Author: Brila

D’Tigress are chasing a solid legacy for the names on the front and back of their jerseys at the FIBA Women’s World Cup and feel no pressure about facing Greece in the quarter-final qualifications according to Evelyn Akhator.

Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia striker, Ahmed Musa is banking on back-to-back home matches with his club to help them go top of the league table. Musa was ecstatic after a 1-0 win at home on Monday took them joint-level with Saudi Super League leaders, Al-Taawoun, and he believes they can go three points ahead with another home victory against Al-Hazm next week. Al-Nassr maintained a perfect start to the season by beating the visiting Al Taawoun and moved level with Al-Hilal on 12 points from four matches. Musa’s club’s next league game will be at home against…

Super Eagles forward Isaac Success insists Watford will not get carried away with their strong start to the season and is keen to guard against complacency. A 1-1 draw against Fulham on Saturday, which saw Aleksandar Mitrovic cancel out Andre Gray’s early opener, kept Watford fourth in the table after six Premier League games. Success replaced Gray to play the final 10 minutes at Craven Cottage and has repeatedly been used from the bench by Javi Gracia this season. The 22-year-old Nigerian has spoken of the importance of Watford keeping their feet on the ground if they…

NFF Boss Amaju Pinnick has disclosed the reason for inviting the duo of Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to be part of the FIFA award in London on Monday night. Amaju who spoke to reporters in London said the duo of Dangote and Otedola were very impressed after the FIFA awards night where Modric was crowned the World Best. “I m happy the two captains of Nigeria’s private sector accepted my invitation. They left the venue very impressed with the quality of people running football in the world and how the leadership of FIFA appreciates Nigeria. This…

Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o released a statement describing his former FC Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi as the greatest player of all-time. Messi, who was absent at the ceremony, was not in the top three for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award but made the FIFPro World XI. Luka Modric, of Real Madrid and Croatia, won the flagship accolade ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah, who won the Puskas Award for best goal. “Leo, for us, will always be the best player in the world ever,” Eto’o said. “The human beings have to choose and they chose those three players, who…

Nigeria’s Heroic Basketball team, D’Tigress will later on Tuesday face Argentina and the Sarah Ogoke-inspired team are confident of another victory against the South Americans. The Nigerian girls made history on Sunday at the championship as they stunned Turkey 74-68 in the Group B game. It was Nigeria’s first-ever FIBA Women’s World Cup victory and the first time the female team would defeat any European opponent. With the victory, the Nigerian ladies have put themselves in a strong position to finish second in Group B overcome stubborn Argentines in the final group match. Sarah Ogoke got the highest point for…

Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze has expressed satisfaction with the just concluded FIFA Best Awards that took place in London on Monday Night. Speaking via Brila FM on Tuesday Morning, the former West Bromwich Albion left-back hailed the choice of Croatian Captain Luka Modric calling it ‘perfect’ for football. “For the past 10 years, it’s been just two players winning the prestigious award, I think this is good for football” “10 good years, It’s high time someone else won it and for the good of the game, Modric got it. “Every other players are Footballers,…

Shanghai Shenhua striker Demba Ba has given up all hope of international call-up with Senegal after repeated omissions by coach Aliou Cisse. Ba, 33, has not played for his country since March 2015 and admits it is unlikely he will be picked while Cisse remains at the helm. “I’ve turned the page and I don’t have a space for the national team in my head,” China-based Ba told Senegalese publication Record. “I saw the course of events leading up to being snubbed and ignored by coach Aliou Cisse. He simply cast me aside without talking to me.…

Luka Modric has been named the Best Men’s Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards on Monday evening, fighting off competition from fellow nominees Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah. The award caps off an incredible year for Modric, who won his fourth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May, before leading his country to a World Cup final in July and being crowned UEFA Men’s Player of the Year last month. The only Nigerian journalist who participated in the vote, Christian Okpara voted for Cristiano Ronaldo, Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr went for Luka Modric and captain Obi Mikel voted…

As Leicester City prepare to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of a competition that may not make many bat an eyelid, Kelechi Iheanacho is feeling inspired enough to win it. The league cup triumph with Manchester City in 2016 brought the Nigerian his first – and only – piece of silverware in England, a memory that he still holds very close to his heart. However, he would now like to add to his cabinets of trophies and memories by emulating his feat with the Citizens at Leicester. With the Premier League in mind as well, Claude…