Author: Brila

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Hector Cuper-led Egypt’s World Cup squad, despite a shoulder injury which will keep him out for few weeks. Salah was a doubt due to an injury he sustained in the Champions League final that took him out of the encounter where Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid. The EPL player of the year had travelled to Valencia, Spain, to undergo treatment but has been seen without a sling as he undergoes treatment – He is likely to return on 20th June. Full squad: Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly),…

Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open after suffering an injury ahead of her fourth-round tie with Maria Sharapova. The 36-year-old Serena suffered an arm injury before taking to Philippe-Chartrier court and immediately made her way to the interview room at Roland Garros. Just before the big match against Sharapova, Serena Williams announced her retirement because of an arm injury. She has called a press conference to explain more in detail the nature of his injury. Surely, the Parisian crowd will be hugely disappointed for the outcome of the most awaited clash of the day.

Gernot Rohr-led Super Eagles players have been assigned new squad numbers ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after arriving their Austria training camp. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) official Instagram account posted a short video clip of the players new numbers for the tournament .@NGSuperEagles new squad numbers revealed! #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong pic.twitter.com/rqHZYFqvnT — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) June 4, 2018 The 23 players selected for the tournament have been appointed their numbers for the World Cup with some major changes to their previous appearance. Super Eagles squad numbers for 2018 FIFA World Cup Goalkeepers Ikechukwu Ezenwa – No 1, Daniel Akpeyi – No 16, Francis Uzoho – No 23.…

Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany’s World Cup squad for Russia 2018 by manager Joachim Low, despite having a stunning season in Manchester City’s EPL-winning campaign. Sane, Bayer Leverkusen pair Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah and Freiburg striker Nils Petersen were all dropped as Joachim Low cut the defending champions’ 27-man provisional squad to 23. The 22-year-old, who this season was named PFA Young Player of the Year, scored 10 goals and provided 15 assists for City as they cruised to the Premier League title as well as the Carabao Cup. Germany’s 23-man squad in full Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp…

Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical study group, Abba Yola has called on Nigerians not to write off the Super Eagles’ Russia 2018 world cup chances. In a chat with www.brila.net, The Chairman of the NFF technical study group maintained that Nigerians should not write the team off despite their recent winless run of form against Serbia, Congo DR and now England. Yola said the friendly matches so far doesn’t indicate what the Super Eagles team will look like during the world cup as it was just a platform for the coach to tinker with the squad…

Crystal Palace’s CHRISTIAN BENTEKE has been cut from Roberto Martinez’s final 23-man Belgium 2018 Russia World Cup squad, allegedly due to injury. The former Liverpool striker Benteke was included in Roberto Martinez’s preliminary squad but misses out on the plane to Russia due to injury. Meanwhile, Manchester City Captain Vincent Kompany has been deemed fit, and ex-Manchester United man Adnan Januzaj also makes the cut. Full Belgium squad Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels, Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco, Nacer Chadli, Leander Dendoncker, Kevin de Bruyne, Mousa Dembele, Marouane Fellaini, Eden…

Popular Yoruba actress and movie producer, Bosede Alao, has taken to social media [Whatsapp] to announce that her ten years marriage to Benin Republic football star, Rasaq Omotoyosi is over. The actress, who recently took to her Instagram handle to celebrate her 10th year wedding anniversary, shocked many as she took to her WhatsApp status to break the news of her marriage crash. As per NAIJ, the Nollywood actress has been enduring a lot of domestic violence in the 10-year long marriage and has decided to call it quit just a few days after celebrating a decade with the popular…

Recuperating Leicester City Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi who did not feature against England at Wembley is now set to make his return from injury against The Czech Republic on Wednesday. Ndidi suffered a hamstring injury in Leicester City’s tie with Crystal Palace on April 28, which saw him miss the rest of the 2017/2018 Premier League season. The former Genk midfielder also missed Nigeria’s friendlies against Congo DR. However, Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has said Ndidi will now start against the Czech Republic on Wednesday in a final warm-up game leading up to the World Cup in Russia.…

Super Eagles defender, Elderson Uwa Echiejile has expressed his excitement at making the final World Cup squad while also citing the high confidence level in team’s Camp. Echiejile stated this in a brief chat with www.brila.net, saying that playing in the world cup will be a great achievement for him again after missing the 2014 World Cup in Brazil due to injury. The AS Monaco defender further stressed that every player dreams of playing in the world cup & that he’s looking forward to the world cup challenge. Elderson, 30, remains the only natural left back in…

Former Super Eagles Midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju has defended the performance of the Eagles over the weekend saying the defeat was a good test for the team ahead of the World Cup. Adepoju, who is a member of the NFF Technical committee stated that there is no reason to worry about the Super Eagles despite the team’s 2-1 defeat against the Three Lions of England in Saturday’s high profile world cup warm-up fixture. In a chat with Brila.net, The former attacker said such defeat allows the team get better as it was good to see the team’s lapses very…