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Breaking: Poland 2019: Nigeria draw USA, Qatar, Ukraine

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2019

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been grouped alongside Ukraine, Qatar and the United States of Nigeria at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The tournament will begin on May 23, 2019 and end on June 15, 2019 and will be held across six venues in Poland.

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Obaseki extols virtues of late Maj. Gen. David Ejoor, mourns passing of Taiwo Ogunjobi

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2019

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has extolled the virtues of Late retired Major General David Ejoor, who served as administrator of old Mid-Western Region and later as Governor, Mid-Western State, praising his contribution to what later became Delta and Edo states. The death of late Maj. Gen. Ejoor at the age of 87 […]

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Breaking: Former NFF scribe, Taiwo Ogunjobi is dead

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2019

Former secretary, Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi is dead. The football administrator passed on after failing to recover from an undisclosed illness. Tunde Samusudeen, public relations officer of Osun United Football Club, announced the death via a message sent to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday. Until his death, Ogunjobi was the chairman of […]

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Ivory Coast to host 2023 CAF championship

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2019

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced when the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final draw will take place while confirming that Ivory Coast has accepted to host the 2023 continental showpiece. The new agreement of Ivory Coast allows Cameroon, who were stripped of the right to stage this year’s event, to host the […]

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CAF agree to delay AFCON by a week

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2019

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly taken the decision to push back the start date of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations by a week. The continental tournament is now set to begin on June 21 instead of June 14 and will run until July 19. Egyptian Football Association (EFA) vice president Ahmed […]

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Breaking: Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2019

Japan’s Naomi Osaka battled past Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open crown on Saturday and become the new world number one. The fourth seed and US Open champion made it two Grand Slam titles in a row after a see-sawing 2hr 27min match. The hard-fought victory […]