Author: Brila

Dakkada Fc coach, Caleb Esu has stated that the delay in the NPFL league resumption will alter the calendar of football in the country although it is in the people’s best interest.

Ikenna Hillary-Paul has urged national team coaches at the different level of Nigerian national team to emulate coach Stephen Keshi in the area of scouting and breeding players from the Nigerian league into valuable national team assets.

Captain of Nigeria National League side Gombe united Alhassan Yusuf has stated that the Nigerian football league must be concluded once the all clear comes from the Government and has decried the idea of voiding the NNL or NPFL stressing that teams must have their fate decided either going up or going down.

Scribe of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has stated that the NFF is waiting for directives from CAF as to the dates in view for the African qualifiers for the rescheduled FIFA U17 and U20 women world cup which was moved to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

President of the NTTF Engr. Tikon Ishaku has maintained that he has high hopes on Nigeria Table Tennis despite the obvious impact of the Corona virus pandemic on Nigerian Table Tennis just like other sports and different areas of human endeavours were affected.  Ishaku speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the the Covid-19 pandemic has taken it toll on Nigerian Table Tennis especially after the postponement of the ITTF Nigeria Open initially slated for August 2020 but affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He thereafter enthused that he is sure Table Tennis will thrive post Covid-19 in Nigeria. “The…

Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu has emotionally spoken of his late boss Stephen Keshi, describing him as a real man and true ‘Big Boss’ who love home-based players.

Former coach Ismaila Mabo has insisted that the mantle of coaching the Super Falcons team should be given to an indigenous coach in the country.

Former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Rtd Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama has urged the Athletics governing body in Nigeria to simply think more of athletes centered programs and initiatives without which the growth of athletics in Nigeria will be nothing but mere wishful thinking.

Greece based Nigerian player Abiola Dauda has called for a joint effort from all stakeholders towards actualizing the target of winning the next Africa cup of nations which is the mandate handed Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr after agreeing to continue working as head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.

Ex Eagles goalie Chigozie Agbim has stated that the memory of late Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles and 2013 AFCON winner Stephen Keshi is one that can’t be forgotten four years after his passing while taking a look at his influence on a number of home-based players.