Author: Brila

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up 23 players for the Super Eagles’ international friendly with the Senior National Team of Ukraine scheduled for Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, 10th September, with Saudi Arabia-based Skipper Ahmed Musa at the head of the roster.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles midfielder Quadri Liameed has stated that he is hopeful of a victorious outing for Nigeria U20 national team ahead of the fast-approaching All Africa games. 

Coach Paul Aigbogun has charged players of the Flying Eagles that made the final cut to the All Africa Games football event to justify their selection ahead of their participation at the games.

D’Tigress player Aisha Mohammed has stated that the Nigeria women national team will make the most of the team’s current form after beating Cameroon 39 -106 at the ongoing FIBA Women Afrobasket in Senegal.

D’Tigress forward Evelyn Akhator has hailed her National team colleagues after the Nigeria women national team handed Cameroon a crushing defeat to finish as group winner.

Five –time champions Nigeria have kick-started their camping programme for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals taking place in Brazil 26th October – 17th November 2019.

The men’s senior national basketball team, the D’Tigers have arrived Lagos, Nigeria for the next phase of training ahead of their 2019 FIBA World Cup outing after weeks of training in the United States of America.

Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who played last season at Katsina United, has agreed to a second spell at another NPFL club Heartland. He has signed a two-year contract. In his first spell at the Owerri club, Ezenwa was on the squad who played in the final of the 2010 CAF Champions League. A source close to the goalkeeper told Brila that a deal with Heartland FC has been concluded. “It is as good as done and dusted – Ezenwa will be playing for Heartland in the next season. “Heartland have proved to be ambitious…

Nigeria is set to be banned and fined by the International Hockey Federation,(IHF) after the country failed to send her representatives to compete at the 2019 Africa Olympic qualification tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Former Nigerian captain Joseph Yobo said he regretted not seeing Onyekuru in action for Everton , before the attacker secured a move to French side AS Monaco.