Author: Brila

Enyimba goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai has called on Nigerian league players to simply be careful and prayerful amidst the spate of deaths recorded in the league and the latest kidnap case involving teammate Dayo Ojo.

The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday called on all members of the country’s football family including stakeholders to pray hard in view of recent deaths and kidnappings of football players which have caused serious concern in the polity.

Following some negative stories bedevilling players of the NPFL after the league was suspended over the outbreak of COVID-19, Coach Abdul Maikaba has explained why he placed his players on travel ban.

Kano Pillars coach Ibrahim Musa has exclusively reacted to the death of Rangers player, Ifeanyi George and has beged that other footballers should learn to travel by air.

Nasarawa united FC Bala Nkiyu coach has prayed that God help stem the spate of deaths experienced in Nigerian league football over the past couple of weeks with deaths claiming the lives of Tiamiyu Kazeem of Remo stars, Chineme Martins of Nasarawa united, an academy player in Keffi in the lower league and now Ifeanyi George of Enugu Rangers within one month.

Coach of Nigeria Professional football league side Dakada FC Caleb Esu has blamed his side’s latest struggle in the NPFL to lack of motivation which has taken it toll on the team where they sit 8th on the league table. Esu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net described the team’s situation as a very tough one which has seen them go on a run of just one win in 9 matches describing the lack of full payment as something that has affected the team’s performance and players not happy to be in such situation. “We’ve not been paid fully, since September…

Coach of Wikki Tourist FC Usman Abdallah has stated that he hopes the Corona virus scourge doesn’t last the full extent of the four weeks duration been the period of suspension of all football activities by the Nigeria Football Federation directive so that the league can actually commence again after the clamp down on all sports activities.

Enugu Rangers player Christian Madu has described the ill fated death of Rangers forward Ifeanyi George as a huge loss to the club and Nigerian football at large.

Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club Shandong Luneng said on Sunday, the former Manchester United player becoming the first known case in the Chinese Super League (CSL). The 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder has a normal temperature and is feeling fine, Shandong said, but “is under observation and having treatment at a designated medical facility”. “The club will do its best… to help in the treatment and recovery of the player.” Fellaini is just the latest high-profile name in football to catch the disease, joining the likes of Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi and…

Rangers International of Enugu forward, Ifeanyi George is reportedly dead.