Author: Seyi Alao
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Sunday bounced back from opening game defeat to China as they thrashed Romania 4-1 in the third place match of the 4-Nation Invitational Tournament in China which came to an end on Sunday. The Thomas Dennerby’s girls shot into the lead through Chiwendu Ihezuo in the 44th minute, before the Romanians leveled proceedingin the 55th minute. Vice captain Rita Chikwelu restored Nigeria’s lead in the 59th minutes before Chinese based Falcons captain, Onome Ebi restored Nigeria’s lead in the 66th minute with a powerful header. Brighton and Hove Albino’s Ini Umutong netted the 4th goal in…
MFM FC gaffer, Fidelis Ilechukwu, admits he is not happy with his present squad but stressed he must continue towork to get the best out of the players available to him. The Olukoya has struggled to replicate the form that saw them challenge for the title back in 2017 and one of the problem can be attributed to the Club’s away form. Having lost their first away game of the season to Enyimba international of Aba before bouncing back to beat Kwara United at the soccer temple in Agege, Ilechukwu however, revealed in an exclusive chat with Brila.net’s Seyi Alao that…
Remo Stars has vowed to apprehend the fans who assaulted officials after the final whistle of their encounter with visiting Bendel insurance of Benin in the NIgeria professional league match day three fixture played at Gateway stadium on Sunday. Charles Omokaro had put the visitors ahead before Skipper Victor Mbaoma equalised for the Kennedy Boboye’s side and with two minutes left on the clock Remo thought they had secured the three points after Victor Mbaoma scored from close range from a well worked freekick only for the referees to ruled the effort out for offside. The decision was not…
Boxing Senator, Manny Pacquiao has defended his secondary welterweight title by a unanimous decision. The judges handed down scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112. Pacquiao: ‘I’m willing to fight Floyd again’ Pacquiao answers a handful of perfunctory questions from Showtime’s Jim Gray about a fight that wasn’t particularly interesting, either on paper or in how it played out. Then, inevitably, the conversation inevitably turns to a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr, the specter of which has loomed over this promotion from jump street. Does Manny want it? “Tell (Floyd) to come back to the ring and then we will fight,”…
23 grand slam winner Serena Williams secured a passage into the fourth round of the Australian open with a victory over Dayana Yastremska on Saturday. Williams dominated the young Ukrainian and giving away just threegames in the process as she search for her 24th grand slam title. After the loss Yastremska appeared heartbroken as she burst into tears as knows that it’s the end of the road for her in the competition. However Serena Williams showed how champion and leader she was when she took the time to console the 18 year old Ukrainianwho became overwhelmed after suffering a…
Lobi Stars of Makurdi lost by a lone goal to Asec Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire in Saturday’s CAF Champions league second Group Agame played at the Houphouet Boigney Stadium in Abidjan. The win saw Asec Mimosas leveled on points with the Nigerian champions with three points from two matches but remained in third position due to inferior goal difference having suffered 5-2 in the opening game away to Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca. The 1998 CAF Champions league winners took the lead in the 38th minute through penalty kick score by Ahmed Diomande and it happened to be the only goal…
The third edition of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and Spanish La Liga Annual Coaching Clinic is expected to run across five days in the federal capital territory Abuja next week, according to organizers. La Liga Sports Project Coordinator, Juan Zapata revealed that over 100 young coaches are expected to be present at clinic which will hold at Abuja National Stadium from Monday, January 21st to Friday 25th. Brila.net gathered that elite coaches in the country will participate in the clinic, while officials of League Management Company (LMC) are not left out, with technical support crew from Spain ready…
El-Kanemi of Maiduguri forward, Bello Kofarmata has apologised to his team after he scored a goal and bagged red card in his side win over Kano Pillars in the match day two of Nigeria professional football league on Thursday. Kofarmata opened the scoring for the Borno Army in the 20th minute, Rabiu Ali then equalised for the Sai Masu Gida before Abdulrazak Aliyu got the match-winner in the 71st minute . Kofarmata, a former Pillars striker secured his matching order in the 86th minutes of the game when he was dismissed for elbowing Pillars Victor. “I can’t actually explain what…
Nigeria’s Lobi Stars will be looking for their first away win in this season CAF Champions League when they visit Asec Mimosa of Abidjan for their second Group A game on Saturday. Lobi began their group stage adventure with a 2-1 victory over Mamelodi Sundown of South Africa and will hoping to pick their first away point in the competition against the Ivorian s which lost 5-2 away to table toppers Wydad Casablanca. Asec Mimosas last won the competition in 1998 and Coach Amani Yao has warned his side that the can’t afford to let Lobi Stars running away…
Heartland ’s Chidiebere Ajoku has warned his teammates that they can’t dwell on their win over Plateau United in the match day two of the Nigeria professional football league on Wednesday at the Okigwe Township Stadium. Ajoku who assisted the Efe Yarhere first goal in the in the 3-0 winover Maikaba side is on a second stint with the club having left in 2016. The attacker however said the win over league favourite Plateau United is good for his team but they must forget it quickly to on their next game with Nasarawa United at Lafia on Sunday. “It…
