Author: Brila

Defender Ebube Duru has downplayed insinuations of the Nigeria U23 national team been under pressure ahead of today’s make or mar clash against the Libyan U23 national team as they attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit suffered in the first leg against their opponent. Duru speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the team is very well prepared and conditioned for the task of overturning the first leg defeat. He added that there is better understanding among the players now unlike the first leg and promised that the team will not let Nigerians down at the end of the game.

Tanzania Football  Federation’s Technical director Oscar Mirambo has hailed Nigerian coach Emmanuel Amuneke after leading the Taifa stars of Tanzania to their first cup of nations since featuring last at the 1980 edition of the competition in Nigeria.  Mirambo in a chat with www.brila.net was full of praises for Amuneke’s achievement with the Tanzania national team and describe the feat as a dream come through for millions of Tanzania who have simply been told that the country have once been at the AFCON but now glad to see the National team playing at the AFCON a reality.

41 – The Pirates of Seychelles have equalized against the Super Eagles after Odion Ighalo’s spot kick.

Galatasaray of Turkey and Super Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru has stated that the Eagles camp is good and the players are ready for business once again ahead of today’s final AFCON qualifying tie against the Pirates of Seychelles.

Coach of NPFL side Kano Pillars Ibrahim Musa has states that he hopes to consolidate on his side’s first away win in three years after beating Kada City in Kaduna yesterday in one of the rescheduled NPFL games. 

Former Super Eagles striker and ex-international, Stephen Ayodele Makinwa has predicted an easy win for the Super Eagles ahead of tomorrow’s dead rubber AFCON qualifier against the Pirates of Seychelles in Asaba tomorrow.

Former Enyimba International Player, Peter Onyekachi has revealed that he misses the 2-time African Champions noting that it is a huge privilege for anyone in the domestic league to play for the Aba-based side.

Super Falcons’ player, Mary Ologbosere has declared that camping has been really intense as the Nigerian senior women’s national team intensifies preparations for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Former goalkeeper of Nigeria’s U23 Eagles Joseph Dosu has stated that Nigeria have self to blame and took things for granted in the build up to the 2-0 defeat suffered against Libya U23 national team in the qualifying tie for the 2019 U23 Africa cup of nations.  Dosu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the total approach with the little or no time to have the foreign based professionals play with the home based was always going to take it toll on the team but however stressed that the players with a bit longer time together than previous time…

Former U23 Eagles Assistant coach Fatai Amoo has urged the national U23 team not to be dampened in spirit despite starting its qualifying campaign on a less than impressive note following the 2-0 loss to their Libyan counterpart yesterday.  Amoo speaking in a chat with www.brila.net described the defeat as unfortunate and believed the team would have seen the grey areas that needs to be worked on coupled with the obvious pressure on the team now to overturn the 2-0 deficit. He thereafter added that the team he feels still has the personnel to achieve the desired result of winning and…