Author: Brila

IK Start of Norway and Flying Eagles midfielder Afeez Aremu has expressed his desire to feature and be part of Nigeria’s U20 national team to the FIFA U20 world cup in Poland this summer. Aremu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said his dreams remain to play for the biggest clubs in the world and playing at the FIFA U20 world cup will further help to project his career on the international stage and offer a platform to impress scouts that will be on ground to monitor players at the world cup.

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Ahmadu Musa Kida has expressed optimism on the chances of Nigeria’s men national basketball team D’Tigers to do well at this year’s FIBA world cup in China which is slated for August 31st – 15th September 2019. Kida said in a chat with www.brila.net that the NBBF will continue to make provisions on ground to ensure they continue to attract the best basketball playing Nigerians from around the top leagues in the world which would eventually ensure that Nigeria going to the world cup have the best assemblage of players that can match many…

Vice President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Dr. Uyi Apata has stated that the Nigeria Cricket Federation intends to ensure that the Nigeria U19 national team earns the ticket to play at the 2020 U19 Cricket world cup.

Abia Warriors winger, Chigozerim Metuh has expressed gratitude to God and well-wishers for the support he received while he was out injured for almost two years.

Former Falcons coach Christopher Danjuma has advised Nigerians to be modest in their expectation of the Super Falcons to have a better and progressive view of the team and what they could achieve at the world cup.  Danjuma speaking  in a chat with www.brila.net posited that the Nigeria women national team would by now have a better feel of what to expects at the world cup and would ordinarily also attempt to raise their game having faced and seen majority of the teams that will be participating at the women’s world cup as well which would have also given the team a…

Former Flying Eagles coach John Sam Obuh has advised current U23 national team handler to also monitor players ahead of the FIFA U20 world cup in Poland that could help fortify his team as soon as he gets through with the Africa U23 cup of Nations qualifiers. 

FC Slutsk of Belarus defender, Aliyu Abubakar has explained that it is tougher for defenders to make it big in Europe than attackers and midfielders. The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner told www.brila.net that for a defender to be rated high enough for big deals, such a player must have very great statistics and be very consistent at the top level. “For a defender, it is hard to making moves because it is majorly about the stats and so one has to be consistent and keep a clean sheet. When it comes to moving, It is not easy as…

Lobi Stars midfielder, Dare Ojo has expressed confidence that his side would get all three points against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in a crucial CAF Champions League match. Dare Ojo in an exclusive chat with www.brila.netstated that they have really trained hard and asides from the quality players the team has, the top level of unity amongst the players would help them scale through. “We have been working very hard making sure we qualify from the group. We had no break even during the election. The game is more or less swim or sink. It is the game that…

Coach of newly promoted NPFL side Remo stars Kennedy Boboye has stated that he is remaining modest on what his side will achieve at the end of the season despite been adjudged as a good ball playing side. Boboye lamented in a chat with www.brila.net his side’s away struggles which he believes is key if they must dream bigger than staying afloat in the league while hoping that they are able to start picking result from thenceforth so as to be able to retain faint hopes of a shot at continental contenders. Remo stars currently sit 6th on the group A…

Super Falcons veteran defender Faith Ikidi has stated that attending tournaments like the 4 nations invitational in China as well as the just concluded Cyprus cup remains a plus to the Nigeria women national team irrespective of the results obtained in matches played at the tournaments.  Ikidi speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the games played will still benefit the team one way or the other as one thing remains sure that the team will be better of with this matches than going to the world cup without having gone through such  thorough test seen already in the preparatory…