Author: Brila

Former D’Tigers assistant coach Mohammed Abdulrahman has stated that he is eagerly awaiting the Nigeria’s men basketball national team’s participation at the Olympics proper after an impressive run in the build up to the Olympic games.

Rivers united Captain Festus Austin has stated that the NPFL title this season will end up with the Porthacourt based side and that Providence couldn’t have made it known than now ahead of the team’s hosting of the current league leaders Akwa united who holds a 5 points gap over third placed Rivers united. 

Chairman of the Caretaker committee in charge of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation Engr. Tikon Ishaku has stated that Table Tennis players at the delayed 2020 Olympics are there in Tokyo to compete and not just to mark attendance this time around with the Olympics now just a week to go.

Kwara United and former Nigeria U23 striker Wasiu Alalade has stated that he feels bad not been able to realize his dream of being part of the Tokyo Olympics stressing that it hurts more when he thinks of the failure of Nigeria U23 national team to qualify for the games.

Nigeria National Table Tennis player and Olympics newbie Olajide Omotayo has stated that he is hopeful of Team Nigeria’s Table Tennis contingent to the Tokyo Olympics doing well due to the quality and rich level of experience of the players representing Nigeria.

Kano Pillars coach Ibrahim Musa has expressed delight after guiding his side to the Quarterfinal of the 2021 Aiteo Federation Cup following the team’s 3-2 penalty shootout win over Kebbi united in one of the rounds of 16 fixtures that went down yesterday across different match venues.

Abdul Maikaba has stated that he hopes the Federation cup can hand his side fresh opportunities for silverware as well as continental football pursuit with the team’s defence of the Premier league title almost mathematically over.

D’tigers’ forward Jahlil Okafor said the team will work hard to maintain their high standards in the rescheduled Tokyo.

Abia warriors striker and goalscorer Paul Samson has stated that the Umuahia based side will not be relegated at the end of the season despite been just two points above the relegation zone following a matchday 32 win over Kwara united to alter the team’s five games loosing streak.

Nasarawa united boss Bala Nkiyu has stated that no one can lay claims to winning the current NPFL season yet with 6 games to go and the way teams are closely knitted together on the league table despite been second and five points behind league leaders.