Sports Zone 27-10-2023

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

- The Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh has stated that sports development in Nigeria is now open to corporate and private investor participation.

- The Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF) says it has invited 16 athletes to camp ahead of the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers in Cameroon and Senegal next November

- Tyson Fury vowed to knock Francis Ngannou "spark out" during a chaotic and pantomime-like media conference which was overshadowed by the antics of the Briton's father.

- Former world number eight Daria Kasatkina says the abuse received by players on social media is "completely out of control"

- The Super Eagles of Nigeria have kept the 40th position in the latest world ranking released by the Fédération of Internationale Football Association (FIFA) on Friday, 26 October 2023

- African Soccer governing body has sent information to the Nigeria Football Federation and other qualified countries about the number of players to be registered for the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast

- Nigerian champions Enyimba have been eliminated from the African Football League following a 3-0 defeat to Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco on Thursday night.

- Edo Queens continued their impressive unbeaten run in the third Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT), securing a 2-1 victory over Ogun State-based Remo Stars Ladies at the UNIBEN Sports Complex, Benin City.

- Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for breaching betting rules.

- Union Berlin have suspended David Datro Fofana for a week after he refused to shake his coach’s hand during the team’s Champions League loss to Napoli on Tuesday.

- Senegal and Al Nassr star Sadio Mane has bought French fourth-division club Bourges Foot 18

- Sixty-one ex-players of Nassarawa United Football Club find themselves embroiled in a financial dispute with the government after match bonuses totaling N270 million were to be paid in two installments.

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