Author: Brila

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.

Former Nigeria and African 100m champion, Deji Aliu has described Nigeria’s third place finish on the overall medal standing at the just concluded Senior African Athletic Championship as commendable considering the “unpleasant” preparation of the athletes.

Champions Manchester City have picked up from where they left off last season by beating Sarri-led Chelsea 2-0 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2018 Community Shield. After breaking records last season, Manchester City go into the new campaign with an ominous swagger against a Chelsea team still with work to do under Maurizio Sarri. City slicked the ball around with their usual fluency and Sergio Aguero looked lean and hungry for goals as he washed away the memory of a miserable World Cup with a couple of goals. The first took him to 200 for the club and…