Author: Brila

Former Nigeria international Friday Ekpo has advised the LMC against trying to resume league football in Nigeria be it the Nigeria Professional Football League or any other strata of league football in the country citing the lack of capacity for  Nigeria to do that at the moment.

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has dedicated his 2020 best African Ligue 1 player of the year award to his late father Mr. Patrick Osimhen who passed on weeks ago.

Former Nigeria international striker Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has backed Lille Metropole and  Nigerian striker Victor Osihmen to continue to improve as a player after winning the Marc Vivien For award.

Nigerian and Lille forward Victor Osimhen capped an impressive Ligue 1 debut by winning the annual Marc Vivien Foe award in France.

Former national team player Justice Christopher has stated that Nigeria has the players to make any coach succeed in the national team and has such had charged the national team handler to get his mix right to achieve this.

President of the Nigerian players union Tijani Babangida has stated that the body is ready to push the application of Nigerian players to FIFA and world players union Fifpro to be considered for FIFA’s  Fund for Football Players who are been owed by clubs who go out of business and clubs that avoided paying wages of players before reforming.

General manager of NNL side Shooting stars sports club of Ibadan Rasheed Balogun has fingered relegation-threatened NPFL clubs as architects of the proposition to have the league cancelled without relegation or promotion of teams so that their clubs will be spared from been dropped from the topflight. 

Acting General Manager of Nigeria National League side Crown FC of Ogbomoso Kunle Oyeleye has stated that the decision taken by the NPFL club owners can not be binding on the teams or governance structure of the nations second-tier league and as such cannot make a decision that will affect the NNL for the NNL clubs. 

Former Captain and Rangers Boss Steven Gerrard has paid tribute to Liverpool following confirmation that they’ve won their first title in 30 years.

Eight-time All-Star selection Vince Carter is retiring from the NBA after a record 22-year career in the league.