Author: Brila

Cup holders Nigeria will defend their Africa U23 Cup of Nations title in Egypt in November after the Olympic Eagles secured a robust 5-0 win over their Sudanese counterpart in the final qualifying leg at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening.

A relatively new breed Super Eagles team came close to bringing down Ukraine’s ‘Blue and Yellow’ at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday before suffering a loss of concentration that saw Ukraine tie the game 2-2 with two goals in 45 seconds. Debutant Joseph Ayodele-Aribo put the seal on a frenetic beginning at the 31,000 –capacity venue when he cleverly connected home a cross by Alex Iwobi after great work by Samuel Kalu had left the Ukrainian defence in tatters. In the event, the Glasgow Rangers FC of Scotland forward became the 60th player to score right on international debut for Nigeria.…

Arsenal legend and former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu has attacked his former club over their decision to sell Alex Iwobi to Everton for £30million on transfer deadline day.

Nigeria’s U23 national team midfielder Kelechi Nwakali has stated confidently that the Nigeria U23 national team will rise to up to the expectation of Nigerians ahead of the second leg U23 AFCON qualifying tie against Sudan.

D’Tigers head coach, Alex Nwora, has called on the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to start early preparation towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

Coach of Nigeria’s U23 national team Imama Amapakabo has stated that the Nigeria U23 national team will keep their heads and won’t be pressured into losing their heads ahead today’s second leg tie against Sudan in the race to qualify for the U23 AFCON.

Mainz 05 of Germany and Nigeria’s U23 forward Taiwo Awoniyi has downplayed any form of pressure on the team stating that the team knows what is required of them ahead of today’s crucial second leg U23 AFCON qualifier against Sudan having lost 1-0 in the first leg.

Captain of NPFL side and Nigeria’s remaining CAF Confederation cup representative Enugu Rangers Okey Odita has stated that the Flying Antelopes are not under pressure as they continue to build up to the fast approaching CAF Confederation cup tie against Gabonese side AS Pelican.

Former assistant coach of Nigeria’s senior men national football team Joe Erico has called on national team coach Gernot Rohr to hand opportunities to new players against Ukraine later today amidst a number of withdrawal due to injury in the Super Eagles list of players invited. 

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s U23 national team Fidelis Ilechukwu has declared that the Dream Team is ready for the test of scaling the hurdle of Sudan ahead of today’s crucial second leg clash against the Sudanese U23 team.