Sports Zone 25-03-2024

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

- An eye-catching closing ceremony brings to an end the African Games in Ghana on Saturday after an eventful 16 days in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.

- With the 2023 African Games coming to an end in Accra, Ghana, it was all smiles in the camp of Team Nigeria as the Sports Ministry under John Enoh started payment of allowance and bonuses.

- Team Nigeria Boxing will be heading to Thailand in May to compete for honours the Olympics Games Qualifiers.

- Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc to a Ferrari one-two in the Australian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen's domination of Formula 1 stalled.

- Tadej Pogacar completed a dominant overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya by winning the final seventh stage, while Mads Pedersen outsprinted Mathieu van der Poel to triumph at the one-day classic Gent-Wevelgem.

- Fidelis Ilechukwu's Rangers International secured a crucial away win in Aba to go top of the log in the ongoing 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League season.

- Rangers leapfrogged Lobi Stars to the first position with 47 points, one point behind the Pride of Benue as they went 5 games unbeaten away from home.

- Banyana Banyana of South Africa coach Desiree Ellis is urging football supporters to come out in numbers and fill up the Loftus Stadium when they host Nigeria's Super Eagles in the second leg of their final Olympic qualifier.

- Super Eagles goal scorer against Ghana Black Stars, Cyriel Dessers has blasted former Nigeria coach, Jose Peseiro as he ended his international exile by netting in the first goal for interim coach Finidi George.

- Allen Onyema, the Managing Director and CEO of Airpeace, a prominent Nigerian airline, has stirred the pot in the ongoing debate surrounding the selection of the new coach for the Super Eagles.

- João Cancelo has accused Manchester City of being “ungrateful” and claimed “lies were told” about his exit from the club.

- Tyson Fury is always making headlines, whether it's for his boxing career or his candid social media posts. This time, the former heavyweight champion sparked excitement by revealing that his family is about to get bigger.