Author: Brila

The Zimbabwe senior men national team are poised to create the first upset at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt when they take on the host nation in the opening game of the competition on June 21, 2019, at the Cairo International Stadium.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has declared that the proposed NFF Foundation would put an end to the sad tales of the sufferings former Nigerian players go through after active football while shedding more light on how the foundation would operate and the motive behind setting it up.

Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg will not be at the World Cup this summer after she pulled out of Norway’s squad for the tournament in France. The Grasshoppers will be without the Ballon d’Or winner when they come up against the African Champions on June 8. The Lyon striker’s absence for the tournament in France this summer comes as great relief to the Falcons who are housed in the same group as the Norwegians, South Korea and hosts France in Group A. It will be recalled that the Norwegian has refused to play for the national side since 2017. Hegerberg…

Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick has given words of assurance on getting top notch medical care for ailing former Green Eagles’ captain, Christian Chukwu. Speaking to www.brila.net, Pinnick served updates on moves being made to fly Chukwu to London for further medical treatment noting that everything had been done to get him in a very stable condition and he would be leaving for the UK next weekend. “We are working hard on Christian Chukwu’s situation and I’m very much in touch with the hospital and Peter Thomas of the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos so we are seriously…

The Nigerian U-17 cadet team, Golden Eaglets have been commended by the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick for the spirited display put up at the U-17 AFCON where they finished fourth and have been assured they will get world class preparation for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. Speaking with  www.brila.net, Pinnick hailed the manu Garba tutored side for securing a world cup ticket while noting that he remains happy with the young team as the real success lies in a successful transition of the players from U-17s to U-21s. “I would like to commend the Eaglets. People need…

Former Super Eagles player Friday Ekpo has backed the influx of exciting and rave making young Super Eagles players to be given more opportunities to impress and make the cut to the fast approaching AFCON in Egypt.  Ekpo speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the younger players should form the nucleus of the Super Eagles team moving forward as these players should be the foundation of the national team  now that they are also doing well and playing games at their respective clubs. “First and foremost we should concentrate on the ones who are coming up strongly now. The…

Enugu Rangers forward Godwin Aguda has stated that there is no time to brood over the Flying Antelopes 3-0 defeat to Rivers united in their final outstanding game hence the swift shift in focus to the next game away to Enyimba on Sunday.  Aguda speaking in a chat with www.brila.netsaid the team has nothing to worry about other than move on since they still have their lead intact despite the defeat but stressed however that they wouldn’t want to continue to drop points especially having now lost back to back games in the league. He added that the target is…

Kano Pillars forward Nyima Nwangwa has stated that his side is ready to take responsibility to better their lot on the league table ahead of this weekend round of NPFL matches where they play the second of their consecutive home games this time against Plateau United.

President of HFN Sam Ocheho has hailed the qualification of Nigeria’s Male and Female Handball national teams after both sides picked the ticket to 2019 All Africa Games at the just concluded Zone 3 qualifiers in Burkina Faso last night. 

Captain of the Golden Eaglets Samson Tijani has stated the players have shifted their focus to winning the FIFA U17 World Cup at the finals in Brazil later this year. Tijani told thenff.com that the team was just unfortunate not to have qualified for the final, but said himself and the rest of the squad are satisfied with the qualification of the team for the FIFA U17 tournament in the land of samba. “Personally, I did not feel too bad because our main aim was to qualify for the World Cup and we succeeded in that aspect. We approached…