Author: Brila

Former assistant coach of Nigeria’s men basketball national team D’Tigers Mohammed Abdulrahman has stated that there is no hope in the immediate future for any player within the domestic league to make the senior men basketball national team to the 2021 Olympics or any major tournament in basketball. Abdulrahman speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said there is no plan by the Federation to enhance what may have been the only opportunity for domestic players to play by way of playing league basketball regularly and the low quality also mean there is no way a domestic league player make the…

Two Nigerian players David Okereke and Dennis Emmanuel have won the title in Belgium with Club Brugge crowned the Jupiler league champions.

Club Brugge have been declared Belgian champions after the remainder of the country’s professional league season was canceled on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Enyimba International FC Boss Fatai Osho has insisted that ending the current NPFL season or declaring a winner due to the Coronavirus outbreak will be unfair, especially to the league defending champions.

Nduka Ugbade would have been the first Nigerian to play in all the FIFA world cup categories from the age-grades to the senior level after leading the victorious Golden Eaglets side at the 1985 world cup to playing in two U20 world cup for Nigeria but was dropped from the USA 1994 world cup squad.

President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Mohammed Yaya has stated that the Federation is at this point awaiting updates from the African continental body on a new date for the African Weightlifting championship in Mauritius initially slated for the 13th of April which also serves as qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics after the competition was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Yaya speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said now that the Tokyo 2021 have a new date, then the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation will also be expecting new timeline from the continental body so as to also give timeline on…

Plateau united captain Elisha Golbe has stated that he is a bit scared and worried about what his team’s shape and form will look like after the Covid-19 pandemic has halted a run of form that saw the team go 10 games unbeaten before the break and in poll position on the NPFL table.  Golbe speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the pandemic would have it own effect on the team and everyone but wouldn’t want to see this derail the strength and shape of the team that has been so strong and good so far this season.

D’tigress Star Evelyn Akhator has stated that Nigeria wouldn’t have been ready for the Olympic games had the International Olympics Committee agreed with the host nation to go ahead with an hosting plan for 2020 amidst the scare and worry of the Covid-19 pandemic. Akhator speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the pandemic has taken the game out of everyone because a lot of the players are already out of shape been out of the game staying safe and that it wouldn’t be logical to even come out of such pandemic to start playing and practicing as everyone will have…

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s women basketball national team Peter Ahmedu has stated that he hopes the Nigeria Basketball Federation will keep the programs earmarked for women national basketball team in tact as a plus post Covid-19 pandemic so as to gather the national team and use it as opportunity to have more training programs together despite the postponement. Ahmedu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the postponement of the Olympics has certainly handed the Federation more time to plan and the team more time and room to scout for players who haven’t benn part of the team before to also…

With total surrender and thanks to God for the blessing of longevity and a life well lived,we announce the passing due to natural causes  of our mother, Ma Felicia Ewere Otiti Izamoje (1931-2020),aged 89 years. She is survived by Mrs Mabel Momodu,Pastor (Mrs) Patricia Ozowe,Dr Innocent Izamoje,Dr Larry Izamoje,Mrs Joy Oghenebruke,Mr Festus Izamoje,Mr Sylvester Izamoje , Chief( Mrs) Faith Akudihor, grand ,great grand children ,in-laws , relatives ,church members and friends. Burial arrangements will be announced later. signed:Mrs Mabel  Momodu ( for the family)