See Brila fm celebrates 15 years of sports broadcasting

Nigeria’s Sports industry has a reason   to celebrate as the country’s first and only all-sports radio station, sports radio station 88.9 Brila FM celebrated 15 years of establishment on the 1st day of October, pleasantly coinciding with the nation’s independence day.

Larry Izamoje

Known for its pace-setting innovations and dependability in the business of sports broadcasting, the station has continually confirmed its panache as an unbeatable platform for sports news aside being a hub for massive engagement of fans daily across the country with its unique caller-centric style.

Headquartered in Lagos with branches in Abuja, Kaduna and Onitsha, the station has extended its sportainement culture into the digital space by  creating an online home for followers through its vintage www.brila.net website alongside well known and highly engaging social media handles. This inclusive strategy has ensured that followers of the station can have a more robust and fulfilling consumption of its services on multiple platforms also availing them the luxury of choice based on their preferences and needs.

In his celebratory message to sports lovers, veteran broadcaster and Chairman of Brila Media Group, Dr. Larry Izamoje spoke about the practical efforts aimed at strengthening the station’s position of leadership while prioritising innovation directed at enhancing customer experience.

In his words; “Content enrichment and customer satisfaction are the core values our followers cherish and we are working hard by the day to ensure they are continually engaged and involved in a manner befitting people who have not left our side for 15 years”.

As part of Brila FM’s 15th anniversary celebration, Dr. Izamoje also unveiled ex-Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze who joins an already formidable team as a frontline analyst on their morning belts, as well as the formal unveiling of their fast-growing online visual content on the platform of Brila Sports Television.

Fans are also being rewarded with cash prizes and airtime recharges on their various media platforms through trivia and competitions with the aim of putting smiles on the faces of Nigerians during the country’s independence day celebrations.

Madrid names sports centre after Wilfred Agbonavbare

Madrid City Council has approved the motion to name a Sports Center after former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Wilfred Agbonavbare.The motion moved by Councillor Paco Perez during Wednesday’s plenary session recommended renaming the Alberto Garcia Sports Center at Rua Reguera Tomateros  after the late Agbonavbare.

Wilfred ‘Willy’ Agbonavbare who died on 27th January 2015 at the age of 48 is a cult hero in Vallecas having played for Rayo Vallecano between 1990 and 1996.

He was a member of the Super Eagles team that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia and also reached the round of 16 at the United States World Cup in the same year.

Obiano lauds Rojenny’s contributions to sports development

Gov.  Willie  Obiano of  Anambra  has commended Rommy Ezeonwuka, the Proprietor of  Rojenny Tourists and Games Village,  for his contributions to sports development in the state.

Obiano gave  the commendation at the kick off of  the Obiano Unity Cup Football Competition at the Rojenny Stadium, Oba,  on Saturday.

He described the partnership between the foremost sports facility investor and the state government as fruitful and enriching.

Obiano said talents that would be discovered from the Unity Cup championship would make up the core of the state’s  football team under formation.

He said members  of other ethnic groups resident  in the state were involved in the  competition to promote unity

“I want to thank the owner of this facility for the contributions he has made to  sports development in Anambra; it has been wonderful and fruitful.

“The discovered talents from this competition will form the nucleus of the Anambra football team that will be formed next year in partnership with some private sector interests.
We have been doing well in other events like Karate,  Kungfu and Chess nationally and we represented Nigeria in international championships, so it is not just in football alone unlike before,” he said.

In her remarks, Uju Nwogu, Commissioner for Sports and Youth Entrepreneurship, said the place of football as a unifying factor in the country could not be overemphasised.

Nwogu described the competition as a harnessing ground for future national stars and thanked Obiano for approving the championship.

“May I most sincerely thank our host, Ezeonwuka , chief executive of  Rojenny Tourists and Games Village,  for the wonderful work he is doing.

“To our young athletes, I wish you all the best and urge you to compete in fairness, brotherly love and sportsmanship,’’ she said.

Newsmen report that no fewer than  118 football teams  from communities and institutions across Anambra are taking part in the championship.

Awka Etiti from Idemili North defeated Ojoto in Idemili South  3-2 in the thrilling opening encounter.

