Author: Brila

Ararat Armenia and Nigerian striker Yusuf Otubanjo has stated that the invitation of players for national team engagements should be based on the quality of players above the rating of leagues.

Former junior national team captain Ikouwem Udoh has stated that he hopes to have a good season after completing a loan move from Israeli giant Maccabi Haifa to another Israeli side Bnei Sakhnin.

First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation Barrister Seyi Akinwumi has stated that all top-performing Nigerian players are entitled to the Nigerian national team but that such players will however get an invitation when they fit into the thinking of the coach. 

After weeks of negotiating, according to popular transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, Victor Osimhen is set to be officially announced as a Napoli player.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun trained with his new teammates for the first time since joining last week.

Clemens Westerhof, former national team coach of Nigeria, has taken his former assistant Bonfrere Jo to court over match-fixing allegations leveled against him.

Lamia of Greece and Nigerian defender Daniel Adejo has stated that the invitation of players by national team handlers for national team engagements should be based on the ability and not on the age of players. 

Former Nigeria international Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has backed Lille Metropole and young Nigerian sensational forward Victor Osimhen to continue to develop as a player in the Italian Serie A ahead of the imminent announcement of his move to Napoli. 

Nigeria’s U20 women national team and Rivers Angels player Mary Saiki has stated that the postponement of the FIFA U20 women world cup to next year has definitely eased the pressure on the Falconet but stressed that it was very necessary as at then while counting the gains of the postponement of the tournament. 

President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation Engr. Tikon Ishaku has stated that he is hopeful that Table Tennis competition can still be played this year amidst the current gradual ease of protocols on the Covid-19 pandemic.