAF clubs competitions with the quarter-final draws set for Tuesday afternoon for both competitions.

Plateau united skipper Elisha Golbe has stated that the Jos based side will make up for the inability of the team to pick any point in the 1-0 loss to Sunshine Stars on Sunday elsewhere after the team missed the chance to go top or reduce the deficit on league leaders Rivers united to a point after Rivers had increased it from one to two points advantage earlier on Saturday.

Rivers United’s experienced goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai has stated that the Port Harcourt based side is keeping calm heads and wants to continue to increase their lead at the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League after gaining a point on closest challenger Plateau united who lost in a weekend that Rivers earned a draw away to Akwa united.

Former Nigeria international Julius Aghahowa has charged players of the Super Eagles to improve their overall gameplay whenever they play together in the national team following the team’s failure to make the world cup after a lackluster display against the Black Stars of Ghana.

Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey made his international debut for Nigeria against the Black Stars of Ghana last Friday.

The Black Stars have began preparations for the World Cup qualification clash against the Super Eagles.

Coach of Nigeria’s U17 women’s national team Bankole Olowookere has showered praises on players of the Flamingoes after pummelling Congo DR 5-0 at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium last Saturday in Benin to qualify 8-0 on aggregate over the course of the two qualifying Fixtures.