Author: Brila

Coach of Nigeria’s U17 women national team Bankole Olowookere has lamented the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Flamingoes FiFA U17 women world cup qualification which would have been sorted over two legs next month against Ghana’s U17 women but would now have to wait after the Confederation of African football CAF postponed the two legged fixture indefinitely. Olowookere speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said he just can’t wait for all of these pandemic to be over so as to get back in the pursuit of picking one of Africa’s three FIFA U17 women world cup spot later this year…

NFF scribe Mohammed Sanusi has stated that the Covid-19 pandemic has also been on the negative side for the Football Federation who will now have to start things afresh following the cancellation of the U19 women national team camp as well as that of the Nigeria U17 women team respectively.  Sanusi speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the efforts and fund expanded already in that direction have gone down the drain especially for the U20 women who also had their camping cancelled after the postponement of qualifying games for the FIFA U19 women world cup and U17 who had one more…

General manager of Nigeria National League side Kogi united Abdul Duke has stated that he wouldn’t like the NNL season going null and void but that it may just be a direction the second tier league will be headed for with no headway on the resumption of the league due to Covid-19. Sule speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net said with just five games into the NNL 2019/2020 season and the last game played December 2019, voiding the season may be an alternative but that it wouldn’t be good enough a route stressing up messed up things are now with decisions…

President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Mohammed Yaya has urged Weightlifters to continue training at home with no definitive time in sight when the Africa Weightlifting championship will be rescheduled as the Covid-19 pandemic subsists after the competition which also serves the second purpose of Olympic qualification was postponed.  Yaya speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net said he keeps getting in touch with Olympic Weightlifting hopefuls and urged the athletes to keep their shape while the Federation continue to make plans on how to tidy other logistics leading to the Africa Weightlifting championship. “I spoke with most of our hopeful athletes…

Former NFF Technical Committee chairman, Chris Green, has slammed the quality of the NPFL and the LMC for the slow response to the plight of players’ welfare since the suspension of the league.

Former Everton, Portsmouth, and Middlesbrough forward Yakubu Ayegbeni has backed Lille forward Victor Osimhen to become one of the best strikers in the world.

Coach Abdul Maikaba has revealed the secret behind his side’s consistent run in the Nigerian Professional Football League in the current campaign before the COVID19 induced break.

Former Super Eagles player Garba Lawal has refuted recent confessions made by his former teammate Taribo West which led to the huge round of 16 loss to Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France despite being the clear favourites.

President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Sam Ocheo has stated that the Federation is bracing up for a serious change in approach as far as running its program for the rest of the year is concerned.

Air warriors women basketball club player Murjanatu Musa has stated that she hopes there will still be league basketball post Covid-19 pandemic break as the break continues to hold sway with uncertainties as to when everything will be over.  Musa speaking in a chat with www.brila.net rued the effects of the break on the program of the Nigeria Basketball Federation and hopes that this comes to an end very soon admitting that while it may be beyond the Federation at this point, she is still hopeful league Basketball will happen after the Covid-19 break. “It has affected many things, all I…