Author: Brila

U23 Olympics Eagles striker, Orji Okonkwo is hoping that his performance with the Nigeria U23 team will land him in the English premier league someday.

Former Sports minister Solomon Dalung has offered some sincere advice to his successor in the Ministry of Sports and youth development, Sunday Dare.

2019 All Africa games Table Tennis Gold medalist Olajide Omotayo has called on Nigerians to continue to support Team Nigeria’s table tennis contingent to the 2019 World team table tennis cup in Japan despite the team’s opening defeat against China 3-0 in the early hours of today.

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Babatunde Ogunade has stated that the NBBF is set and has put in place plannings to ease Nigeria’s smooth ride at the fast-approaching Pre Olympic qualifying tournament in Mozambique.

Captain of Nigeria’s U17 national football team Samson Tijani has tendered the team’s apology after the Nigeria U17 national team got dumped out of the ongoing FIFA U17 world cup in Brazil following a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands.

Five-time champions Nigeria bid bye to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil after losing 1-3 to late bloomers the Netherlands in their Round of 16 clash in Goiania in a match that finished in the early hours of Wednesday in Nigeria.

Everton and Portugal midfielder Andre Gomes has been discharged from hospital two days after suffering a horrific ankle injury.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of  Understanding with Kisarazu City, Japan for Team Nigeria to camp in the organic city ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

A few minutes ago, Justice Ijeoma of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the corruption cases filed by the EFCC and the ICPC against the Nigeria Football Federation and its top officials.

Second assistant coach of Nigeria’s U17 national team Jolomi Atune has stated that the Eaglet is well prepared and conditioned accordingly to the task of facing their Dutch counterpart ahead of Wednesday’s early morning clash at the ongoing FIFA U17 world cup.