Author: Brila

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria. Five other players have been put on standby.

Napoli attacker Lorenzo Insigne says Victor Osimhen was the game changer for his side against Parma, despite not getting on the score sheet.

Vice-Captain of Nigeria Professional Football League side Rangers Tope Olusesi has stated that the Enugu based league side is not far behind other eminently qualified teams to compete for the NPFL title next season despite having not been heavily involved in the transfer rush of the NPFL at the moment.

Former coach of Nigeria’s basketball national team D’Tigers Mohammed Abdulrahman has lampooned the NBBF latest 150 million naira sponsorship deal with an oil firm for the two lower divisions stressing that the deal is nothing but a slave deal considering the deal running for five years.

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babs Ogunade has stated that the NBBF is working to ensure they bring more corporate sponsorship into league basketball in Nigeria after the Federation signed a sponsorship deal of 150 million naira for five years with an oil firm for the men’s Division 1 and 2. 

Former Nigeria international defender Godwin Opara has stated that the two international friendlies against Ivory Coast and Tunisia next month in Austria won’t serve any genuine purpose.

Watford are closing in on the signing of Nigerian international and Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong, as per a report by Sport Witness. 

Wales Captain Gareth Bale is flying to London today in order to complete and finalize the details of his move to Tottenham Hotspur, according to a popular transfer reporter, Fabrizio Romano.

Former African footballer of the year Emmanuel Amunike has lauded Super Eagles duo of Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze for playing at the highest level of the Spanish league(Laliga).

Plateau United left-back Daniel Itodo has spoken about the continued restriction on contact sports especially football in Nigeria ahead of next season’s Champions League and Confederation’s Cup.