Author: Brila

Former Super Eagles forward Rafael Chukwu-Ndukwe has called for calm from Nigerians on the Super Eagles attack line after the team’s 1-0 loss to Senegal meant back to back games played without scoring with days away from the Eagles opener at the AFCON against Burundi.

Nigerian track queen, Blessing Okagbare clawed her way back to record her first win at the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday.

Coach of Nigeria’s women national team Thomas Dennerby has warned the French women, national team, to expect a different challenge from the Super Falcons of Nigeria ahead of today’s meeting between both sides in the final group stage clash between both teams.

The 28,000 –capacity Roazhon Park in Rennes is venue for Monday’s big FIFA Women’s World Cup clash between Nigeria and France, with group leaders Les Bleues already qualified for the knockout rounds and the Super Falcons looking for a ticket to that corridor. Head Coach Thomas Dennerby too his charges through a pre-match final training session on Sunday at the Stade Edmund Blanchet and reiterated that a positive mindset, as well as a calm, collected and surefooted approach can work wonders for the Falcons against the French. “This is an important for us and I believe you can rise to the…

The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed as misleading, statements by former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung at the weekend that the Federation omitted the budget for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from its 2019 programmes sent to the Ministry. “There is no truth to the claim that the NFF omitted the AFCON from its budget,” NFF Executive Committee member and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee, Hon. (Dr) Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande told thenff.com on Sunday. “The truth is that major competitions are never part of the regular budgets since, in most cases, qualification campaigns are still on…

Nigeria’s U15 future Eagles on Sunday lost their final game of the 2019 International Dream Cup to their European counterparts Romania 2-1 at the Yurtec Stadium in Miyagi. The game which was played on Sunday morning saw the Future Eagles bag a second consecutive defeat at the U16 tournament in Japan. Nigeria started the tournament with a 3-1 win over Mexico on 12th June, but lost against the host country Japan on 14th June and against Romania on the last day of the tournament on 16th June. Future Eagles head coach, Haruna Ilerika made two changes into the line-up…

Super Falcons’ assistant captain and goal-poacher, Asisat Oshoala has declared that the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick played a huge role in the team’s confidence-restoring victory over Korea Republic in their second group match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. Nigeria started off with a loss in their opening match against Norway. Pinnick, who watched from the stands, came into the team’s dressing room after the match to commend and encourage them despite the loss. Speaking to thenff.com, Oshoala said Pinnick’s words urging them to do better in the second game fired up the playing…

D’Tigers and Portland Trail Blazers player Al-Farouq Aminu believes that FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will be anything but an uncharted territory for Nigeria.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has sent invites to athletes and coaches for its National Open Trials for the 12th All African Games scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco this year. The trials would take place at the Mainbowl of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja from June 24th to 27th. In a letter signed by the Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Elijah Adamu to States, Clubs, Institutions, the Military, and Para-Military, it read: “You are to forward entries of your eligible athletes to ngr@mf.iaaf.org or reach out to the Athletics body on or before…

Flying Eagles defender Valentine Ozornwafor has decided not to comment on his club future with Enyimba amid the transfer process to Turkish top clubside Galatasaray. Speaking to www.brila.net in an exclusive chat, Ozornwafor Said he wants to remain mute about his future for now and he will speak to his club and knowthe next thing for him. ”For now, I just want to rest my legs,  let me recover fully, in a few weeks from now I will know what the future holds for me, Ozornwafor told www.brila.net.