Author: Brila

Technical consultant of Kano Pillars Obinna Okafor has stated that the Kano based side are highly motivated ahead of Saturday’s CAF Confederation cup Preliminary round tie against Senegalese side ASC Diaraf. 

Dosu Joseph has called for a reawakening on the part of the Nigeria Football Federation together with the national team players after the newly released FIFA ranking yesterday saw Nigeria dropped 3 spots down to 32 in the world if Nigeria wants to truly be seen as one of the best in the game.

Former chairman of Gombe United FC, Shuaibu Gara Gombe, has given a pat on the back to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 for stopping the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival insisting that holding the festival this year would have been a disaster.

Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma says he expects the duo of Ifeanyi Anaemena and Theophilus Afelokhai to show just what they’re about when United take on Futuro Kings in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Rivers Hoopers coach Odaudu Ogoh has lamented the year 2020 and basketball for home-based players coupled with the postponement of the highly-anticipated inaugural edition of the Basketball Africa League which would have offered few of the best in the local league a chance to showcase themselves on the continent.

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babatunde Ogunade has expressed confidence in the ability of the Nigeria Basketball national team D’Tigers to get her 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers underway with a win today against  South Sudan in Kigali, Rwanda.

Rivers United goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai has stated that the Port Harcourt based side will not underrate their CAF Confederation cup opponent Futuro Kings ahead of this Sunday’s first leg Preliminary round clash away in Equatorial Guinea. Afelokhai speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said football has proven to be funny these days and that teams and other leagues are getting stronger by the day and so will his side be cautious in their approach for the game. He however stressed that they will be going away with the desire to pick a positive result and hope to consolidate on that when…

Former Nigeria international Etim John Esin nicknamed Maradona has revealed been awash with mixed emotions following the demise of one of Football’s iconic figures Argentine Diego Armando Maradona who passed on Wednesday 25th November 2020 after a cardiac arrest. 

Football legend Diego Maradona has died, aged 60, after suffering a cardiac arrest at a home in Tigre, Argentina.

The first vice president of the Nigeria football federation, Seyi Akinwunmi has stated that the Federation is ready to step up with their game and also ensure there is harmony between the Super Eagles backroom crew.