Author: Brila

Assistant coach of the D’Tigress Peter Ahmedu has stated that players and coaches now waits on the Nigeria Basketball Federation as well as club management for the action plans.

Super sand Eagles and Kogi United striker Victor Tale has called on league organizers as well as the Nigeria Football Federation to be consistent and come up with a comprehensive plan in the scheduling of league football in Nigeria.

Rivers United goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai has called for a speedy commencement of the Nigeria Professional Football League now that the Presidential Taskforce has lifted the restrictions on all sports.

Former assistant coach of Nigeria’s U17 national team Nduka Ugbade has offered to take up roles with any of the continental bound NPFL clubs that is ready for his services once they are equally ready to be professional in their approach.

Former Super Eagles winger, Garba Lawal has urged foreign-born Nigerian players to pledge their allegiance to represent Nigeria at the international level.

Former Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa has expressed displeasure over the inability of the current crop of athletes to surpass or equal her record on the podium.

Coach of Nigeria’s U17 national team Fatai Amoo has stated that he is excited about the opportunity to start work with the U17 national team now that the lockdown order that has restricted work has been lifted with time running fast against the team.

Captain of Nigeria’s Premier League champion and CAF champions league campaigner Plateau united Elijah Golbe has stated that the lockdown order on contact sports lasted for too long and believes the lifting of the restriction order should have been pronounced at least a month ago.

President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria’s Sam Ocheo has expressed been pleased with the timing of the lifting of the restriction order on contact sports after the Presidential Taskforce finally gave the go-ahead for all sports to return.

National Table Tennis coach Nosir Bello has stated that the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation was ready long before the lifting of the restriction order on sports and that the Federation had in place the Covid-19 requirements protocol to be able to play once the go-ahead was given.