Newsmen also report that the  organisers have set aside  N1 million, N500,000, N300,000 and N200,000 for the first, second, third and fourth respectively

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Lazio vs Sassuolo =GG/GG

Barcelona vs Las Palma's =1

Everton vs Burnley =1

Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion =1

Real Madrid vs Espanyol =1

AC Milan vs Roma =GG/VG

De Bruyne stunner seals Man City win

A stunning strike from Kevin de Bruyne sealed a 1-0 victory for Manchester City over champions Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola's side dominated possession throughout the game at Stamford Bridge but it took a powerful effort from De Bruyne in the 67th minute to see the visitors take all three points.

Chelsea offered little in terms of a reply, with in-form striker Alvaro Morata substituted with an injury during the first half, and remain in fourth with 12 points.

Man City head back to the top of the Premier League table on goal difference after the win, just ahead of local rivals Manchester United, with both sides level on 19 points.

Chelsea could have taken an early lead when N'Golo Kante's right-wing delivery was just glanced over the crossbar by the rising Morata with less than three minutes on the clock.

Player ratings

Chelsea: Courtois (7), Cahill (6), Christensen (7), Rudiger (7), Azpilizueta (7), Alonso (6), Fabregas (6), Kante (6), Bakayoko (7), Hazard (6), Morata (n/a).

Subs used: Willian (6), Pedro (6), Batshuayi (5).

Man City: Ederson (7), Walker (7), Stones (7), Otamendi (7), Delph (7), Fernandinho (7), Sterling (8), De Bruyne (9), Sane (7), David Silva (8), Jesus (7). 

Subs used: Silva (4), Gundogan (n/a), Danilo (n/a).

Man of the match: Kevin de Bruyne.

Both sides could have scored just before the half an hour mark. Cesar Azpilicueta's low drive was collected well by Ederson before Man City went on the break. Raheem Sterling whipped an inviting cross into the box from the right flank, but David Silva could not poke it home at the back post.

Chelsea were forced into a substitution in the 35th minute as Morata appeared to be suffering from a tight hamstring, and was replaced by Willian. But it was City who could have snatched a late first-half goal as De Bruyne delivered a corner, which was powered towards goal by Fernandinho but his header was superbly pushed away by Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea vs Man City

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Chelsea vs Man City
Premier League5:30pm Saturday 30th September Stamford Bridge (Att: 41530)

Accolade is good, but I’m still a player for future, says Asensio

Cristiano Ronaldo’s praise has delighted Marco Asensio, but the Real Madrid attacking midfielder does not have his team-mate’s Ballon d’Or crown in his sights any time soon.

Asensio agreed terms on a new six-year contract on Thursday that increases his release clause to around €700million and formally signed the deal at a ceremony yesterday.

It continues the 21-year-old’s remarkable rise to prominence, having scored a host of spectacular goals since breaking into Madrid’s first team last season.

Portugal star Ronaldo is the favourite to win another Ballon d’Or crown this year and recently named Asensio as one of his potential successors, but the individual award remains a future goal for the man of the moment, as opposed to an immediate priority.

“Receiving praise from Cristiano Ronaldo is a joy,” said Asesnsio.“But I don’t think about winning the Ballon d’Or because I’m young and everything will happen when it happens.

“I can improve a lot, I have room to improve. I am young, I have to grow every year in many things.”On his new long-term contract, Asensio added: “It is a very important day for me. Renewing my contract with the biggest club in the world is a source of real pride.

“The goal in the Champions League final [was my favourite so far], it’s a dream goal to play a final, to win and to score. It was amazing, very exciting.

“Last season was a great year where I grew a lot and my goals remain the same, winning many titles with Real Madrid. “Zinedine Zidane knows how to deal with me. I have my personal goals and my goal is always to play, but I understand that he has to allocate minutes to others because we are a team, and as a team we won all the titles last year.”

Asensio signed for Madrid in November 2014, but stayed on loan with Mallorca, the club who sold him, for a further year-and-a-half. He then spent the following campaign with Espanyol, before making his mark at the Santiago Bernabeu last season.