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Taifa Stars of Tanzania gaffer, Emmanuel Amunike has stated that he is ready to face the Super Eagles at the group stage of the 2019 AFCON. Amunike told www.brila.net that any ambitous team would have to play the big boys in the tournament and he would be ready to learn some lessons from the Nigerian team if his team eventually falls in the same group as the Nigerian side. “We say we want to play with the big boys since we have now done the needful by qualifying, At least we can tap knowledge from a team like Nigeria. I’m…

Super Falcons’ coach, Thomas Dennerby has declared that despite the fact that there are lots of talented players in the super Falcons’ camp, he would still have to go through the pains of selecting just 23 for the world cup. Speaking with www.brila.net, the 59 years old Swedish tactician hailed the quality of players he has assembled both homebased and foreign based but stated clearly that the coaching crew will go with just 23 as required by FIFA. “Of course we have a lot of talents here with great technical skills but in the end, we can only pick 23…

It was supposed to show Nigeria’s readiness for the Egypt 2019 African Nations Cup, but Super Eagles’ supporters who thronged the Stephen Keshi Stadium to watch their team against the minnows from Seychelles on Friday, left the arena wondering if they were not expecting too much from the Gernot Rohr-led side.

Nigeria’s men’s basketball senior national team, D’Tigers’ captain, Ike Diogu has played down talks of having an easy draw as he says every team in Group B is a threat.

Veteran NPFL player Isiaka Olawale has expressed his delight after helping his side secure a valuable away win against Gombe United scoring deep into added on time at the Pantami stadium in Gombe in one of the NPFL matchday 12 action. 

Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje has passed a vote of no confidence on Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr stating that the Franco-German tactician is not good enough to handle the 3-time African champions.

The 24 national teams to play the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt will be set in groups in April and will lock horns in six different stadiums, according to the Egyptian Football Association.

Defender Ebube Duru has downplayed insinuations of the Nigeria U23 national team been under pressure ahead of today’s make or mar clash against the Libyan U23 national team as they attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit suffered in the first leg against their opponent. Duru speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the team is very well prepared and conditioned for the task of overturning the first leg defeat. He added that there is better understanding among the players now unlike the first leg and promised that the team will not let Nigerians down at the end of the game.

Tanzania Football  Federation’s Technical director Oscar Mirambo has hailed Nigerian coach Emmanuel Amuneke after leading the Taifa stars of Tanzania to their first cup of nations since featuring last at the 1980 edition of the competition in Nigeria.  Mirambo in a chat with www.brila.net was full of praises for Amuneke’s achievement with the Tanzania national team and describe the feat as a dream come through for millions of Tanzania who have simply been told that the country have once been at the AFCON but now glad to see the National team playing at the AFCON a reality.

41 – The Pirates of Seychelles have equalized against the Super Eagles after Odion Ighalo’s spot kick.