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Appointment into NFF board an oversight- Sports minister

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2017

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has described appointment of members into the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board by government as an oversight. Dalung, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, urged football stakeholders to remain calm over some appointments into the NFF

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Super Eagles defender, Omeruo weds today [PHOTOS]

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2017

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, will be getting married to his fiancee, Chioma Nnamani, in Enugu state today. Kenneth, who is a Chelsea defender but currently on loan at Turkish club Kasimpasa, proposed to Chioma in September. He shared photos of their engagement on his Instagram page. Goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, on his post wrote “Congrats […]

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Victor Moses Wins Goal Africa Player Of The Year 2017

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2017

Nigeria and Chelsea player, Victor Moses has been named Goal Africa Player of the Year for  2017, a reward for his exploits for club and country this year. The 26-year-old player who was an integral member of Chelsea’s 2016-2017 Premier League-winning team under coach, Antonio Conte, won the award ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund), […]

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[BREAKING] Mutko steps down as 2018 World Cup organising committee chief

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2017

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned for life from the Olympic Games this month over doping, said on Wednesday that he is stepping down as chairman of the 2018 World Cup organising committee. “(Organising committee director Alexei) Sorokin will be the chairman,” Mutko was quoted by Russian agencies as saying, two days […]

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2018 World Cup: Nigeria strongest, most difficult team – Croatian coach, Slaven Bilic

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2017

A former coach of Croatia and West Ham United, Slaven Bilic has stated that Nigeria is the strongest and most difficult team in the Group D of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Bilic, a Croatian, admitted that the fixtures in the group stage of the World Cup have not been kind to his country. […]

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Blade runner, Pistorius, appeals 17-year sentence for shooting girlfriend dead

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2017

Former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has filed papers to South Africa’s Constitutional Court, appealing against his 13-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend, a lawyer for the victim’s family said Tuesday. A court last month increased Pistorius’s sentence for murdering Reeva Steenkamp to 13 years in the latest stage of a long court battle since […]