Author: Brila

Akwa United Chairman Paul Bassey has threatened to back out of the AITEO Federations Cup due to poor timing, planning, and organization.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim has backed Daniel Akpeyi to become the Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper when the AFCON tournament eventually kicks off in Egypt.

Dropped Falcons midfielder Osarenoma Igbinovia has charged her colleagues to be fearless and determined ahead of the team’s make or mar encounter against host nation France which will determine Nigeria’s continuous stay or exit at the ongoing FIFA women’s world cup in France. 

Former Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo has applauded the NFF for giving the Super Eagles a befitting preparation ahead of the forthcoming African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega has stated that the Nigeria women national team have the right mix of experienced and young players to stand their own against their French counterpart ahead of this evening’s clash between both sides.

Former Super Eagles forward Rafael Chukwu-Ndukwe has called for calm from Nigerians on the Super Eagles attack line after the team’s 1-0 loss to Senegal meant back to back games played without scoring with days away from the Eagles opener at the AFCON against Burundi.

Nigerian track queen, Blessing Okagbare clawed her way back to record her first win at the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday.

Coach of Nigeria’s women national team Thomas Dennerby has warned the French women, national team, to expect a different challenge from the Super Falcons of Nigeria ahead of today’s meeting between both sides in the final group stage clash between both teams.

The 28,000 –capacity Roazhon Park in Rennes is venue for Monday’s big FIFA Women’s World Cup clash between Nigeria and France, with group leaders Les Bleues already qualified for the knockout rounds and the Super Falcons looking for a ticket to that corridor. Head Coach Thomas Dennerby too his charges through a pre-match final training session on Sunday at the Stade Edmund Blanchet and reiterated that a positive mindset, as well as a calm, collected and surefooted approach can work wonders for the Falcons against the French. “This is an important for us and I believe you can rise to the…

The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed as misleading, statements by former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung at the weekend that the Federation omitted the budget for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from its 2019 programmes sent to the Ministry. “There is no truth to the claim that the NFF omitted the AFCON from its budget,” NFF Executive Committee member and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee, Hon. (Dr) Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande told thenff.com on Sunday. “The truth is that major competitions are never part of the regular budgets since, in most cases, qualification campaigns are still on…