Author: Brila

World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe is joined by four Premier League starlets in the 40-man shortlist for the 2018 Golden Boy award. The prestigious award, presented to the best young player under 21, has been handed out by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosort since 2003. Paris-Saint-Germain forward Mbappe is seeking to become the first-ever two-time winner, having collected the award last year. The 19-year-old scored 21 goals for PSG last season and played an integral role in France lifting the World Cup – in which he was named FIFA’s Best Young Player. He faces competition from Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, Everton…

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde stayed silent on Paul Pogba but was happy to big up Harry Kane ahead of the Champions League clash with Tottenham. Barcelona are reportedly monitoring Pogba’s situation at Manchester United, where his apparent rift with manager Jose Mourinho is showing no signs of being resolved. A January bid for the unsettled France international from the Nou Camp could be on the cards. But Valverde said: “We don’t know what will happen in the future. Kane is showing signs of recapturing his usual sharpness following a slow start to the season. The England striker scored two goals…

Paul Pogba has been banned from talking publicly outside of prearranged media appearances, as reporters found out on Tuesday afternoon after Manchester United drew 0-0 with Valencia. The French midfielder is a popular figure for journalists in the post-match mixed zone as they look to get an inside peek at his strained and constantly changing relationship with manager Jose Mourinho. However, as he walked through the mixed zone after the match, instead of stopping he kept on chugging and said, “I’ve been told I’m not allowed.” According to a report from The Mirror, the directive to keep…

Antonio Valencia has apologized after liking an Instagram post calling for Jose Mourinho to be sacked as manager of Manchester United. Valencia, United’s club captain, appeared to endorse a post made by fan account ‘teamvalencia25’ which said that Mourinho must be dismissed after Tuesday night’s goalless Champions League draw with Valencia. “I’m not even surprised by the outcome of this game,” the post read, alongside images of Valencia in action on Tuesday night. “I always look forward to our games but recent Mourinho has made watching us a punishment now. Something needs to change. It’s time for Mourinho to…

The 2018 Aiteo Cup quarterfinal between the People’s Elephant and Kano Pillars fixed for Gombe has been rescheduled till Sunday on account of Enyimba’s CAF Confederation Cup engagement. Enyimba will host Raja Casablanca this afternoon in a Confederation Cup semifinal in Aba and so their Aiteo Cup quarterfinal fixed for the same day has now been moved by four days. The quarterfinal between Nasarawa United and El Kanemi will now be played tomorrow instead of today because it will be staged at the Enyimba International Stadium, which will host today’s Confederation Cup clash. Otherwise, the other Aiteo…

Super Eagles striker Isaac Success says he’s ready to bring his club form to the Super Eagles when they face Libya in a double-header this month in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Watford number ten says he is delighted to earn a recall to the Super Eagles, noting that most people wrote him off after he struggled at Watford in the first half of last season. Off the pitch, he had been in the news for the wrong reasons but has promised to turn over a new leaf and say’s he will be focused while on international…

Former English Premier League Champions Leicester City have sent congratulatory messages to Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho on his 22nd Birthday. Leicester City took to their Social media handles to wish the former Under-17 World Champion a Happy birthday with a clip of his goal and some dance move during a shoot. 2️⃣2️⃣ today 🎉 Have a fantastic day, @67Kelechi! 👊 pic.twitter.com/xJg3qnHv4z — Leicester City (@LCFC) October 3, 2018 Birthday vibes. 🕺 @67Kelechi 🕺 pic.twitter.com/gJ94wEFuGw — Leicester City (@LCFC) October 3, 2018 Iheanacho was a member of the Super Eagles squad at the summer FIFA World Cup…

Katsina United coach Abdullahi Biffo has stated that he will put professionalism ahead of sentiment ahead of today’s Federation cup quarter final tie against his former club, Kwara united.

Enyimba are braced for a goal fest in Wednesday’s CAF Confederation Cup semi-final clash against Raja Casablanca according to goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai.

The People Elephants are aiming to edge the Moroccans to reach the finals and striker Sunday Adetunji is confident of a first leg win in Aba, Nigeria. Enyimba’s Sunday Adetunji believes his Nigeria Professional Football League side have all it takes to defeat Raja Casablanca in the first leg of their Federation Cup semifinal tie in Aba. Ahead of the first leg in Aba, the striker, who inspired the People Elephants to the last eight, is hoping they can subdue the Moroccan side in the front of their fans to have an advantage before the second leg. The forward…