Author: Brila

Enyimba captain Austin Oladapo has charged his colleagues to get the job done in his absence ahead of today’s crucial CAF Confederation cup Matchday 6 clash against South Africa Premier soccer league side Orlando Pirates.

Coach of Nigeria’s Basketball continental representative Rivers Hoopers Ogoh Odaudu has stated that he is now looking forward to the inaugural edition of the Basketball Africa league finally holding next month in Rwanda after a number of setbacks previously which has impeded the staging of the tournament.

Nigeria and Flammes Carolo basketball player Evelyn Akhator has stated that she is already looking forward to Nigeria’s summer camping exercise with the women’s basketball national team ahead of the campaign a the basketball events of the Olympic games.

Plateau United player striker Mustapha Ibrahim has stated that the Jos-based side will take advantage of the postponements in league resumption to ensure they rectify their first stanza errors ahead of the return of the second stanza of the league. Mustapha speaking in a chat with www.brila.net stressed that the season has been tough and the team hopes to make use of the elongated break to get better.

Nasarawa United striker Adamu Hassan has stated that players in the Nigeria Professional Football League are used to postponements of league resumption and mid-season breaks league comeback delays ahead of the newly expected date of resumption slated for 9th of May 2021 by the League Management Company of Nigeria.

Former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Rtd Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama has hailed the Sports Minister Sunday Dare’s pursuit of the adopt an athlete initiative after the adoption of 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist and Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Oluwatobi Amusan. 

Former Super Eagles striker Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has welcomed healthy competition among Nigerian strikers abroad stressing that the performance of the strikers in the top leagues in Europe this season will help solidify the national team of Nigeria.

Embattled Technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Sunday Adeleye has stated that Nigerian athletes contingent for the fast-approaching International Athletics Federation world relays in Poland will only be going to pick up valuable lessons as he doesn’t see the contingents strong enough yet to compete for medal honors.

Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria National League Emmanuel Adesanya has urged clubs campaigning in the nation’s second-tier league to take advantage of the opening handed to clubs in the NNL to stream their games Live as part of the plan to open up the league to the world and enhance the marketability of the league.

Executive committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation Ibrahim Gusau has charged the 2020/2021 Nigeria Women Premier League title winners Rivers Angels to be worthy continental representative after the Port Harcourt-based side edged all comers to win the NWFL Super 6 tournament Sunday in Ijebu Ode.