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Ghana dispatches sports minister, Attorney-General to FIFA over ban threat

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2018

A proactive Ghana government is making every effort to protect its football from the hammer of FIFA. A three-man delegation is expected to meet world football governing body, FIFA, to engage in further deliberations on how Ghana can avoid a football ban while working to reform the Ghana

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NUSSA Games 2018: Uniben VC expresses         confidence of top spot at the games

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

University of Benin (UNIBEN), Vice Chancellor, Prof. Faraday Orumwense has expressed confidence that the university staff athletes would excel at the forthcoming 13th Nigerian Universities Staff Sports Association (NUSSA) Games next month. The staff games being hosted by University of Ilorin from September 21st – 30th, 2018, is expected to feature over seventy

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BREAKING: Ex-Nigeria player, Emmanuel Amuneke appointed Tanzania coach

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2018

Ex-Nigeria international, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been appointed head coach of the Tanzania national team. The Nigerian will now be in charge of the Taifa Stars and will attempt to get their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign back on track. The 47-year-old signed a two-year deal to take over from Salum Mayanga, who was shown […]

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Asaba 2018: Nigeria wins fifth gold medal with women’s 4x100m relay

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2018

Nigeria’s women 4x100m relay team on Friday won the country’s fifth gold medal at the ongoing 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba. The News Agency Nigeria reports that the team of Blessing Okagbare, Joy Udo-Gabriel, Tobi Amusan and Rosemary Chukwuma won the race in 43.77 seconds. Cote d’Ivoire finished in second place after a time of […]

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Breaking: ‘My last day as a footballer’: Carl Ikeme says goodbye to his Wolves team-mates after being forced to quit amid leukaemia fight

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2018

Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football following a year-long battle with acute leukaemia. He revealed the news to his team-mates on Tuesday morning before training. The 32-year-old’s decision comes following a discussion with medical experts after 18 years at the club.

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Don’t drag Buhari’s name into the NFF crisis, Dalung warns

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2018

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s name must not be dragged into the crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation. He added that nothing has changed in the leadership crisis at the NFF in spite of the change of guards. Dalung, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, […]