Author: Brila

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) president, Ibrahim Gusau has downplayed the purported suspension placed on him to be a result of internal rancor which is null and void.

Super Eagles and katsina United shot-stopper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has said that its time for the Super Eagles players to give a hundred and fifty percent best for the country to enable them to win this year’s Afcon in Egypt. 

Enyimba midfielder Austin Oladapo has stated that the People’s Elephant are ready for the Super six battle which will determine where the club finish at the end of the season.

Akwa United skipper Otobong Effiong has stated that the Promise Keepers want to win the Nigeria Professional Football League title as the team intends to emerge with the highest points tally at the end of the Super Six tournament which kicks off tomorrow.

The Secretary-General of Nigeria Customs Service’ Sports Unit, Samuel Onikeku said his dream is to unearth more beach volleyball players for Nigeria.

Captain of Nigeria’s U20 national team Ikouwem Utin has promised Nigerians that the Flying Eagles will send Senegal packing later this evening at the ongoing FIFA U20 world cup when both side renew rivalry in the tournament’s first knockout round. Utin speaking ahead of this tie in a chat with www.brila.net said the Senegalese no doubt have had a better run in the tournament than Nigeria but are nonetheless a familiar for. He added that having been beaten by this same Senegalese side back at the WAFU cup, the Flying Eagles will approach the game with a different mentality and…

Two –time silver medalists Nigeria believe they can overpower fellow African representatives Senegal on Monday night and reach the FIFA U20 World Cup quarter finals in Poland. Senegal, second at Africa’s continental tournament in Niger Republic earlier in the year, where Nigeria finished fourth, topped Group A in Poland to reach the Round fo 16, with Nigeria just squeezing through as one of the best four third-place finishers. However, the good old cliché says football is no mathematics and anything can happen when eleven players oppose another set of eleven players. Even at the tournament in Poland, one can reflect…

Al Shamal of Doha goalkeeper, Oladunjoye Adamolugbe is optimistic Nigeria will perform at the 2019 IHF Men’s Emerging Nations Championship.

The delegation of Nigeria’s U20 team arrived in the city of Lodz on Saturday afternoon, ahead of Monday’s FIFA U20 World Cup Round of 16 clash with fellow African flagbearers Senegal.

Former Arsenal star José Antonio Reyes has been killed in a traffic accident in his hometown of Utrera, Sevilla FC confirmed the news of his death on Saturday morning. The incident happened at 11:40 hours this morning when the car in which Reyes was travelling in veered off the A-376 motorway from de Seville to Utrera and caught fire. Reyes was 20 when he moved to Arsenal in January 2004 in a deal worth £17.5m and in his third appearance for the club, scored twice to knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup, including a screamer from outside…