Author: Brila

Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympics Committee  Olabanji Oladapo has stated that the NOC will await the ratification of the remainder of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic qualifiers by the international Federations after they must have agreed to new timelines on the remaining 43 percent of spaces yet to be filled for the Olympics next year.

Coach of Nigeria Professional Football League side Heartland FC Fidelis Ilechukwu has stated that the return of league football should be secondary for now as the nation continues to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Italy’s minister for sport has warned there are no guarantees over the return of Serie A despite plans to ease lockdown measures.

Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba’s bid to become the next head of the Ivorian Football Federation took a massive hit after he secured zero votes from members of the Association of Former Ivorian Footballers.

Plateau United striker Ibrahim Mustapha has stated that he is still very focussed on winning the league and emerging as top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League season despite the Coronavirus pandemic that has halted the NPFL season since mid-March 2020.

Enyimba striker Abdulrahman Bashir has revealed that he truly misses football and his colleagues during this Covid-19 induced lockdown and has stated that he just can’t wait to see the end of the lockdown which has breed boredom and made players train alone in the process.

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babatunde Ogunade has bemoaned the effects of the current Covid-19 pandemic on the Federation’s financial status after stating clearly that the Basketball governing body has been greatly affected in its plans and programs for the year 2020.

Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos has picked Super Eagles legend Finidi George and among the toughest players, he faced during his career.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will in days to come to benefit from a proposed FIFA $150 million largesse that will see the Amaju Pinnick led board gets $500, 000 (about N180million) as a first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Dutch Eredivisie title will be left vacant with the season canceled due to disruption caused by the novel coronavirus crisis.