Author: Brila

West Ham midfielder Jack Wilshere is facing a spell on the sidelines after undergoing ankle surgery, the Premier League club has announced. Wilshere, 26, had an operation on Monday after missing Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League win at Everton because of his injury. Reports said the former Arsenal player and England international could be out of action for up to six weeks. The club’s head of medical Richard Collinge said the procedure went well. “Jack underwent successful surgery in London on Monday morning for a minor ongoing ankle issue,” Collinge said in a statement on the club’s…

The 2nd Nigeria Taekwondo International Open has been sanctioned by the WTF as the ruling body has awarded a G-1 International ranking to the event which is to take place on November 16 to 18 in Abuja, Nigeria. This will be the first taekwondo competition ever in Nigeria to have an international ranking, which was a priority for the current board of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF). Speaking on the latest historic development, the NTF Technical Director, Chika Chukwumerije, spoke on how the feat was achieved and the benefits to the Nigeria Taekwondo Community. “The Federation worked…

The Referee association of Ghana has handed bans to dozens’ more officials in the wake of the country’s damaging match-fixing scandal. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) last month handed life bans to one Ghanaian official and 10-year bans to seven others. That followed the broadcast of hidden camera footage in June that showed officials taking bribes, including the then second most powerful official in African football,  Kwesi Nyantakyi. Nyantakyi, head of the Ghanaian FA and a vice-president of CAF,  stepped down following a television documentary in which he was seen apparently accepting a gift of $65,000 from an undercover…

Ivan Gazidis has resigned as chief executive of English football club Arsenal to move to Italy’s AC Milan after almost a decade at the club, Arsenal Holdings Plc said on Monday. Vinai Venkatesham, currently the chief commercial officer, becomes managing director and will lead the club along with the head of football relations Raul Sanllehi, who was appointed as Head of Football, the company said. Sanllehi joined Arsenal last November from Spanish champions Barcelona, where he had a number of roles including director of football. Gazidis’ exit comes a month after American billionaire Stan Kroenke took full control…

Anfield is set for another memorable European night as PSG visit the famous ground to take on Liverpool on the opening matchday of the 2018/19 Champions League. The two most prolific teams in last season’s group stages go head-to-head in what is already being labeled the group of death. Both of these clubs saw their Champions League hopes ended by Real Madrid last season, but that will not divert from the fact that PSG are chasing European glory – they have been for some time. Domestic success has been consistent and their brand has never been bigger, and…

Funke Oshanaike has admitted that she will consider retiring after running in the Olympics in 2020 but is keen to secure her legendary status in Nigeria first. In a chat with brila FM, the Africa female number 2 revealed that the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan will be her last outing following her silver medal finish at the recently concluded Africa Table Tennis championship in Mauritius. The veteran table tennis player speaking on her immediate future said she isn’t yet ready to quit the game and that her focus is on qualifying to join the league of…

CHAN Eagles and Enyimba attacking midfielder, Austin Oladapo has attributed Enyimba’s Sunday goalless draw against Rayon Sports to the effort of their goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai. In a brief chat with www.brila.net, Oladapo noted that it was the brilliance of their goalkeeper Afelokhai that kept them on even to the very last minute of the game. He, however, showered praises on the entire team for doing the needful right there in Rwanda while assuring fans of the People’s Elephant that they will finish the job in Aba. The People’s Elephant held their nerve for 90 minutes in the Rwandan…

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, will unveil his squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on 30th September. Libya’s Mediterranean Knights will host the Super Eagles on October 10 when the return fixture will hold in Kaduna three days later. According to the team’s coordinator, Patrick Pascal, the German tactician will release his list of invited players on the 30th of this month. After the Libya clash in Tunisia, the Super Eagles will play away to the Knights three days later, before flying to South Africa for the return against the Bafana…

FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its Observers to Thursday’s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee 2018-2022. Mudege is FIFA’s Senior Manager for Development Programmes (Africa) while Piazza is a senior official in the FIFA President’s office. Also on Monday, the Confederation of African Football, through a letter addressed to the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and signed by CAF Secretary General, Amr Fahmy, designated a Member of its Executive Committee, Mr. Sita Sangare, as its Observer to the big event. Sangare, an Army Colonel, is also President of the…