Author: Brila

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Ike Shorunmo has charged the Super Eagles to be deliberate with regards to ranking next year so as to be better placed for seeding purposes.

Wikki Tourist FC boss Usman Abdallah has set a new standard and raised the bar for players ahead of the 2020/21 NPFL season stressing that he will be expecting players to come up to achieve his targets of ensuring a successful campaign next season.

Enyimba’s coach Fatai Osho has stated that his side wants to stay the course on champions league Football and doesn’t want to settle for playing in the CAF Confederation cup ahead of upper week’s fixture against Sudanese side Al-Merreikh.

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babatunde Ogunade has stated that the NBBF cannot be complacent despite ending the year 2020 number one in Africa for both men and women basketball stressing that the rankings are only good for bragging rights alone.

Former Eagles player, Tijani Babangida has stated that Nigerian clubs are no longer a threat on the continent anymore based on the current state of the domestic league in the country.

Enyimba FC head coach Fatai Osho has revealed plans to take on their next CAF champions league opponent without putting pressure on themselves.

Former coach of Nigeria’s U20 national team Sam Obuh has urged Nigerians not to despair despite the Flying Eagles 1-0 loss to Ghana in Wednesday’s WAFU cup fixture leaving the Nigerian Flying Eagles relying on a favorable result when Ghana face Cote d’Ivoire in the group’s final fixture. 

Flying Eagles coach Ladan Bosso has attributed his team’s 1-0 defeat against Ghana’s Black Satellite at the on-going U20 WAFU cup to profligacy in front of goal.

Enugu Rangers forward Kelvin Itoya has stated that he is hopeful the Nigeria Professional Football League follow suits as quickly as possible following the commencement of league Football in Nigeria with the start of the 2020/21 Nigeria Women Premier league on Wednesday.

Italian football legend and World Cup winner Paolo Rossi, who led his nation to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged 64.