Former international Emma Okocha has told Nigeria Football Federation officials jostling for positions on the board of the federation to make football a viable venture with the establishment of a thriving national league and grassroots competitions a priority.

MANY soccer fans had asked the relevance of skipper Nwankwo Kanu to Eagles at the just ended Nations Cup in Angola where he was made to seat on the bench becoming a non-playing captain as it were in tennis. Many others also queried that skipper of the Olympic gold squad had overstayed his welcome in the national team.

A new dawn appears to have beckoned for sports in Lagos State. The move initiated by the Board of the Lagos State Council led by Hon.

Organisers of the Central Bank Junior Tennis Championship have said that the best performers in the 16 and 18 categories, which serves off on Monday at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, are to feature in the main draw of the senior competition, holding later in the year.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) say they will play Paraguay in a friendly in London — but Paraguay say they are playing Athletic Bilbao instead.