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D’Tigers captain, Ike Diogu, headlined Nigeria’s 12-man roster for the second phase of the FIBA 2019 World Cup qualifiers and he expressed cautious optimism ahead of the first game against Uganda.

Nigeria BASKETBALL team, D’Tigers Coach Alex Nwora has assured Nigerians of Victory ahead of the incoming FIBA World Cup qualifier against Uganda. Speaking to www.brila.net, Nwora expressed the readiness of the team as they can post a good showing in front of their home fans as the 2019 FIBA Basketball world cup second leg Africa qualifier commences with the first jump ball today in Lagos. Nwora also acknowledged the strength of D’Tigers first opposition Uganda but stated expressly that Nigeria will emerge victorious at the end of the game tonight. D’Tigers host the Ugandan Basketball team today in their…

Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has spoken out against alleged death threats from fans who are blaming him for Nigeria’s failure to advance to the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia. Ighalo has been singled out for missing what fans believe was a clear goal opportunity that would have kept Nigeria’s World Cup hopes alive in Tuesday’s game against Argentina. Since their defeat, the striker has faced a barrage of insults — including threats of violence — online. Ighalo took to his Instagram page on Thursday Evening to speak on the threats: Great experience to be at the…

First vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barr. Sheyi Akinwunmi has stated that the World Cup hasn’t been a total failure for the Eagles team. Speaking to www.brila.net, The NFF Chief said there are a lot of positives to be taken from the Squad despite the early elimination faced by the team. Akinwumi enumerated that dropping the average age of the players indicate a bright future for the present team and that the initial claim of targeting the world cup title was an aspiration to get the players into the belief that they can actually achieve anything they set out…

D’Tigers Captain, Ikechukwu Diogu has expressed his readiness to feature for the Nigeria Basketball team in the FIBA World Cup holding in China. The Head Coach of the men’s senior National team Alex Nwora has earlier released his final team list for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers taking center stage this weekend. Diogu has stated that he is excited the national team have an opportunity to host a leg of the 2019 FIBA world cup qualifiers and believes the team will deliver hopefully with three straight victories at the end of the mini-tournament. The 12-man list announced at the…

Yerry Mina was Colombia’s hero as a second-half goal secured a 1-0 win over Senegal to see La Tricolor finish top of Group H and qualify for the knockout stages. The Barcelona defender rose highest to head home a cross from the right and set up a last 16 tie against England or Belgium next week. The referee had earlier overturned his original decision to award a penalty to Senegal after consulting the video assistant referee [VAR] system in the 17th minute. Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, who top-scored at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with…

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The NFF and EPL Clubside Brighton and Hove Albion have sent out their goodwill messages to Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun on his 30th birthday today. Both NFF and Brighton took to their Verified Twitter handle to celebrate with the Big man on his birthday. Happy birthday @NGSuperEagles defender @LeonBalogun 🎂🎂🎆🎆🎂 pic.twitter.com/yPeELwS2kq — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) June 28, 2018 🎉 Happy 30th Birthday @LeonBalogun! 🇳🇬#BHAFC 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/fmEAwosKql — Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ (@OfficialBHAFC) June 28, 2018 Balogun played in all Super Eagles Group D games of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup and will join Brighton…

Leicester City and England’s striker Jamie Vardy is expected to start tonight for England in their Russia 2018 World Cup clash with Belgium according to Coach Gareth Southgate. Despite insisting he would never send out a team with instructions not to win, Southgate has made eight changes from the side that thrashed Panama in Nizhny Novgorod last weekend. The only three survivors will be Jordan Pickford, John Stones, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Southgate has decided to rest in-form striker Harry Kane for the final Group G game. Whoever tops the group will be handed a tougher route…

The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated Super Eagles’ Franco-German tactician, Gernot Rohr on his 65th Birthday today. Rohr led the Super Eagles to her sixth FIFA World Cup in Russia. NFF shared the congratulatory message via the federation’s verified Twitter handle. Read Tweet below: Happy birthday to @NGSuperEagles Coach Gernot Rohr. The staff at the Essentuki Team Base Camp offered him a cake and bouquet of flowers to celebrate his day. pic.twitter.com/rhdH5v5na6 — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) June 28, 2018