Author: Brila

Nigeria Basketball team Captain IK Diogu has agreed to a contact on Tuesday with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association, freelance reporter David Pick reports. A lottery pick by the Warriors in 2005, the 34-year-old Diogu hasn’t made an NBA appearance since 2011-12. It appears safe to say that the Nigerian national will play overseas for the remainder of his career Sichuan Blue Whales are currently languishing in the 20th position in the Chinese Basketball League having won only three games and lost 19 so far. Diogu who previously featured for CBA Xinjiang, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Tong Xi, in…

CSKA Moscow of Russia striker Aaron Samuel is relishing the excitement of making the Nigeria World Cup squad next summer. The Super Eagles are drawn in Group D alongside eternal World Cup rivals and South American side Argentina as well as Eastern European giants Croatia and European Cinderella team Iceland. Nigeria was the first nation from Africa to qualify for the World Cup and are looking to move beyond the threshold of Quarter-finals for the first time in their fifth outing at the global football showpiece. Genort Rohr-led Eagles are in the race to get the best legs and with…

Super Eagles defender, Tyronne Ebuehi could be on his way to England if the reports coming from Norwich City is anything to go by. Norwich City have this morning been linked to Nigerian right back, Tyronne Ebuehi. The 22 year old plays for ADO Den Haag, who are currently 7th in the Dutch Erividisie and this story is being reported by a Nigeria news outfit. Their source is Dutch journalist, Jim van der Deijl of Omroep West in Holland and he supposedly has Ebuehi staying in a Norwich hotel with ADO Den Haag refusing to confirm or deny anything. His…

It’ll shock you – or not – to know that CAF have scrapped the African Player of the Year based in Africa award category even though a shortlist of 30 then 11 players had been released by the body.

Eden Hazard joked that he does not need a replay to know that Hector Bellerin fouled him for Chelsea’s penalty in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Diego Costa scored for Atletico Madrid just five minutes into his return as the club cruised to a 4-0 win at Lleida Esportiu in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

The laughable Cristiano Ronaldo bust looked unbeatable as the worst footballer effigy of all time.

AFN President, Ibrahim Gusau has said that the Federation’s 2018 goal is to pursue an aggressive drive for talent discovery.

Sunday Faleye has vowed that the Eagles are ready to go and express themselves in Morocco when the African Nations Championship gets under way.

Tonight Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses go head to head in the premier League as Arsenal and Chelsea clash in what is a London derby.