Author: Brila

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.

Nigeria women basketball league player Evelyne Akhator is threading with caution after stating that Nigeria’s D’Tigress will not be taken their pre Olympic qualifying tournament opponents for granted ahead of the tournament slated for Mozambique between November 14 to 17.

Coach of NPFL side and CAF Confederation cup campaigner Enugu Rangers Bendict Ugwu has stated that he wants to lead the Coal city side beyond the group stage of the CAF Confederation cup which was where the team got to before been dumped our of the competition.

Enyimba player Ifeanyi Anaemena has stated that the continental target for Enyimba is to win the CAF Confederation cup following the team’s progress to the group stage of the competition after completing a double win over South Africa’s TS Galaxy.

Nigeria’s only Sports Radio, 88.9 Brila FM has bagged a special recognition award at the second edition of the Nigeria Women Football League Awards for 2019.