Author: Seyi Alao
Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho suffered 1-4 embarrassing home defeat to Crystal Palace in English Premier League game played at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Michy Batshuayi who is on loan from Chelsea, scored his first goal for Palace five minutes into the half-time, before Jonny Evans equalized for Leicester goal in the 64th minute from close range. Ivorian Wilfried Zaha later scored twice Crystal Palace and Luka Milivojevic converted a late penalty as the Claude Puel men suffered a late collapse in front of their home fans to further throw the future of the manager into doubt. While…
Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi was again instrumental in Middlesbrough 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship on Saturday. The victory strengthened Boro’s chances of finishing in the top six which will earn them a play-off spot for promotion into the English Premier league next season. Mikel who was on parade the entire duration marshalled the Boro’s midfield as goals from Jonny Howson and Ashley Fletcher were enough to hand Tony Pulis’s men all the three points. Mikel who was also named in the Championship team of the week last week continued his impressive form for…
Enyimba international Head Coach Usman Abdallah says he’s delighted with how the club’s new players has adapt to the the team’sstyle of play. The Aba Landlords brought in the likes Stanley Okorom, Ruben Bala, Chukwuka Onuwa and others during the transfer window, The new arrivals have all proved to be vital signings for the two time CAF Champions League winners. Speaking on the quick adaptation of the players , Abdallah said his happy with how things are going at the moment and praised the players for their professionalism . “I am happy with their integration and their performance like Reuben…
After recording their first away win of the season at Gombe United on Wednesday, Go Round FC are hoping to the same when they visit Yobe Desert Stars in the match day 11 of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday. Henry Ochuba’s seventh minutes strike was enough to hand the Omoku based team the maximum points over Ladan Bosso’s Gombe United. Speaking to ahead of the next game away to Yobe Desert Stars, midfielder, Chinonye Chinda, is optimistic the team can nick another win against their struggling hosts. “You know it is not very easy to win away…
Niger Tornadoes Football Club of Minna has struggled to live up to expectations in the on going 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League season, with just a win from ten matches so far. The fans of the team were very hopeful going into the new season after impressive performance at the Al Ilan pre season tournament in Kano, but the Club failed to carry the form into the season proper as they failed to killed team off at the Kontangora Stadium which used to be their fortress. Bad results led to the resignation of Coach Solomon Ogbe after the 3-1 away…
Kada City reliable defender Shola Collins says his side victory over title 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League Champions Plateau United was not a fluke and maintains his side was the better team on the day. The Kaduna based team pulled the one of the biggest result of the season as they defeated highly rated Plateau United 1-0 at the new Jos Township Stadium in one of the matchday ten of the Nigeria Professional Football League fixture on Wednesday. While speaking to www.brila.net on the remarkable victory, Shola Collins who’s the younger brother of Super Eagles left back Jamilu Collins said…
One of the influential PLATEAU UNITED players in the squad who pleaded anonymity confirmed the story to www.brila.net’s Seyi Alao and said that there’s no such agreement in the players’ contract, which means they are not ready to accept the decision but stressed the players must do more to turn the fortune of the Club around.
The management of Nigeria Professional Football League side Plateau United has placed the coaching crew and players of the Club on half salary following the club’s uninspiring showing in the league so far.
First half strike from MFM FC Striker, Adewole Kabiru Adeniji opened the scoring in Wednesday’s south west derby against Sunshine Stars FC before Micheal Ohanu added gloss to the result with a second half strike. The lanky striker who scored his fourth goal in his seventh game in the 2019 Nigeria Professional Football League Season was delighted with the quality of the strike but vowed to be more ruthless in front of goal. “I am very happy to score a goal as beautiful as that because strikes like that doesn’t come regularly.” “Playing regularly in the NPFL gives me joy…
Enyimba International of Aba midfielder Austine Oladapo says the two red card issued to Katsina United made the game easier for his side. The People’s Elephant ran out 2-0 winner over the visiting Abdallahi Biffo’s men who ended the game with nine men after Dominic Abah and Chinedu Ajanah were sent off in the first half of the encounter. Ifeayin Anaemena’s penalty minutes and Abdulrahman Bashir strike in the 34th and 60th minutes was enough to hand the Usman Abdallah men the three points, although Oladapo in an exclusive chat with www.brila.net’s Seyi Alao said the red cards had influenceon…
