Author: Brila

Management of seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International F.C have concluded plans to retain only twenty-two players that featured for the team in the fast winding-up 2018/2019 season.

Former three-time Olympian and current Technical Director of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Engr. Chika Chukwumerije has expressed his delight over the successful completion of the National trials for the All African Games in Abuja.

Former Nigeria and Besiktas goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu have stated that the Nigeria Super Eagles underrated their Madagascar opponents during their last group B match which ended in a loss in the ongoing African Cup of Nations.

Former Super Eagles player Edema Fuludu has described the 2-0 loss to the Madagascar National team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations as a disappointing one.

Former Nigeria international Friday Ekpo has called for a thorough reflection in the camp of the Super Eagles following the team’s 2-0 defeat against first-timer Madagascar who eventually finished as group B winner ahead of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.

Former Super Eagles forward Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has lampooned Super Eagles result against Madagascar and described the defeat as the worst for the Super Eagles at the AFCON after succumbing to a 2-0 defeat against Madagascar.

Former Nigerian athletes Falilat Ogunkoya has charged Nigerian athletes to plug into the culture of Marathon road races by taking advantage of the different road races in Nigeria through participation which offers long-distance runners a platform for a competition to test their might against other international athletes.

Coach of Nigeria’s senior national team Gernot Rohr has praised Madagascar for a deserved win after handing the Super Eagles of Nigeria a rude awakening in Sunday’s 2-0 victory in the battle for group supremacy which went the way of the 108th ranked football nation in the world. 

President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has stated that Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Madagascar is an eye-opener and one that will eventually be a blessing in disguise for the Super Eagles who got a rude awakening from the AFCON debutant. 

Lowly –rated Madagascar shocked Nigeria 2-0 as an awful performance by the Super Eagles handed the Indian Ocean islanders leadership of Group B and condemned the three –time champions to ignominious second place and a probable encounter with the Black Stars of Ghana in the Round of 16. In what would forever remain a day to forget in Nigerian Football, the group leaders started on the wrong footing as Leon Balogun failed to deal with a routine back pass, leading to the ball being snatched by Lailana to score the first goal for the competition debutants after only 13 minutes.…