Author: Brila

Two fantastic goals from 19-year-old French sensational forward Kylian Mbappe emphatically dumped Argentina and Lionel Messi out of the Russia 2018 WOrld Cup in the round of 16. Mbappe starred throughout a pulsating, seven-goal affair with two brilliant strikes after half-time as France took command after the interval. Antoine Griezmann’s penalty broke the deadlock, before Angel Di Maria equalised with one of the goals of the competition. A deflected strike from defender Gabriel Mercado put Argentina ahead, before Benjamin Pavard levelled with a brilliant effort with the outside of his boot. Mbappe commanded play in the second half. The teenager…

Cristiano Ronaldo and co were not at all convincing in the group stage and scraped into the knockout rounds with a 1-1 draw against Iran. They had previously edged out Morocco 1-0 after opening their campaign with a thrilling 3-3 draw against local rivals Spain. But the Portuguese proved at Euro 2016 they can get the results to win a tournament without blowing the opposition away, and they will be optimistic of edging out their South American opponents. The squad is fully fit and nobody is suspended, but boss Fernando Santos has some big decisions to make. One is whether…

After a disappointing 1-1 draw with Iceland in the opening game, Argentina found themselves in trouble when they were humiliated 3-0 by Croatian until Rojo became the hero vs Nigeria. France’s passage through to the knockout stage meanwhile was less eventful, qualifying with a game to spare and drawing 0-0 with Denmark to round off an uninspiring group campaign. Lionel Messi provided his nation with some much-needed inspiration after his penalty miss earlier in the tournament, and the pressure will be on the captain to deliver again. As for Les Bleus, Antoine Griezmann has endured a frustrating time since his penalty against…

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been rated as the player with the most tackles and interceptions in the Group stage of the Russia 2018 World Cup. This was confirmed by football facts and statistics website, whoscored on their verified Twitter handle. According to the statistics platform, Ndidi made 15 tackles and 12 interceptions more than any other player at the 2018 WorldCup so far. Some top performing players were eliminated from the group stages of the 2018 #WorldCup — @BenMcAleer1 has outlined the best rated XI of those to fall at the tournament’s first hurdle https://t.co/BBquEfZTDO — WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) June 29,…

The leadership of the NFF has confirmed that Franco-German tactician, Gernot Rohr will stay on as the Technical Adviser of the Nigeria National team. NFF president Amaju Pinnick has maintained Rohr has a new two-year contract and it will be honoured. “I am not one of those who is asking for the coach to go,” Pinnick said. “He has a new two-year contract and we will respect it. “He has a young team who he will build on with the likes of Henry Onyekuru, Victor Osimhim, Kelechi Nwakali, Usman Mohammed and Junior Lokosa all now set to join this team.”…

Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa will now return to English Premier League side, Leicester City with his future plans still undecided. Ahmed Musa scores a brace in Nigeria’s famous victory over Iceland at the ongoing FIFA World Cup going on in Russia. “What I know I will return to Leicester City in a week after a short break.” Top Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray are among the clubs in the chase for Musa. The former CSKA player has now returned to the transfer window across Europe following the end of a successful loan spell at CSKA…

French Ligue One side, Lille OSC are close to sealing a deal to bring Super Eagles Defender, Williams Troost-Ekong to France from the Turkish Super Lig side, Bursaspor. Troost Ekong was a top member of the just eliminated Super Eagles squad at the ongoing Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, playing the entire duration in all three matches. As per ScoreNigeria, Lille is prepared to fork out 3.5 million Euros to snap up Nigeria World Cup defender William Ekong from Turkish club Bursaspor. The French club Lille are said to be re-organizing after barely escaping relegation this past season.

Belgian Midfielder, Marouane Fellaini has put an end to the reports surrounding his club future by penning a new deal with EPL giants, Manchester United. The Belgian international has entered a fresh deal that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2020, with the option of a further year. Fellaini has been linked with a number of clubs this season, but that now looks to be over after he committed his future to Manchester United. “I am pleased to be continuing my journey as a Manchester United player. I made this decision because I am very happy here,” Fellaini told United’s…

African football has suffered a “big step back” after Senegal’s exit sealed the continent’s worst World Cup showing for 36 years, says Didier Drogba.

When you are a national icon like Mo Salah, what do you do when fans turn out outside your doorsteps in their droves; unannounced?