Oghenekaro Etebo is the third player of Nigerian descent signed by Premier League newcomers Watford in the summer transfer window, after Emmanuel Dennis and Glasgow Rangers academy product Dapo Mebude.The Stoke City loanee disclosed that he had known some few faces in the Hornets squad prior to his arrival.Five years ago, William Troost-Ekong was in…
Head coach of the Nigeria Professional Football League Club Plateau United, Abdu Maikaba, has explained the reasons behind his team’s poor performance against MFM FC.Maikaba watched his side go down 3-1 to the Olukoya Boys at Agege Stadium on Wednesday.The result left the Peace Boys 10th on the log and squashed any hope of mounting…
Former Bayelsa Queens secretary Thelma Agara has tipped Rivers Angels to ‘do well’ in the inaugural CAF Women Champions League which will be staged later in the year in Egypt.The 7-time Nigerian champions are drawn in Group B of the CAF Zone B qualifiers alongside Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana and AS Police of Niger, with…
West Ham United are refusing to pay over the odds for Genk striker Paul Onuachu and have no plans to meet their £25 million price tag, as reported by Own Goal Nigeria.The Hammers may still be searching high and low for a striker capable of replacing a man who left the London Stadium six months…
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games has begun in Tokyo, with a blaze of white and indigo fireworks officially kicking off the quadrennial international sporting event being held under the unprecedented circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach were followed by a small delegation carrying the…
MFM FC two goals hero against Plateau United, Elijah Akanni says he is hungry to score more goals for the club before the end of the season.Elijah Akanni scored twice to lead the Olukoya Boys to a 3-1 win against Plateau United at the Agege Township Stadium on Wednesday.In a chat with brila.net after the game, Akanni…
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has said he hopes to push new signing Frank Onyeka to a higher level.Onyeka has joined the newly promoted Premier League club for 10 Million Euros from Danish club FC Midtjylland.“All the coaches here are looking forward to working with Frank and pushing him to a higher level,” Thomas Frank said.“Frank…
Stephen Odey has admitted his future at Genk remains uncertain even though he still has three more years left on his contract.Odey looks set to be shipped out again on loan after he played in the French second division with Amiens SC last season.“At the moment my situation at KRC Genk is still uncertain,” Odey…
Hurdler Tobi Amusan said Team Nigeria are in top shape and readyto go for gold at the 2020 Olympics.Team Nigeria will compete for honors at the game scheduled to hold between 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021.The Nigerian contingents have already arrived the game village ahead of the world biggest sports festival.“Our stay here…
