Author: Brila

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.

Ahead of the 2021 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Elective General Assembly, the Network of Civil Society for Good Governance, a coalition of over 87 Civil Society Organizations has declared support for the President of the Nigerian Football (CAF) Amaju Pinnick to emerge as the next CAF President.

Members of the  Super Eagles teams of 1980, 1994, Atlanta 1996 as well as track and Field and boxing dominated the list of the 60 sports icons that were unveiled during the celebration of Nigeria’s most outstanding sports icons of the last sixty years.

The Chairman of Adamawa United Emmanuel Zira has stated that his club will swing into actions after hearing that finally ban on contact sports has been lifted.

Scribe of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has expressed delight at the Presidential Taskforce lifting the restrictions on contacts sports after a long period of inactivity which has also affected the programs and planning of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Coach of Nigeria Professional Football League side Heartland FC Fidelis Ilechukwu has revealed that there are finally happy times in the camp of Heartland FC of Owerri after the commencement of payments of salaries of players of the clubs although four months of the eight months is what is been paid.

Former assistant coach of Nigeria’s U17 national team Nduka Ugbade has stated that the latest national team debutant duo of Samson Tijani, Chidera Ejuke, and a host of other players in the Super Eagles of Nigeria are testaments of the success of his tenure alongside Manu Garba at the U17 and U20 national team.

Newly signed coach of Nigerian Professional Football League side Lobi stars Kabir Dogo has expressed delight that now he can finally look forward to resumption at his new team after been incapacitated by the restrictions order on contact sports.

Former Nigerian international, who is presently the coach of the champions of Albania professional league, Ndubuisi Egbo has stated that playing football in the stadium without the fans is like a training session.