Author: Brila

Super Eagles Midfield Wilfred Ndidi has committed his future to Leicester City after signing a new six-year contract with the former EPL Champions. Ndidi has played 63 times for the Foxes since joining from Belgian side Genk in a £14m deal in January 2017, scoring four goals in the process. Leicester City were pleased that Ndidi will be remaining at the King Power Stadium. “Leicester City Football Club is delighted to confirm that Wilfred Ndidi has signed a new contract, keeping him at King Power Stadium until June 2024,” the club said in a statement. “In…

Maurizio Sarri says he is contemplating quitting smoking after watching his Chelsea side secure a second win from two Premier League games. Sarri was craving a cigarette at the half-time whistle as Chelsea relinquished a two-goal lead in the first half of Saturday’s 3-2 win over Arsenal. Known for being a chain smoker at the best of times, the prophane Neapolitan Coach explained that his side’s struggles against Arsenal were difficult to bear. The Blues took a 2-0 lead against their London rivals, only to lose focus in the final 15 minutes of the first half, allowing…

Super Eagles defender William Troost Ekong says he is happy to make his Italian Serie A debut in the comeback draw against Parma on Sunday. William Troost-Ekong has reveled in his Udinese debut, lauding his team’s ‘great fighting spirit’ to secure a 2-2 draw against Parma on Sunday. Troost-Ekong’s move to Udinese from Bursaspor was announced last Friday and he was handed a starter’s shirt by manager Julio Velazquez two days later, turning out for the entire duration of the tie. Grazie per il vostro supporto #ForzaUdinese ⚫️⚪️ @Udinese_1896 pic.twitter.com/06VBoLvYgl — William Troost-Ekong (@WTroostEkong) August 20, 2018

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton says he is delighted with Leon Balogun’s debut performance as the Seagulls beat Manchester United 3-2 on Sunday. The Super Eagles’ center-back came in for the Lewis Dunk who sustained an ankle injury in the 20th minute. And he was impressive as Brighton recorded their first win of the campaign. Brighton surprisingly doubled their lead two minutes later through defender, Shane Duffy, who stoked in after United failed to clear a corner kick clumsily conceded by Eric Bailly. The Red Devils halved the deficit on 34 minutes through Lukaku’s header…

Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru has scored his first competitive goal for Galatasaray to lead them to victory over Goztepe in the Turkish Super Lig. Onyekuru who completed a loan move from Everton to Galatasaray was included in the starting eleven by head coach Fatih Terim. The 21-year-old forward scored what turned out to be the only goal of the encounter in the 42nd minute when he latched on to an assist by Fernando. Onyekuru beat the offside trap to connect to a perfectly timed Fernando through pass with a beautiful lob from outside the box over an onrushing Goktug Bakirbas…

Enyimba picked their first away points in the CAF Confederation Cup courtesy a 90th minute penalty Farouk Mohammed, but also largely in part to the heroics of goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai.

Wilfred Ndidi was the fourth best player on the pitch after 90 minutes in Leicester City’s 2-0 win over newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Namibia will join the All Blacks in Pool B at next year’s Rugby World Cup after thrashing Kenya 53-28 in their Africa Gold Cup match in Windhoek on Saturday.

D’Tigress will arrive Lagos in the early hours of Monday for the next phase of their 2018 FIBA Women’s World cup in Spain.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has said that he wants Tyson Fury to take his clash with Francesco Pianeta “very seriously”. Fury meets the Italian in Belfast on Saturday evening, and the unbeaten British fighter is expected to face Wilder in the United States should he overcome the former world title challenger. Wilder has made the trip to Northern Ireland to watch Fury in action, and the American is excited ahead of a potential announcement regarding a showdown with the former unified title holder. “I’m looking very forward to seeing Tyson fight, to see what he’s going to do. “He better take…