Author: Brila

Silver medal winning para powerlifter at the 2018 Commonwealth games in Gold coast Australia Paul Kehinde has called on the newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Paralympic committee to give due recognition to para-athletes and ensure they are well treated especially in the area of the reward system and their welfare package. Kehinde told www.brila.net the neglect and unfair treatment they have been subjected to in various competitions they have participated in and urged that the newly inaugurated board of the Paralympic committee see to their plight in this regard. First vice-president of the newly inaugurated Nigeria Paralympic committee DCP Anderson Bankole…

Assistant coach of Nigeria’s U20 national team Abubakar Bala has stated that he has his focus now fully on the U20 AFCON which starts this weekend as the team gets set for weekend’s owner against the Burundi U20 national team.

First vice-president of the newly inaugurated Nigeria Paralympic committee DCP Anderson Bankole has revealed plans to help develop Nigeria’s Para sports sphere of dominance beyond two sports so as to increase Nigeria’s medal chances in international para-sports competitions. Bankole speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said Nigeria’s para-athletes have been a source of major medal hopefuls for Nigeria, hence the need to expand Nigeria’s medal capabilities by ensuring that other para-sports Federations witness remarkable growth. Nigeria’s para power athletes emerged as the overall medal winner at the just concluded International Para Powerlifters championship in Lagos with 20 Gold, 15 Silver and 7…

NFF Scribe Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has informed that the Nigeria U17 national team have had their program approved and should hit camp in the coming days to the weekend as the team begin the journey to represent Nigeria competitively at the U17 AFCON. Sanusi speaking in a chat with www.brila.net informed that as part of the Nigeria Football Federation’s plan to have the U17 national team adequately prepared, the football Federation have also secured Nigeria’s participation at an 8 nation tourney slated for Japan. The Nigeria U17 national team are among the 7 qualified teams that will join host nation Tanzania in the…

After helping Rivers United to the top of the Nigeria professional football Group B table, Wasiu Jimoh says he still has a lot to do If he’s to continue to deliver at the top level.

Arsenal have reportedly turned to Yannick Carrasco as they look for a new wide man after being frustrated in their bid to sign Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan.

Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr. will miss both legs of Paris St Germain’s Champions League last-16 tie with Manchester United after being ruled out for up to 10 weeks with a foot injury.

AC Milan reportedly keen on signing Charleroi starlet Victor Osimhen and could snap the Nigerian up for €15m, according to highly respected Italian website Tuttomercatoweb.

FC Ifeanyi Ubah coach Uche Okagbue says his team is still a work in progress in spite of their impressive start into the 2019 Nigeria professional football league season where they are yet to taste defeat after five games.

2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist in the female boxing event Yetunde Odunnuga has moved on from the disappointment of missing the opportunity to feature at the world championship in India late last year.