Sports Zone 11-05-2023

Enjoy the crew banter and discuss news update around the world and also their interview with Kunle Soname who is the owner of Remo stars football club.

- The Federal Government, on Wednesday, in Abuja, approved the sum of N2.4bn for the construction of a new National Sports Medicine and High-Performance Centre at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Lagos to be completed in 2026.

- Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Tonobok Okowa says the governing body will not relent in its duty of educating athletes on the implications of drug use to enhance their performance.

- Stephen Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals Wednesday night.

- Nigeria’s U-17 coach, Nduka Ugbade, is confident that the Golden Eaglets will seal qualification for the U-17 World Cup when they take on Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals of the U-17 African Cup of Nations in Algeria on Thursday (today).

- Clubs in Group A of the abridged 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League have expressed their displeasure over the proposed date for the Super 6 play-off by the Interim Management Committee of the league.

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) have deducted three points and three goals from Plateau United for physical assault on Match Officials by their fans who breached security at the end of MatchDay 17 fixture against Remo Stars at the New Jos Township Stadium on Sunday, May 7.

- Enyimba of Aba, Akwa United and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan are the four Nigeria Professional Football League sides that crashed out of the Federations in the round of 32.

- Players of Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Confederation Cup, Rivers United have cried over alleged pay cut subjected them to by the management, without explanation

- Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro.

- Mexican football legend Antonio Carbajal, the first footballer to play at five World Cups, has died aged 93.