Author: Brila

NFF President and FIFA Organizing Committee member, Amaju Pinnick, will be put on official duties when the 2018 FIFA World Cup gets underway, where he will be match commissioner at three matches Brila.net has gathered.

Gernot Rohr’s provisional World Cup list will have very little surprises according to former Super Eagles midfielder, Justice Christopher.

Nigeria Men’s U20 team, Flying Eagles, were held 2-2 by Guinea Bissau in their first-leg second round 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations qualifying match in Bissau on Saturday.

Nigerian-born England forward Ademola Lookman ended his RB Leipzig loan spell from Everton with his fifth Bundesliga goal in 11 games, but they missed out on a Champions League spot.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama is a man dividing opinions back home, but the he doesn’t seem to have international football on his mind, at least for now.

UEFA’s Appeals Body have dismissed Diego Simeone’s appeal against a four-match ban, which means he would be in the stands in the Europa League final when Atletico Madrid face Marseille.

PSG and Brazilian influential defender Dani Alves has been ruled out of the World Cup with a knee ligament injury, according to reports in the South American nation. Alves, 35, injured the cruciate ligament in his right knee during PSG’s French Cup win over Les Herbiers on Tuesday. According to ESPN Brasil “Following Dani Alves’ right knee injury, which occurred yesterday during the French Cup final, the tests performed today showed a high detachment of the anterior cruciate ligament with posterolateral sprain. “His condition requires a minimum of three weeks of care before re-evaluation.”

World Number One, Rafael Nadal has crashed out of the ongoing Madrid Open after losing for the first time since 2017 to Austrian Dominic Thiem. Thiem becomes 1st player since himself to win a set from Rafael Nadal on clay, taking 1st set of QF 7-5. Nadal’s consecutive sets streak ends at 30 overall and 50 on clay. His last set and match lost on clay was to Thiem in 2017.

Nigeria’s World Cup opponent, Iceland, have announced a 23-man list for the tournament in Russia, 34 days to the kick off.

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