Author: Brila

Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has indicated that Nigeria-born Tammy Abraham is likely to leave on loan before Friday’s 5 pm deadline. Aston Villa are keen to sign the striker, who has been told his first-team opportunities at Chelsea will remain limited if he stays at Stamford Bridge. Speaking at a media conference on Friday afternoon, Sarri was asked if he expected players to leave in the coming hours. He replied: “I don’t know. Maybe Tammy, but it’s up to him. I am not able to guarantee a spot for him at the moment. “But if he…

Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has been released by French Ligue One Club side OSC Lille after reaching an agreement to part ways on mutual consent. Enyeama was Lille’s Number One for seven years after joining from Hapoel Tel Aviv, though he spent the 2012-2013 season on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv. “Beyond his performances, LOSC and his supporters will remember Vincent’s smile and enthusiasm. The club now wishes him the best in his future projects,” Lille’s statement reads. “The 36-year-old shot-stopper who missed the entire season last year recuperating from a meniscus injury he sustained…

Super Eagles Captain John Obi Mikel say he is happy to see youngsters being gradually introduced into the Super Eagles set-up. The Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr recently announced 24 players for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Seychelles. Golden Eaglets’ Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning captain, Kelechi Nwakali, who is on loan to Portuguese champions FC Porto from English giants Arsenal, has been included in the Nigeria squad Speaking on Football Live Nigeria, Mikel stated that the invitation of Nwakali by Rohr is a step in the right direction, adding that it shows…

English Premier League giants Liverpool and Chelsea have been drawn together in the third round of the EFL Carabao Cup. The Carabao Cup third round draw was held on Thursday night with the former winners headlining it. Both clubs have won the competition 13 times. Eight-time winners Liverpool will be at home (Anfield) for the mammoth clash. Defending champions Manchester City have an away tie at League Two side Oxford United, while City rivals Manchester United welcome Championship side Derby County to Old Trafford. North London giants Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were handed respective derbies.…

Sheyi Ojo, Liverpool’s 21-year-old winger, has joined Stade de Reims today on a season-long loan after signing a new extended deal at Liverpool. Ojo joined Liverpool in 2011, with the Reds signing the then promising 14-year-old from MK Dons academy for an undisclosed fee believe to be around £2M. It remains an exceptional fee to pay for such a young player, and Liverpool remain hopeful of his development. Still, Ojo hasn’t yet made the strides some of the club’s other prospects in his age bracket have, and a season in France’s first division now—with a side that will have to…

D’tigers Coach Alex Nwora has assured Nigerians that the National Basketball team will deliver the ticket for the Basketball World Cup to hold in 2019. D’Tigers will face Rwanda, Mali and Uganda during the qualifiers which will run for three days. Nigeria will tip off their campaign on Friday before facing Rwanda and Mali on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Others named in the Nigeria squad include Omoerah Keith Sado (Baerum Basket, Norway), Braxton Ogbueze Jai (Charlotte University, USA), Agada Caleb Apochi (Prat, Spain), Okosun Augustine Obehioye (Sameji Dominican Republic) Mehinti Tosin Idowu (Lavrio, Greece) and Moses Kingsley (Antwerp…

The group stage draw for this year’s UEFA Champions League tournament has been completed. And now it is time to find out which teams have been unfairly boned and which teams were clearly the beneficiaries of a rigged lottery. This looks pretty fun! Group C and Group B look like they have the potential for the most fireworks, but the Ronaldo-Pogba subplots in Group H should spice things up, too. More Follows…

Golden Ball Award at the FIFA World Cup, Luka Modric has added another achievement to his list by claiming the title of UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. Among the other finalists for the award were fellow Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo and Egyptian star Mohammed Salah. Modric led Croatia as team captain in their historic success in Russia mere weeks after winning the UEFA Champions League for a third consecutive time with Real Madrid. In addition to being pronounced UEFA Men’s Player of the Year, Modric was also named 2017/18 Champions League Midfielder of the Year for a…

Former Inter Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has promised that he will buy a house for Cameroon’s former national captain Norbert Owona. Eto’o himself has appeared 100 times for the Cameroon national side after having made his debut for the nation back in 1997, scoring 56 goals in total. Owona, on the other hand, is 67 and has captained Cameroon in the 1960s and the 1970s. Owona was recently forced into a hospital with a hernia, at which point Eto’o visited him and promised him a home. He also donated half a million Cameroon francs (£686) to the former captain, according to another former Cameroon player, Joseph Kamga. According to a report in…

AS Monaco and Super Eagles Veteran left-back Elderson Echiejile is on the radar of top clubs from the Turkish Super Lig and the Belgian Jupiler league where he spent six-month last season playing for Cercle Brugge. The 30-year-old defender returned to French club AS Monaco after a successful loan spell at Belgian side Cercle Brugge, helping the team win the Championship and gaining promotion into the Jupiler division. A close ally to Elderson revealed to www.brila.net that the former Sporting Gijon and Braga defender ‎is in between a tight transfer battle with as many as four clubs queuing…