Author: Brila

Bayelsa Queens forward Anjor Mary and Ibom Angels striker Koku Damilola headline the nomination for the July Nigeria Women Premier League player of the month award. 

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has gifted the All Kano Pillars players and their officials the sum of One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) each, as part of an appreciation gesture towards them for winning a trophy that has eluded them for over sixty years.

Former Director General National Sports commission Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has stated that Nigeria should be a major contender for the overall winner of the All Africa games and not just attending the competition trying to set category standard on where to finish.

Coach of Nigeria’s U20 women national team Christopher Danjuma has stated that his Falconet team is seriously under pressure but that they are taking it in a positive way rather than get worried about the weight of expectation of Nigerians on the team. 

Newly appointed coach of NPFL side Heartland FC of Owerri Fidelis Ilechukwu has opened up on the reason behind his decision to join Heartland FC.

The newly employed coach of Heartland Football Club of Owerri Fidelis Ilechukwu has been unveiled by the governor of Imo state Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha.

Flying Eagles striker Success Makanjoula has tipped the Flying Eagles of Nigeria for the Gold medal at the forthcoming All African Games in Morocco.

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo has appealed to Chelsea to accept CD Leganes’ bid to retain his services permanently with the La Liga side.

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s women national basketball team Peter Ahmedu has stated that they intend to ensure a strong start to their FIBA Afrobasket title defence for the sake of a smoother experience due to the new format of the competition that rewards group winners an automatic berth in the quarter-final stage while second or third-placed team still had to go through a qualifying round to earn the right to play in the quarter-final. 

Nigeria’s women national team forward Evelyn Akhator has stated that the enormity of the task facing D’Tigress and a successful title defense is big but that the team will give it a good shot to successfully defend their title ahead of the fast-approaching FIBA women Afrobasket in Senegal.