Author: Brila

Captain of Nigeria’s U20 national team Ikouwem Utin has promised Nigerians that the Flying Eagles will send Senegal packing later this evening at the ongoing FIFA U20 world cup when both side renew rivalry in the tournament’s first knockout round. Utin speaking ahead of this tie in a chat with www.brila.net said the Senegalese no doubt have had a better run in the tournament than Nigeria but are nonetheless a familiar for. He added that having been beaten by this same Senegalese side back at the WAFU cup, the Flying Eagles will approach the game with a different mentality and…

Two –time silver medalists Nigeria believe they can overpower fellow African representatives Senegal on Monday night and reach the FIFA U20 World Cup quarter finals in Poland. Senegal, second at Africa’s continental tournament in Niger Republic earlier in the year, where Nigeria finished fourth, topped Group A in Poland to reach the Round fo 16, with Nigeria just squeezing through as one of the best four third-place finishers. However, the good old cliché says football is no mathematics and anything can happen when eleven players oppose another set of eleven players. Even at the tournament in Poland, one can reflect…

Al Shamal of Doha goalkeeper, Oladunjoye Adamolugbe is optimistic Nigeria will perform at the 2019 IHF Men’s Emerging Nations Championship.

The delegation of Nigeria’s U20 team arrived in the city of Lodz on Saturday afternoon, ahead of Monday’s FIFA U20 World Cup Round of 16 clash with fellow African flagbearers Senegal.

Former Arsenal star José Antonio Reyes has been killed in a traffic accident in his hometown of Utrera, Sevilla FC confirmed the news of his death on Saturday morning. The incident happened at 11:40 hours this morning when the car in which Reyes was travelling in veered off the A-376 motorway from de Seville to Utrera and caught fire. Reyes was 20 when he moved to Arsenal in January 2004 in a deal worth £17.5m and in his third appearance for the club, scored twice to knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup, including a screamer from outside…

Former Nigeria stars Nwankwo Kanu and Daniel Amokachi have been named by CAF as Ambassadors for the forthcoming AFCON in Egypt. Kanu and Amokachi have featured for Nigeria at the AFCON as well as the World Cup. Other former stars to serve as Ambassadors at the AFCON are Samuel Eto’o Fils of Cameroon as well as Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure from Cote d’Ivoire. The 2019 AFCON will be staged between June 21 and July 20 in Egypt. The Super Eagles are drawn in a first round group that has Burundi, Guinea and Madagascar. They…

Tottenham and Liverpool will face off in an all-English Champions League final in Madrid on Saturday night – and plenty of people have been giving their predictions ahead of the game. Liverpool are favourites with the bookmakers to win their first silverware under Jurgen Klopp, and that is reflected in the predictions of most fans from Lekki, Lagos. Anyways, here’s your chance to smile home with some cool reward, only if you can predict the correct result of the matchup in Madrid later today. Write your Prediction in the comment section below before the kick off and…

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has joined Barcelona Femeni on a permanent basis after signing a three years contract. 

Brila.net has learned that African champions Nigeria will now play a Slovakian top division club in Slovakia on Sunday, and not the Slovakia women national team.

Reigning vice champions Nigeria will square up to neighbours Togo in the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations taking place in Thies, Senegal from 28th September to 13th October.