Author: Brila

Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje has admitted that the English Premier League is the most-watched league in Nigeria and will serve as a source of distraction post covid19.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the president of Portugal, has intimated that the latter stages of this year’s Champions League could take place on Portuguese soil.

Irene Lozano, the president of Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD), insisted it was “impossible” to have fans back in stadiums when LaLiga resumes this month.

Abia Warriors coach Willy Ndube has stated that he is so anxious to return to league business and can’t wait to see the league organizers come up with a definitive plan as much as he understands that definitive timeline may be out of their jurisdiction to decide.

Enugu Rangers player Christian Madu has expressed delight with the imminent return of league football in Nigeria which has been halted since March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

A former member of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical and development committee Barrister Austel Elumelu has advised the leadership of the NFF to be cautious in the implementation of the provision to have current Nigeria’s Super Eagles handler Gernot Rohr incorporate Nigerian league players into the national team.

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted Player of the Season by French Ligue 1 club Lille.

Manchester United to pick up half of Odion Ighalo’s £300,000-a-week wages in addition to fresh loan fees paid to Shanghai Shenhua.

Almeria defender Valentine Ozornwafor has disclosed his excitement at the return of football actions in Spain.

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black-American man whose death while in police custody in Minneapolis prompted protests across the United States.