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Head Coach of the Flying Eagles, Paul Aigbogun has stated that he is confident of victory in next weekends U-20 AFCON qualifiers against Mauritania. Speaking in a brief chat with www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko, Aigbogun states categorically that his side is still checking through the playing style of their opponents but a win is assured. The former player further stressed that the Flying Eagles will in no way underrate the Mauritanians when both sides meet on Friday, 20th July. “We won’t be going into next weekends game with some overconfidence” “We will play for a win and…

Eden Hazard and a brilliant Belgian generation stand between France and a place in the World Cup final as the countries bring their historic rivalry to Tuesday’s first semi-finals. Not since 1986 have Belgium made it this far at the World Cup, losing to a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina in Mexico and then going down 4-2 to France in the third-place play-off, the last competitive meeting of the nations. In the years since, France have won one World Cup and one European Championship and lost the 2006 World Cup final. Now, with Kylian Mbappe their new standard-bearer, they are…

German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig wants to sign Everton’s England Under-21 forward Ademola Lookman on a permanent deal. Lookman, 20, ended last season on loan with the German Bundesliga club, scoring five goals in 11 league games. Leipzig announced on Monday that sporting director Ralf Rangnick will be the head coach for 2018-19. And when asked about possible signings, Rangnick said: “We’re still in talks over Ademola Lookman. We want him back and he wants to come.”

Serena Williams has issued a warning to her rivals at Wimbledon with a dominating 6-2, 6-2, win over Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina. Williams was taking on Rodina in the first-ever Grand Slam main draw match between mothers after the Russian upset No.10 seed Madison Keys in the third round, and wasted little time to make her 13th career last eight appearance at Wimbledon after 64 minutes on court. The American faced few problems in the opening set, and navigated through the lone break against her serve with relative ease, breaking straight back to clinch the match behind 30 winners to…

English Premier League side West Ham have confirmed the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere on a two-year deal. Injuries hampered the Englishman’s progress and he could make only 20 appearances in the Premier League last season. West Ham have now confirmed the signing of Wilshere, whose contract at Arsenal had run out at the end of last month. The midfielder has signed a three-year deal at the London Stadium and new manager Manuel Pellegrini will hope to seal the signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Andriy Yarmolenko later this week. On signing for the Hammers, Wilshere said: It feels good, it feels…

Super Eagles forward Odion Jude Ighalo is set to resume training with his Chinese club Changchun Yatai this week after a short stint at the Russia 2018 World Cup. The former Watford striker has been given a couple of weeks off to recharge his batteries after representing the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Ighalo was involved in all the matches played by the Super Eagles before they were knocked out in the group stages, starting against Croatia and coming off the bench in the games with Iceland and Argentina. The 29-year-old was in good form for…

Spain have announced the appointment of former Roma and Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique as their new manager on a two-year contract. The 48-year-old takes over from Fernando Hierro, who was thrown into the role on the eve of La Roja’s disappointing World Cup campaign following the sacking of Julen Lopetegui. Spain confirmed at the weekend that Hierro would not stay on in the top job, and bookies’ favourite Enrique has now been installed as manager for the Euro 2020 campaign. Enrique, strongly linked with the Chelsea job earlier this summer, begins a new era for Spanish football with a trip to face England in the…

Former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique is set to be named as Spain’s new manager, while former Valencia and Spain defender Carlos Marchena joins as Sporting Director. The former world champions are seeking a replacement for Fernando Hierro who stepped down following his country’s disastrous showing at the World Cup. Hierro took over two days before Spain’s opening game after Julen Lopetegui was sacked for agreeing to take over at Real Madrid after the tournament. Quique Sanchez Flores, Michel, Roberto Martinez and Victor Sanchez del Amo have all been considered for the job but reports in Spain suggest…

Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray are in talks over a loan deal for Everton and Super Eagles’ forward Henry Onyekuru. Henry spent last season on loan at Anderlecht as he looks to gain a work permit before playing for Everton. Galatasaray have confirmed negotiations have begun for the 21-year-old. Onyekuru joined Everton in a £7m deal last summer. Meanwhile, Everton have ended their interest in Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney. The Blues had identified the Scot as a long-term replacement for Leighton Baines. But they are not ready to match Celtic’s valuation, of close to £25m,…

Super Eagles’ Team Coordinator, Patrick Pascal has insisted that the young Super Eagles’ World Cup experience has increased the team’s capacity despite crashing out in the early stages.   The Ex-international spoke to www.brila.net and stressed that he holds a different opinion on the team as he boasted that the experience gathered from the world cup stands them in a good position to face any team in the world without fear. According to him, he believes that there’re lots of changes in the team and that they can win anything with a little bit of attitude & discipline…