Author: Brila

Nigeria’s men national Rugby team player Azeez Ladipo has stated that the West African Rugby series slated for August ending faces uncertainty with the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown that has accompanied it with no breakthrough yet in the fight against the scourge.  Ladipo speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the national team of Nigeria Black Stallions haven’t felt the Covid-19 impact as of yet because there is no international engagement on ground for the team but now look to be at the receiving end as well now that there is no complete breakthrough with the West African series drawing closer…

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s men basketball national team and Rivers Hoopers coach Ogoh Odaudu has enjoined sports men and women to endure and embrace whatever disappointment that may come from the Covid-19 lockdown as all measures taken so far is still in the interest of all concerned. Odaudu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net aftermath of an extension in lockdown order which indicates no end in sight as to when normalcy will return and more time of uncertainties. Odaudu added that only a healthy individual can play, coach of be part of a team which is why it is of utmost…

Wikki Tourist FC coach Usman Abdallah has stated that the Nigeria Professional Football League should simply wait until everything is back to normal rather than consider exploring the option of playing behind closed doors when deliberating on finding a way round the Covid-19 pandemic. Abdallah speaking in a chat with brila.net said there is no point rushing the league when the problem is global and one that affects even CAF if the idea is to rush to meet up with continental calendar. He added that playing behind closed doors will defeat the essence of football. “When you look at playing behind closed…

Former Ajax Amsterdam winger Finidi George has blasted current Super Eagles handlers for their inability to ascertain their first XI after three years in charge.

Former Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini was discharged on Tuesday after three weeks in a Chinese hospital being treated for coronavirus, his club said.

Coach of Nigeria’s U17 women national team Bankole Olowookere has lamented the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Flamingoes FiFA U17 women world cup qualification which would have been sorted over two legs next month against Ghana’s U17 women but would now have to wait after the Confederation of African football CAF postponed the two legged fixture indefinitely. Olowookere speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said he just can’t wait for all of these pandemic to be over so as to get back in the pursuit of picking one of Africa’s three FIFA U17 women world cup spot later this year…

NFF scribe Mohammed Sanusi has stated that the Covid-19 pandemic has also been on the negative side for the Football Federation who will now have to start things afresh following the cancellation of the U19 women national team camp as well as that of the Nigeria U17 women team respectively.  Sanusi speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the efforts and fund expanded already in that direction have gone down the drain especially for the U20 women who also had their camping cancelled after the postponement of qualifying games for the FIFA U19 women world cup and U17 who had one more…

General manager of Nigeria National League side Kogi united Abdul Duke has stated that he wouldn’t like the NNL season going null and void but that it may just be a direction the second tier league will be headed for with no headway on the resumption of the league due to Covid-19. Sule speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net said with just five games into the NNL 2019/2020 season and the last game played December 2019, voiding the season may be an alternative but that it wouldn’t be good enough a route stressing up messed up things are now with decisions…

President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Mohammed Yaya has urged Weightlifters to continue training at home with no definitive time in sight when the Africa Weightlifting championship will be rescheduled as the Covid-19 pandemic subsists after the competition which also serves the second purpose of Olympic qualification was postponed.  Yaya speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net said he keeps getting in touch with Olympic Weightlifting hopefuls and urged the athletes to keep their shape while the Federation continue to make plans on how to tidy other logistics leading to the Africa Weightlifting championship. “I spoke with most of our hopeful athletes…

Former NFF Technical Committee chairman, Chris Green, has slammed the quality of the NPFL and the LMC for the slow response to the plight of players’ welfare since the suspension of the league.