Author: Brila

Turkish Clubside, Yeni Malatyaspor has confirmed the impending arrival of Alex Song after agreeing to terms on principle with the Cameroonian. Malatyaspor is aiming at strengthening their team having recently signed up Brazilian player, Guilherme are now close to taking up Alex Song from Rubin Kazan. The Turkish side are paying for the services of Super Eagles and AFCON 2013 hero, Sunday Mba who joined in 2015 after securing a move away from French side, Bastia. More Follows…

Nigeria Super Falconets on Monday afternoon lost 1-0 to Germany in their first Group game at the U20 Women World Cup going on in France. A second-half goal from Stefanie Sanders earned Germany a 1-0 victory over the Falconets in their Group D U20 Women’s World Cup encounter at the Stade de Marville in Saint-Malo. The physical German side tossed the ball around in the early exchanges and attacked with intent. The Falconets, were, however, very composed at the back with Chidinma Okeke marshaling the defense line and almost leveled matters in the 72nd minute. Efih’s right-footed drive…

Super Eagles winger, Samuel Kalu, has left Belgian Jupiler side, KAA Gent, to link up with French Ligue 1 side, Girondins Bordeaux on a five- year deal. Bordeaux announced on Sunday that they have reached an agreement with Gent for the transfer of the talented winger. Ce sera le 🔟 pour Samuel Kalu ! #AucunLienFilsUnique pic.twitter.com/BUEnaGSLfx — FC Girondins de Bordeaux (@girondins) August 6, 2018 Kalu comes in as a direct replacement for Brazilian winger Malcom who joined Spanish champions Barcelona this summer for €30m from Bordeaux.

England forward Marcus Rashford has been handed the iconic Number 10 Jersey at Manchester United ahead of the incoming 2018/2019 EPL Season. It remains to be seen whether the change from his former No 19 jersey means Rashford will given a more important role in Jose Mourinho’s attack next season. Rashford revealed his delight at the decision on Instagram, posting a photo of him wearing the jersey with the caption: ‘Wearing the shirt worn by United legends, honoured #MR10.’ United’s squad was boosted by the presence of Rashford and Phil Jones after Mourinho was able to include…

Belgium Number one Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has told new Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri he wants to leave the Stamford Bridge Clubside. The Belgian goalkeeper reportedly met with the Italian following the Community Shield defeat to Manchester City at Wembley. And with Sarri open to selling players not committed, Courtois, with a year left on his deal, has made his intentions apparent, according to ESPN. The Blues boss reiterated his desire to hear directly from Courtois if he wanted to push through a move before to Real Madrid before the end of the month.

Brila.net is taking a look at the top five Super Eagles players to watch out for as the 2018/2019 Premier League Football returns after the World Cup break.   Leon Balogun [Brighton & Hove Albion]: Brighton bagged the experienced Super Eagles defender just before the summer World Cup kicked off and will be hoping to benefit from his talents. The Super Eagles defender is surely a player to have in the ranks for any team and if he can be able to help David Wagner’s stem the number of goals they will let through, then there’s no limit…

Aruna Quadri has become the first Nigerian and the second African to make the top 18 ranking in the monthly ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). To achieve his highest career ranking, Quadri rose from 20 to 18 in the August 2018 rating released at the weekend by the world table tennis ruling body. The fortune of Quadri in the monthly ranking improved following his performance at the Australian Open where he made it to the last 16 of the men’s singles. And with this rating, the Oyo State-born athlete continues to halter his own…

Eden Hazard is due to return to training with Chelsea today as speculation persists that the Belgian could be on his way to Real Madrid. The 27-year-old asked Maurizio Sarri for the extra time off following his World Cup exertions with Belgium, who he helped to a third-place finish at the finals in Russia. Hazard’s team-mate, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, could also be targeted by Real and Chelsea boss Sarri is waiting to hear from him. Agent Christophe Henrotay has publicly pleaded with Chelsea to allow Courtois to leave for Madrid, but Sarri said after Sunday’s Community Shield that he will speak to…

Head Coach of Nigeria’s Men U-17 Team, Manu Garba has called on the NFF to look into the issue of unpaid camp allowances and other logistical challenges facing the team.

Nigeria’s group game opener against Germany in the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup is “onerous” according to former Falconets coach, Adat Egan.