Author: Brila

Former coach of Nigeria’s Men basketball national team D’Tigers William Voight has tipped Senegal and defending champion Tunisia ahead of Nigeria’s D’Tigers for Afrobasket title contention in the fast-approaching 2021 Afrobasket Championship which begins on Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda. 

Assistant scribe of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria Dr. Sunday Odior has stated that Nigerians can expect Team Nigeria medal haul at the Paralympics which gets underway on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.

Former Nigeria international athlete and Athletics coach Deji Aliu has tasked the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to come up with programs that will aid the development of impressive Nigerian athletes after a very good outing at the just-concluded World Junior Athletics championship in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Super Eagles goalkeeper coach Alloy Agu has stated that names and pedigree will be dropped aside ahead of the team’s preparation for the critical and busy ember months for the national team with world cup qualifiers coming next month and also planning towards 2022.

Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje has expressed confidence in the pool of players available for national team handler Gernot Rohr ahead of next month’s commencement of hostilities for the 2022 world cup qualifers as well as the delayed 2021 AFCON.

Nigeria Football Federation Executive committee member Babagana Kali has stated that the nation’s Football governing body will leave no stone unturned in order to ensure that the Super Eagles are adequately prepared for the delayed 2021 Africa cup of nations early next year in Cameroon.

Akwa United goalkeeper shot-stopper Adeyinka Adewale has revealed that he hopes his consistency in performance in the 2021/2022 league season as well as the continental campaign will be good enough to earn him a possible national team call up.

Former Super Eagles defender Godwin Okpara has cautioned the Nigeria Senior national team to be careful of their approach to their group opponents after been drawn with Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau in Group D of the 2021 Africa cup of nations.

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Tonobok Okowa has stated that Nigerians can expect more medals from the Nigerian Junior Athletes who are competing for honors at the ongoing World Junior Athletics championship in Nairobi, Kenya after Team Nigeria picked her first Gold 🏅 medal in the 4x400m mixed relay on Wednesday. 

Lobi Stars striker Ossy Martins has called on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to extend his scouting of players for possible consideration for national team call-up to include players in the Nigerian domestic league.