Author: Brila

Coach of Nigeria’s U17 women national team Flamingoes Bankole Olowookere has stated that next up for him after his anticipated resumption of camping for the women U17 national team is to implement the plans that will help qualify the team for the FIFA u17 Women world cup.

Kano Pillars forward Nyima Nwangwa has stated that the Nigeria Professional Football league side is under pressure to perform on the continent this season ahead of its scheduled participation in the 2020/2021 CAF Confederation cup.

Akwa Ibom state Football Association chairman and NFF observer at the recently held election into the Delta State Football Association Emmanuel Ibah has nullified the agitation and petition of some South south FA chairmen crying foul over the conduct of the NFF sanctioned election.

Nigeria national team goalkeeper trainer Alloy Agu has wished injured Leicester City defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi a speedy recovery after undergoing surgery on an abductor injury which will rule him out of action for 12 weeks.

Coach of Nigeria’s Men wrestling national team Victor Koodie has lamented the impacts of Covid-19 on the Nigerian wrestling men contingent over what he sees as a delayed qualification for the Olympics which ordinarily would also have passed if not for the pandemic. Koodie speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net said the team has been training in the gym while they also continue to await the full ratification of what will allow them to go full throttle in their session knowing the peculiarity of wrestling as a highly contact sport.

Scribe of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Haruna Maigidansanma has stated that the Federation is working and already have its program mapped out to ensure the commencement of camping by November for the 2020 African Men’s Junior and Youth Handball Championship slated for December in Morocco.

Former Nigeria international Garba Lawal has expressed concern over what he described as a worrisome trend in the movement of Nigerian players in the ongoing transfer window with a number of underwhelming transfers involving Nigerian players. 

Former Nigeria international Mutiu Adepoju has allayed fears of a decline in the value of Nigeria national team players in the light of the movement of Nigerian players in the current transfer window after the latest transfer of Nigerian defender William Troost Ekong from Italian Serie A side Udinese to English championship side Watford on Tuesday.

It was a colorful atmosphere at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a FIFA Mini- Stadium in Delta State on Tuesday, with 5 communities in the riverine area of the State set to benefit from the citing of the project in Ugborodo, a small community of over 500 years in Delta State.

Former Nigeria women’s Coach, Ismaila Mabo has insisted that Nigeria have capable hands to handle the Super Falcons.