Author: Chidozie Okoroji
Former Nigeria international Celestine Babayaro is set to return to Chelsea in June 2019, more than thirteen years after he bid farewell to the London club.
Indian gender-row sprinter Dutee Chand on Thursday said Caster Semenya’s court defeat over testosterone rules was “wrong”, but backed the Olympic 800 meters champion to overcome the potentially far-reaching ruling. Chand, who fought and won a long battle over her own hyperandrogenism, or elevated levels of male sex hormones, said she felt sorry for the South African star, whose career has been plagued by controversy. “This is wrong. I feel sad for her, she has been made to suffer like me,” Chand, 23, told AFP. Chand, who was subjected to humiliating gender-testing as a teenager, was finally…
The Flying Eagles have started their second phase of preparations for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup taking place in Poland and three more friendlies against German Bundesliga sides have been confirmed for the Nigerian side.
Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case against athletics’ governing body meaning it will be allowed to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.
Unified Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua’s United States debut will go on as planned, just with a different opponent.
Out of favour Eagles midfielder and Anothorsis Famagusta of Cyprus player, Nosa Emmanuel Igiebor has submitted that the Eagles presently have a team on ground that can compete for honours when the AFCON 2019 kicks off in Egypt later this year.
Former Super Eagles player and ex-international, Friday Elahor has stated that the senior male national team would put up a better performance better in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding in Egypt from June 21 to July 19.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu has called on Eagles handler, Gernot Rohr to try and focus on the Super Eagles, rather than other teams in our group ahead of the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.
AFN board member and athletics coach Olalekan Soetan has lauded Nigerian male sprint sensation, Divine Oduduru, a 100m athlete for his excellent performance at the Micheal Johnson Invitational meet in Texas.
Former chairperson of the Women’s Professional Football League, Dilichukwu Onyedinma has called on the Falcons to continue working hard as well as prayers to the Almighty God will help them succeed in France during the Women’s world cup this summer. African champions Nigeria, Cameroon, and South Africa will represent Africa at the championship, with Nigeria the only African country to have taken part in all editions of the competition to date, and one of only seven countries worldwide with that special stripe. Speaking with www.brila.net, Onyedinma also revealed that she remains comfortable in the abilities of Nigeria’s coach, Thomas Dennerby bringing…
