Author: Brila

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said it would be “more than irresponsible” to restart competitions too early amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sport around the world has been brought to a standstill by COVID-19, which has killed more than 95,500 people globally. The Bundesliga could restart in May as leagues start to plan and prepare for resumptions, but Infantino warned it would be dangerous to get going again too early. “As our main priority, our principles, the ones we employ in our competitions and also we invite to everyone to follow, is health comes first,” he said on Thursday,…

Bruno Labbadia has been named as the new head coach of Hertha Berlin. The Bundesliga club have brought forward the appointment of the 54-year-old, who was originally due to take over at the end of the season before the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Labbadia, who will take charge from April 13, succeeds Alexander Nouri in the role after he had overseen four games since the resignation of Jurgen Klinsmann. “Due to the current situation regarding the coronavirus and the interruption to the season, we’re currently experiencing a kind of early summer break,” said Hertha managing…

Bruno Labbadia has been named as the new head coach of Hertha Berlin. The Bundesliga club have brought forward the appointment of the 54-year-old, who was originally due to take over at the end of the season before the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Labbadia, who will take charge from April 13, succeeds Alexander Nouri in the role after he had overseen four games since the resignation of Jurgen Klinsmann. “Due to the current situation regarding the coronavirus and the interruption to the season, we’re currently experiencing a kind of early summer break,” said…

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s women national Basketball team D’Tigress Peter Ahmedu has stated that domestic league players have no chance of making the national team for either the Olympic team or the national team for any other national team engagement due to long period of inactivity that has bedevilled players in the local league. Ahmedu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said with what is on ground though unfortunate, the local players have nothing to show as a yard stick for national team invitation unlike their foreign based counterparts who has been in competitive mode with games and competitions all year…

Coach of Nigeria’s women U19 national team Falconet Moses Adukwu has stated that he is already anticipating a rush campaign in the qualifying series for the 2020 FIFA U19 women world cup with the Covid-19 break which has already delayed what would have been the conclusion of a phase of two legged qualifiers for the championship. Adukwu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said he is hoping on divine intervention to help ensure he gets things right with players selection as he is unable to predict what his players will look like on return from the break having gone some way…

According to Spanish daily Sport, Chelsea are in negotiations with Barcelona on a deal for Philippe Coutinho and could bring him to Stamford Bridge on loan next season.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says he is ready to meet all the conditions set by the Nigeria Football Federation in order to continue as the head coach of the senior national team.

Heartland Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has stated that the League Management company should crown Plateau United as champions if there are no chances of resuming the league this season due to the pandemic COVID-19.

Coach of Nigeria Professional Football League side Nasarawa united FC Bala Nkiyu has stated that the wait on the resumption of the topflight league in Nigeria will continue as there is nothing to work with for now until a national pronouncement is made ending the lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Sam Ocheo has rued the effects of the currently ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria which has lead to the postponement of the First Phase of the Handball league which was supposed to commence this coming Sunday 12th April 2020 but for the suspension of all sports activities still subsisting.