Coach Emmanuel Amuneke on Tuesday underlined his faith in players of his 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup team by naming 15 of them in an 18-man under-20 squad against Burundi.

ABUJA-THE House of Representatives on Tuesday, ordered its committee on sports to summon the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung and officials of the Nigerian Football Federation ,NFF, in a bid to amicably resolve the crisis rocking the apex football body in Nigeria. This was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance promoted by Rep Prestigious Ossy which recalled that trouble started when a high Court nullified the election of Amaju Pinnick and declared Chris Giwa as the winner of the election.

Sodiq Taiwo, a former national number one male squash player, on Tuesday decried the absence of regular competitions for upcoming players, saying that it was a great disservice to the players.

Nigeria premier league club Plateau United have sacked coach Zakary Baraje and replaced him with former skipper Victor Wickadason, according to officials.

Five facts ahead of CAF Confederation Cup play-offs this week: — Spectators will be hoping for a lot more goals than the 10 scored in the eight first legs — a meagre average of just 1.25. The all-time average is 2.3 per game.