Sports Zone 15-02-23

Enjoy the sports crew bantering and discussing news updates in the world of sports.

- A total of 20 players have reported to the senior men’s national basketball team camp, which opened on Sunday in Abuja, in preparation for the last window of the FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers billed for Luanda, Angola from February 24-26.\

- ANTHONY JOSHUA is ready for a Tyson Fury super-fight in the summer if talks to unify the division collapse.

- Charles Leclerc has set his sights on trying to win Ferrari's first Formula 1 drivers' title for 16 years this season.

- Tiger Woods says he is "playing to win" when he competes this week in his first tournament in seven months at the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational.

- Struggling Nasarawa United face an uphill task today as they take on unbeaten Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) week 8 fixture at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City.

- The race for this year’s Federation Cup in both men and women categories will take off with the competitions in the States this weekend.

- Nigeria’s U-20 side, the Flying Eagles will press ahead with their objective of a second Olympic football gold medal when they host Guinea in an U23 Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan on Wednesday, 22nd March.

- Nine-time African champions, Nigeria arrived in Mexico on Monday ahead of the Four-Nation Women’s Revelation Cup Tournament taking place February 15-21.

- FORGOTTEN Premier League star Wilfried Bony has joined the TENTH club of his career with a move to BOLIVIAN team Always Ready.

- Mikel Arteta will "only be satisfied" if his Arsenal side are given two points back for the VAR error that allowed Brentford's equaliser to stand in Saturday's Premier League match.

- Former Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch is Southampton's preferred choice to replace Nathan Jones as the club's manager.

- TWO pairs of Christian Atsu's shoes have been found in the rubble in Turkey, his agent revealed today in a heartbreaking update.

- FRENCH giants OGC Nice should be renamed OGC Naughty.