Author: Brila

Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical study group Dr. Alex Mana has revealed that he shares the reasoning of the Nigeria Football Federation to part ways with Gernot Rohr as coach of the Nigeria senior national team notwithstanding the timing of such decision taken.

Former Nigerian international and member of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical study group Sam Sodje has stated that the sack of Gernot Rohr has long been coming and one that is okay but have expressed worries on the timing of the decision taken with 26 days to the commencement of the Africa cup of nations in Cameroon.

Nigeria National Table Tennis coach  Nosir Bello has stated that Nigeria can produce another Quadri Aruna after praising the exploit and record-breaking achievement of the topmost ranked African table tennis player after becoming the first African to reach the quarter-final of the world table tennis championship in Houston Texas before setting another at the world top 16 in Singapore.

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s Men Handball national team Solomon Yola has stated that the Nigeria national team is not scared of the outcome of the draws for January’s Handball Africa cup of nations after Wednesday’s draws pitched host nation Morocco, Africa powerHouse Angola, Nigeria as well as Kenya in group B of the Africa Handball championship. 

Nigeria and Africa’s top table tennis player Quadri Aruna has expressed delight and pride after a highly productive outing at the world table tennis championships in Houston Texas as well as the world’s top 16 championships in Singapore with the Nigerian becoming the first African to reach the last eight of both competitions.

Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Alloy Agu has poured cold water on any form of advantage that the Egyptian National team’s participation in the ongoing FIFA Arab cup may offer the Pharaoh ahead of the Africa cup of nations next year in Cameroon.

Rivers United captain Festus Austin has rued his side’s exit in the ongoing CAF Confederation’s Cup after the team suffered a 1-0 loss to Egyptian side Al Masry to get knocked out on the away goals rule having been tied at 2-2 aggregate over the course of two legs.

Former Nigerian international Victor Agali has backed Genk of Belgium and Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu to get back his goal-scoring touches after a spell of drought for the former FC Midtjylland of Denmark striker.

Malmo FF of Sweden and Nigeria’s Super Eagles player Bonke Innocent has expressed a desire to be part of the pool of players and subsequently the final squad to make the trip to the fast-approaching Africa cup of nations in Cameroon with a little over 30 days to the commencement of the tournament.

Aruna Quadri missed a golden opportunity to play in the semi-final of the World Table Tennis Global Cup in Singapore, after losing to Hugo Calderon.