Author: Brila

Ahead of the 2018 Africa Para Powerlifting Championships in Algiers, Head Coach of the Nigeria Powerlifting team, Are Feyisetan set a target of 7 gold medals and after day one, it looks like his lifters will come good.

English Premier League Clubside WOLVES have retired their No1 shirt in tribute to retired Super Eagles Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme. The goalkeeper was forced to hang up his gloves after he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July last year, aged 32. The decision to retire the shirt was revealed when Wolves announced their squad numbers for the 2018/19 Premier League season. Rui Patricio will wear No11, John Ruddy will be No21 and Will Norris is the club’s No31. Fans were overjoyed to see that the club had honoured the goalkeeper, with one stating: “Nice touch, retirement of no1…

Lionel Messi has been handed the captain’s armband at Barcelona, following the departure Andrés Iniesta to Vissel Kobe. Messi, who is widely considered the greatest player on the planet, has been at the club all his life. Messi has captained Barcelona on several occasions in the past and has led the Argentina national team for the past seven years. The forward will share the responsibility with Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto, who will act as vice-captains throughout the upcoming La Liga season. Barcelona go into the season as La Liga champions off the back…

Nollywood FC Coach Famous otakpomwen on Thursday announced a star-studded 23-man list of players to face Brila/Ex-Internationals in the 2018 RevolutionPlus WaveUrBanner exhibition match. The list has powerful men in the Nollywood industry such as defence trojans, Okey Bakassi and Charles Inojie, midfield maestros, Ali Baba, Fred Amata, Ramsey Noah, Segun Arinze and Mr. Ibu while the attack looks razor sharp boasts of AY, Akpororo, Chinedu Ikedieze(Aki) and Osita Iheme(PawPaw). According to the Coach of the Nollywood side, Famous otakpomwen, his side is much ready to take on the Brila side that consist of several Ex-Internationals without any fears. RevolutionPlusWave Ur Banner…

It appears fans of Al Nassr are a little bit excited about the signing of Super Eagles – after he was mobbed at the airport on his arrival in the city. The 25-year-old touched down at King Khaled International Airport to a hero’s welcome on Thursday. And the Super Eagles striker was promptly mobbed by supporters of the club, who had gathered there to greet their new superstar. Musa’s move to the Saudi club from Leicester City was confirmed last week, and he could yet make his debut in as soon as the League resume on 30th August. Musa left the former Premier…

Al-Nassr fans gave a hero welcome to Super Eagles World Cup star Ahmed Musa after making his anticipated transfer from Leicester City to Al-Nassr recently. Musa left Premier League side Leicester for the Saudi Professional League (SPL) side Al-Nassr, the Saudi Arabian club announced on August 3. Large number of #ALNASSR fans were there at King Khaled Int’l Airport to welcome Ahmed Musa @Ahmedmusa718! 2/3 pic.twitter.com/Ep5qqDiUIl — AlNassr FC (@AlNassrSaudiFCe) August 10, 2018 Al-Nassr said Musa had signed a four-year contract but did not disclose the transfer fee but thought to be £25m plus. The 25-year-old arrived in…

Super Eagles and Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has issued a warning to Manchester United that he is coming to score another Old Trafford goal tonight. The former Manchester City striker Iheanacho also reckons everyone at his old club will cheer him on in Friday night’s showpiece season opener at Old Trafford. The Super Eagles star scored the winner there in a 2-1 Manchester Derby triumph almost two years ago and is determined to hit the back of the net at United’s home again after rediscovering his best form this pre-season. Iheanacho said: “I think everyone is…