Author: Brila

Chelsea’s talisman Eden Hazard had Mohammed Salah in his thoughts after inspiring Belgium to a convincing Pre-world Cup friendly victory over Egypt. The Chelsea star scored Belgium’s second goal as they eased to a 3-0 victory over the Egyptians in their World Cup warm-up match in Brussels. And Hazard certainly hopes that his ex-Chelsea teammate will be able to make it. “I wish Salah the best and hope he returns,” Hazard told ON Sport. “I will support Egypt in the World Cup for him. “Egypt is so different without Salah but they still performed well with compact lines. Their playing style…

Fights between rival gangs of fans at the World Cup should be allowed and regulated by the authorities, says a top Russian politician.

Nigeria dropped a place in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday by the world governing body.

Today marks the second year since the death of former Super Eagles captain and Coach Stephen Keshi, who became the first Nigerian [ex player] to qualify the Country for the World Cup and also lead the team to the tournament as Coach.

Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has insisted that the team is fully focused and positive ahead of the World Cup despite recent uninspiring losses in the friendlies against England and the Czech Republic. In a chat with www.brila.net, Ezenwa stated that even though there is a lot to do before the World Cup group opener on 16th June, the team is focused on beating the Croats. The former FC Ifeanyi Ubah goalkeeper further stressed that all the players in camp are focused and positive to get a win in their first game in Russia. Ezenwa was an…

Nigeria took a step closer to reach the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations following Wednesday’s 1-0 win against Gambia in the first-leg of the second round qualifiers.

The Super Falcons defeated Gambia 1-0 in the first leg of their 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier at the Bakau Independence Stadium in Banjul on Wednesday.

Ahead of their opening game at the FIFA 2018 World Cup against Nigeria,  Croatia have been rocked with a scandalous news, that, star players Luka Modric and Dejan Lovren will both be tried for perjury in a case linked to their transfers from Dinamo Zagreb.

Nigeria-born England International forward Eniola Aluko has signed for Italian champions Juventus. The 31-year-old England international signed off from the London club with a second Women’s Super League title, where she also won two FA Cups. Eniola Aluko had the option to stay with Chelsea, but told BBC Sport last month that she wanted to “do something different”. “I’m in the last phase of my career and if I didn’t do it now, I’m not sure when it would’ve happened,” she said. More follows…

A first-half goal from Tomáš Kalas in a rain-delayed Pre-world Cup friendly in Austria was not the preparation the Super Eagles were hoping for as they head to Russia. The Gernot Rohr-led squad could take some positives away from their 2-1 defeat to England on Saturday, but there were few four days later, as Kalas’ first-half opener secured a slender victory for the Czechs, who were thrashed 4-0 by Australia on Friday. Premier League stars Wilfried Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses all started but were unable to provide the attacking spark needed to break…