Author: Brila

The Super Falcons will throw all their firewoods into the furnace when they file out against their counterparts from Korea Republic on Wednesday in their second match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France. Venue is the Stade des Alpes in the city of Grenoble, where Group A’s bottom-of-the-table clash will begin at 3pm. Head Coach Thomas Dennerby and team medics on Tuesday ruled veteran defender Faith Michael out of the tournament. The Pitea IF of Sweden defender was injured in a clash with goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi during Saturday’s 0-3 loss to Norway and will take no…

Nigeria’s national handball team coach, Solomon Yola has expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance so far despite suffering two losses at the ongoing 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Georgia.

Registration of players has commenced ahead of the 2019 Basketball season for the Total National Division 1 and 2 Men’s leagues as well as the Zenith Women Basketball League.  The registration for the Total National Division 2 league which started on Saturday, June 8th will end 17th of June 2019 while that of players for the Total National Division 2 and Zenith Women Basketball leagues which started on the same day will end on the 28th of June 2019 ahead of the new season. With 74 teams set to participate in Division 2, state preliminaries will be played between June…

Registration of players has commenced ahead of the 2019 Basketball season for the Total National Division 1 and 2 Men’s leagues as well as the Zenith Women Basketball League.

Caster Semenya has been provisionally selected by Athletics South Africa (ASA) for the World Athletics Championships in Doha Qatar starting in late September.

The president of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Yahaya Ukwonya has said that on the 16th of the month of June 2019, the ICC will storm Nigeria to do a review on the game of cricket. 

Super Eagles defender, Ola Aina has backed the duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Semi Ajayi to return to the national team set up in future after missing out on the final AFCON squad released by Coach Gernot Rohr.

Super Eagles assistant coach  Imama Amakapabo has said that the team is waiting for mother luck to smile on them as they will soon kick start their 2019 AFCON campaign in Egypt.

Former Nigeria left back player, Celestine Babayaro has revealed the difference between the foreign coaches and the local coaches is a refusal of the local coaches to update themselves on the laws of the game as it evolves per time.

Kano Pillars forward Nyima Nwangwa has stated that the Kano-based NPFL side are not yet losing hope of a possible shot at the league title after Monday’s 1-1 draw against Enugu Rangers meant pillars now trail by a point to Enyimba who shot themselves to the top of the NPFL Super six table after matchday 4.