Sports Zone 22-01-2024

Enjoy the crew banter and discuss different stories around the world;

- Extensive upgrade and rehabilitation work is ongoing at the Teslim Balogun Stadium by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government.

- Egypt and Tunisia have emerged as the chosen hosts for the opening window of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers which is fixed from February 23rd to 25th, 2024.

- Coco Gauff says she often forgets she is still a teenager after becoming the youngest woman to reach the Australian Open singles quarter-finals since 2008.

- Nigeria’s U20 girls have qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women World Cup i Colombia after bearing Burundi 2-0 on aggregate.

- Table-topping Lobi Stars ended the first stanza of the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season in style after the Makurdi based side edged regional rivals Plateau United 1-0 in the week 19 match played yesterday at the Lafia City Stadium in Nasarawa State.

- The 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 19 fixture involving hosts Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan and Enyimba International ended in chaos on Sunday.

- Nigeria's Super Eagles defender William Troost Ekong has admitted that this present player remained the best he has played with in the national team.

- Themba Zwane scored twice in 16 first-half minutes as South Africa thrashed Namibia to earn their first points of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

- Silas' clinical second-half strike earned DR Congo a deserved point against Morocco in Group F of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

- FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse after the weekend’s “totally abhorrent” incidents at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday.

- The Girona striker Artem Dovbyk scored a six-minute hat-trick to help them to a 5-1 home win over Sevilla as the hosts quickly reclaimed top spot from Real Madrid in La Liga.