Author: Brila

John Ogu helped take his club another step closer to reaching the money-spinning, mouthwatering group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

NK Osijek are banking on new signing, Ezekiel Henty, to fire the club past the qualifying rounds of the Europa League after a near miss last season and the player says he feels the weight of the expectations.

Super Falconets forward, Charity Reuben has expressed her confidence in the Nigerian Under-20 National team ahead of the FIFA World Championship holding in France next Month. Reuben also stated that Nigeria’s women U20 National team will benefit from the experience of a number of players including herself that have graced the FIFA U20 women world cup. Reuben speaking in a chat with Brila FM also posited that the girls have a resolve to ensure they perform far better than the disappointing outing of 2016 where the team failed to make it out of the group. The Falconets…

Nigerian Athletics is beleaguered with crisis – has always been – but the rot is reaching new heights according to former National champion and African 100m record holder, Olusoji Fasuba.

Fans hoping to see Nigeria put in a formidable challenge, as host, at the 2018 African Athletics Championship (CAA 2018) will be shortchanged, because the Athletics Federation will not present a strong field, according to former national champion, Olusoji Fasuba.

Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has quit as Iceland Manager after seven years with the team, the Football Association of Iceland said yesterday. The Icelandic Football Association says Heimir Hallgrimsson has decided to leave at his own request, ending seven years in the role. Heimir was the co-coach with Lars Lagerback of Sweden at the European Championship in 2016, when Iceland reached the quarterfinals after beating England. After Lagerback’s departure, Hallgrimsson took charge of the team and they became the smallest country by population to qualify for the World Cup. They lost two of their group matches but held…

Former Golden Eaglets forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has committed his future to Liverpool by penning a new Long term deal with the Merseyside Club Side. The 20-year-old striker, who joined the Reds in August 2015, put pen to paper on the deal at Melwood on Tuesday following a successful season in Belgium’s top flight with Royal Excel Mouscron that included 10 goals and four assists. Awoniyi told Liverpoolfc.com: “I feel excited and I feel very happy. “It has been three years since I first came to Liverpool. So far, so good. The last year was the best for me, it has…

Odion Ighalo scored his eighth goal of the season in Changchun Yatai’s 2-1 away win over Chongqing Lifan on game week 12 in the CSL on Tuesday. The Chinese League had been on a two-month break as a result of the 2018 World Cup and resumed today with four matches played. Chongqing Lifan took the lead through Seba in the sixth minute and their one-goal advantage lasted only thirteen minutes, with Ighalo volleying the ball into the back of the net. An own goal from Yongzhe Cui put Changchun Yatai ahead in the 54th minute which eventually earned them their fourth win of the season.…

Former EPL Champions, Leicester City stand a chance to make a whopping profit of £24m if Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa completes a reported £40m move to Saudi Arabia. The 25-year-old pacy forward signed for just £16 million in the summer of 2016 but could only manage just five goals in 33 games for the Foxes before being loaned back to CSKA last winter. Musa’s World Cup form has now seen him linked with plenty of moves away from the King Power. The latest reports involved Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr. They are seemingly ready to pay a…

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has invited Nigeria U20 international Nnamdi Ofoborh to join up with the first team for the Pre-season training. The young central midfielder was omitted from the Cherries traveling party to La Manga, Spain on July 10 but has been summoned to join the team at their get-together in Spain. Welcome to the group! 👋 Nnamdi Ofoborh has joined up with the first team and will remain with the squad for the remainder of #afcb’s training camp at @LaMangaClub. pic.twitter.com/uYDax5ShZg — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) July 16, 2018 ”Nnamdi Ofoborh has joined up with the first…