Author: Brila

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, will unveil his squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on 30th September. Libya’s Mediterranean Knights will host the Super Eagles on October 10 when the return fixture will hold in Kaduna three days later. According to the team’s coordinator, Patrick Pascal, the German tactician will release his list of invited players on the 30th of this month. After the Libya clash in Tunisia, the Super Eagles will play away to the Knights three days later, before flying to South Africa for the return against the Bafana…

FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its Observers to Thursday’s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee 2018-2022. Mudege is FIFA’s Senior Manager for Development Programmes (Africa) while Piazza is a senior official in the FIFA President’s office. Also on Monday, the Confederation of African Football, through a letter addressed to the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and signed by CAF Secretary General, Amr Fahmy, designated a Member of its Executive Committee, Mr. Sita Sangare, as its Observer to the big event. Sangare, an Army Colonel, is also President of the…

Ivory Coast international defender Eric Bailly is reportedly ready to quit Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United, according to the Mirror. United who defeated Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday night, could lose the big Ivorian center back during the forthcoming January transfer window. The 24-year-old, who has 30 international caps for Ivory Coast, has started just two of The Red Devils’ opening five league fixtures so far this season. The Ivorian, who arrived at Old Trafford back in June 2016 following his reported £30m move from Villarreal, has racked up 60 first-team outings for United overall. However, the…

Liverpool’s Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino is reportedly doubtful for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with French giants, Paris Saint Germain. The Brazilian sustained an unserious injury last weekend in their game with Spurs and was substituted in the second half of the game after clashing with opposition defender Jan Vertongen. According to the manager, Jurgen Klopp in a report said that the forward will be fine after suffering from an eye injury and might be fit for Tuesday game against Paris saint german in the UEFA champion league. klopp also stated that the team were in fears considering the fact that the star is one of there…

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has chosen Tunisia to host the home game against Nigeria on October 14, according to a report on Libya Observer. The away match between Libya and Nigeria will take place in the Nigerian city of Kaduna on October 10. The LFF has not yet specify the stadium to hold the match. The Algerian-Belgian coach Adil Amroush of the Libyan team tried to convince the LFF to play the home game against Nigeria in Algeria instead of Tunisia, in order to gain public support in his country and to benefit from the support…

Coach of Rwandan Club side, Roberto do Carmo has revealed his team will be coming for a win over Enyimba International FC in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists during the post match conference, the Brazilian said it was a difficult but important game for both sides and that the tie is still a very open one. “Today was a difficult game. It was very important for my players to show their capacity in the field. It was an open match.” He said Roberto do Carmo also stated that his objective was to win but since he only got a draw, thanks to…

World football governing body, FIFA, has released the latest ranking for senior football teams of registered members with the Nigeria Super Eagles retaining the 49th spot. This new ranking represents the best teams in the world as at September 16th, 2018. France is Number one, with Belgium and Brazil following in second and the third positions respectively. Tunisia and Senegal are tied on the 24th position as the most rated Football countries in African Football, meanwhile, Ghana and Morocco are on 45th and 46th position respectively. Cameroon is the 5th placed African team at 47, with the…

Chelsea boss Sarri believes Hazard can become the best player in Europe, and thinks the Belgium playmaker can fire as many as 40 goals this term. Hazard netted an impressive hat-trick as the west London side claimed all three points against Cardiff City on Saturday thanks to a 4-1 win at Stamford Bridge. The 27-year-old has made a strong start to the new campaign under new boss Sarri and the playmaker will be hoping to help Chelsea FC mount a serious Premier League title challenge this term. Hazard has scored five goals and made two assists in five…

Nigeria’s men basketball team (D’Tigers) beat Senegal 89-61 to wrap up their qualification series for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup on Saturday, September 16. The game was a formality as D’Tigers already beat the Central African Republic (CAF) 114-69  to qualify for the world tournament with one game to spare. Despite becoming the first African country through to the FIBA World Cup, D’tigers were aiming to finish their qualification campaign unbeaten at the National Stadium Surulere. The Senegalese tried to get back into the encounter as they won the third quarter 18-17 but were trailing by a massive amount of…

Enyimba forward Wasiu Alalade says he is confident the People’s Elephant will secure the semifinal ticket on the ongoing CAF CC after holding Rayon Sports to a goalless draw in Kigali. Speaking via Brila FM, Alalade expressed his satisfaction with the goalless draw his side was able to secure away in Kigali. “We tried our possible best,” Alalade told Brila FM. “And fortunately, we were able to leave Kigali with a point. “One point is not too bad for us, We will finish the job in the second leg in Nigeria,” the 20-year-old winger stated. …