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Sporting Braga women football club and Nigeria’s Super Falcons midfielder Chinaza Uchendu has stated that she hopes to be part of Nigeria’s world cup success story this summer as the team continues to intensify preparation for the 2019 FIFA women world cup in France with the Cyprus cup up next for the Africa champion.  Uchendu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net stressed that the Nigeria women national team hopes to go beyond mere participation at the world cup this time but ensure that they do make a difference and live up to billing as Africa champion and as well based on the…

Commonwealth Games champion and Nigeria female wrestler Odunayo Adekuruoye has expressed her excitement after clinching Gold at the just concluded Germany wrestling grand Prix. Adekuruoye speaking in a chat with www.brila.net attributed her success to God crowning her effort after spending quality time in training preparing for the Grand Prix under coach Akuh Purity’s tutelage. He thereafter also praised the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation for his effort towards ensuring that Nigeria never misses out of the championship.

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation Hon. Daniel Igali has hailed the female wrestling duo of Odunayo Adekuruoye and Blessing Oburududu following their impressive showing at the just concluded Germany wrestling grand Prix. Odunayo Adekuruoye emerged with a Gold medal in the women 57kg while Blessing Oburududu picked up a Bronze medal in the women 68kg. Igali speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the medals by the contingents is a good start to the year with only Aminat Adeniyi ending without a medal but believes Aminat will also recover in time to make amends in the next outing next outing in…

Alex Nwora has attributed the lacklustre outing of Nigeria’s men basketball national team D’Tigers to fatigue and lack of preparation after the team posted just one win in three games at the just concluded final window of the 2019 FIBA world cup Africa qualifiers Group F in Abidjan Côte d’ivoire.  Nwora it was scooped by www.brila.netspeaking on the team’s performance said the team struggled because of late arrivals and that the team couldn’t train beyond a day as a complete group before the commencement of hostilities at the last qualifying window. He however added that he will work on noticeable…

Team manager of Nigeria’s sole CAF Confederation cup campaigner Enugu Rangers Barrister Amobi Ezeaku has maintained that the Flying Antelopes still retain high hopes of a possible shot at winning the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation cup after the NPFL side lost her first game in the competition 2-1 against Tunisia and Africa giant Etoile du Sahel to end the team’s record breaking unbeaten run of 8 matches. Amobi speaking aftermath of Rangers’ defeat told www.brila.net that it was painful to have lost the unbeaten run but remain confident in the ability of Rangers to carry on unfazed after a gallant effort…

Former assistant coach of Nigeria’s senior national basketball team D’Tigers Abdulrahman Mohammed has stated that the men basketball national team have more work to do after the team’s below-par outing at the just conclude final window for the 2019 FIBA world cup in China.  Abdulrahman said it was shocking to have seen D’Tigers lose two of three games in Abidjan despite having secured qualification to the world cup but was quick to warn that it shows teams have scouted well on the team and should also give Nigeria a reason to work harder together in camping the team.

NFF executive committee member and leader of Nigeria’s women national team to the Cyprus cup Babagana Kali has charged the Super Falcons to embrace the task of competing for the Cyprus cup as much as the tourney is a preparatory tournament for the Falcons ahead of this summer’s FIFA women’s world cup in France. Kali told www.brila.net that the NFF intends to raise the bar for the team hence the resolve to ensure they are adequately prepared and that the tournament will also come in very important to test players and have a clear picture of what the team will…

General secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation Dr. Sanusi Mohammed has stated that the Flying Eagles world cup draw is very okay and one that sees Nigeria as the team to beat and the biggest in group D alongside USA, Qatar and Ukraine.  Sanusi speaking in a chat with www.brila.netsaid the Flying Eagles shouldn’t have any problem qualifying from the group and that what next is to sit with the coach to know his technical plan and assures that the Flying Eagles will be well prepared for the FIFA U20 world cup in Poland. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will get her…

Former Flying Eagles coach John Sam Obuh has stated that the Nigeria U20 national team couldn’t have asked for an easier draw following the draws for the group stage of the 2019 FIFA U20 world cup in Poland. Obuh told www.brila.net that the Nigeria U20 national team have an easy draw and shouldn’t have any issue progressing from the group. He however also added that the major concern now is on the level of support the team will get from the NFF. The former Kwara united coach stressed that the team must have a better preparation with quality international games…

Rangers International of Enugu’s number one shot-stopper, Olufemi Thomas has maintained that the players of the coal city team remain level-headed despite the impressive form of the team.