Author: Brila

Evelyn Akhator has stated that she and other members of the Nigeria women national basketball team are living the world cup with their head held high after finishing 8th.

Nigeria’s D’Tigress lost their second classification game 73-72 to Canada to finish 8th place at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain on Sunday. D’Tigress had lost their first classification game to France 24 hours earlier and desired to finish on high but were pegged back by Canada. Atonye Nyigifa had a team high 17 points and 5 rebounds; Evelyn Akhator recorded her fourth double-double of the competition, 13 points and 11 rebounds and 2 assists to go with it. Meanwhile, Ezinne Kalu added 13 points and 4 assists while Adaora Elonu had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2…

Victor Moses got his day in the Sun for Chelsea for the second consecutive game as they hosted Liverpool in a thrilling top of the table clash.

A D’Tigress melt down in the second and third quarters saw France build a 45-25 lead that proved unassailable to see the Nigerian Ladies lose 84-62 points in the 5th classification game on Saturday.

CAF have given its nod for the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations to hold in Ghana, but the governing body is holding its caution flag on standby as doubts still exists.

The CAF Executive Committee is skeptical about Cameroon’s readiness to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and have set a November date for a final decision to be taken on the matter.

Nigeria maintains top spot as the highest ranked African team in the World as published in the latest FIFA Women’s World ranking.

Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress lost to their American counterparts in a thrilling quarter-final clash at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain. A mentally and physically strong Nigeria took the lead with a 9-17 scoreline in the first quarter, but the United States rallied back in the second quarter to win 18-6, as the first half ended 27-23. USA, defending champions and tournament favourites, extended their lead in the third quarter 19-12 (46-35 cumulative) and totally outclassed D’Tigress in the fourth quarter to round up their victory with a 71-40 final scoreline. For Nigeria, the 2018…

Spanish forward Diego Costa regrets initially leaving Atletico Madrid for Chelsea but feels everything has fallen back into place after an acrimonious parting of ways with former coach Antonio Conte. The Spain international joined Chelsea after scoring 27 times for Atletico in the 2013-14 LaLiga campaign, encouraging the Premier League side to part with a reported £35million (€40m). Costa was a success in England, scoring 52 times in the top flight across his three seasons at Stamford Bridge, but his final year was mired by reports of a rocky relationship with Conte. The Italian was understood to…