Author: Seyi Alao
According to reports , the Flying Eagles pocketed qualificationbonus of $3,000 (about N1.08million) each for picking one of thetickets to the World cup in Poland. The team returned to the country on Monday after finishing in fourth position behind Mali, Senegal and South Africa at the Justconcluded AFCON U-20 in Niger Republic. Brila.net gathered that the bonus was paid by the Nigeria Football Federation to the players before the semi- final clash with the eventual champions Mali, before the Paul Aigbogun Boys lost 3-4the game in the penalty shootout after 1-1 in regulation time. After unimpressive performance in Niger…
Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis says he’s hoping that Middlesbrough will benefit greatly from the promising midfield partnership between Super Eagles Captain John Obi Mikel and Bosnia’s Muhamed Besic. Middlesbrough is aiming to return to the top flight division again after a long spell in the Championship and the team is currently not in the automatic promotion position on the table , meaning they have to continue fighting to improve their current league status before the end of the season. Mikel who moved to Riverside from Chinese Super League side Tiajin Teda has been very impressive since joining and manager Tony Pulis…
Odunayo Adekuoroye delivered a masterclass performance at the Germany Grand Prix as she recorded impressive victories over her opponents to claim a gold medal in the 57kg of the women’s freestyle on Monday.
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria has been placed in group D of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup In Poland, they were paired alongside U.S.A, Qatar, and Ukraine.
Nigeria representatives in the CAF Confederations Cup Enugu Rangers suffered their first defeat in the competition as they lost 2-1 to Tunisian side Etoile Du Sahel in Tunis on Sunday.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he hopes Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi can shake off the injury he sustained against Southampton to be fit for Wednesday’s premier league match with Bournemouth.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers was beaten for the second time at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers after losing 84-62 to Senegal at the Palaise des Sports arena in Abidjan,on Sunday. The Nigeria side had beaten Central African Republic 72-59 on Saturday after their shocking 76-42 lost to Cote d’Ivoire 76-42. The Alex Nwora side lost the first quarter 27-19, before they bounced back to win the second quarter 13-15. In the third quarter, The Senegalese came back, fired from all cylinders and managed to steal the quarter with 23-19 scoreline. In the final quarter, Nwora’s side lost 24-10 but…
The League Management Company LMC, organizers of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL said it has rescheduled the Match day 11 fixtures of the league earlier which was expected tohold on Wednesday 27 February across the league centres. A release by the LMC through its chief operating officer COO Mallam Salihu Abubakar disclosed that a new date for the fixtures would be communicated in due course. Brila.net gathered through a reliable source close to the LMC top officials that the postponement might have nothing to do with the general Election break which the LMC had earlier envisaged in its programme…
The National U-23 team Coach Imama Amapakabo has confirmedseveral players has been dropped from the 33 invited for the U-23 AFCON qualifier against Libya next month. The former Rangers International of Enugu coach was charged by the Nigeria Football Federation to build formidable team that is capable of picking Tokyo 2020 Olympic ticket. Amapakabo who was an assistant to Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr told reporters that the players who couldn’t convince the technical crew on what they could bring to the team has been dropped and added that many will still follow them out as the search for…
According to reports , Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr may leave out the duo of John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses for the March 23 Africa Cup of Nations game against Seychelles at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba Delta State. Mikel who’s the captain of the team has not featured for the National team since after the 2018 World Cup in Russia where the team suffered first round elimination and it would be recalled that the former Chelsea midfielder told the technical crew that he’s want to take his time before coming back in the team, while Moses…
