Author: Brila

Alexandre Lacazette was born 28th of May 1991, in Lyon, France to Guadeloupean parents who once lived in their eastern Caribbean country and migrated to France to seek better living. Note: The Guadeloupean Island also holds family roots of Thierry Henry, a classic footballer whom Alexandre Lazazette admired so much as a child. Lacazette spent his early childhood time at Lyon and started playing academy football at the age of 7 with the help of his cousin and brothers who were professional footballers. Ideally, he came from a footballing household. At age 7, he was registered to Elan Sportif youth…

Former Liberia FA boss and Confederation of African Football(CAF) executive committee member, Musa Bility has urged Nigerians to be proud of a football administrator like NFF president and CAF executive committee member, Amaju Pinnick in the wake of recent happenings in the top ranks of Africa’s supreme football governing body.

Nigeria international Uchenna Kanu wins the US Women’s Premier Soccer League title with Pensacola. Uchenna Kanu was on the scoresheet as Pensacola defeated Utah Royals Reserves 4-3 after extra time to claim the American women’s championship. Pensacola came into the match on a backfoot as a Mikayla Colohan goal gave Utah Royals an early lead. They got back into the match in the second half though as Briana Morris canceled Colohan’s opener barely two minutes after second half began but would concede again in the 60th minute as Cameroon Tucker regained the lead for Utah. Six minutes later, Ana Paula…

Nigeria Customs Service men’s volleyball team and Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) women’s volleyball team finished first at the just concluded first phase of the Nigeria Volleyball Premier League in Asaba.

Factional leader of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Tijjani Umar has accused the world governing body of Basketball, FIBA, of complicity in the leadership crisis rocking Nigeria’s basketball.

First vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Bar. Seyi Akinwumi has stated, the Super Eagles third-place finish at the just concluded African Cup of Nations competition in Egypt is a stepping stone to a greater height in Nigeria Football.

Former Tanzania coach has submitted that the Super Eagles had a good campaign at the just concluded AFCON in Egypt and is backing the team to build further in a bid to compete for the title next time.

Nigeria’s highest ranked Golfer Oche Andrew Odoh has stated that for golf to truly experience proper development in Nigeria, it has to do first with the Nigeria Golf Federation coming up with a proper development plan and having a strong synergy with the professional body Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria.  Odoh speaking on the occasion of the PGAN’s 50th anniversary said in a chat with www.brila.net that the Nigeria Golf Federation has a lot to do in getting golfers  in and trained at a much younger level through the amateurish stage before getting to the pro level where the PGAN…

Coach of Nigeria’s U21 Handball national team Shittu Agboola has stated that he hopes Nigeria’s first ever world cup win in the last game played against Australia will serve as a moral booster ahead of today’s final group stage game in group B between Nigeria and Sweden in the battle for the final qualification ticket to the next round of the competition.  Agboola speaking in a chat with www.brila.net aftermath of Nigeria’s 35 -21 win over Australia expressed delight for the win which has given the Nigeria U21 team a glimmer of hope of securing qualification to the next round of…

Former Nigeria international Friday Ekpo has urged Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to be more daring and start looking more inwardly to the league to identify players who could make their mark in the national team moving forward after the performance of his retinue of foreign based professionals. Ekpo speaking in a chat with www.brila.net on way forward for the Super Eagles team after the just concluded AFCON said the case of Madagascar who had quite a number of home based players at the just concluded AFCON and even recorded a win against Nigeria speaks volume of what home based…