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FIFA scraps ban on poppies on football shirts

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

FIFA has backed down in its row with British football authorities over the wearing of poppies by players in international matches as a tribute to those killed in war. Football associations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were fined by FIFA for ignoring warnings not to

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FA chairman wants Nigeria to host CHAN 2018

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

Mr Musa Talle, FCT FA Chairman on Sunday called on Federal Government to consider hosting the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) football tournament in 2018. Talle made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while reacting to the stripping of hosting right from Kenya. He said hosting CHAN […]

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BREAKING: Court dissolves ex-Eagles’ coach, Onigbinde’s 30-year marriage

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2017

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved the 30-year marriage between Chief Adegboye Onigbinde and his wife Anne because there was no more love between the two. President of the court, Mr. Ademola Odunade, however, directed the former Super Eagle Technical Adviser to “pay a cash sum of N5, 000 to enable Anne to move […]

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Barcelona failed with £124million bid for Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2017

Barcelona failed with a £124million move for Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann this summer, according to reports in Spain. The La Liga giants sold star forward Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain this summer for a world record £200m. It left them on the hunt for a new attacker and they were linked with Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho. […]

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BET9JA NNL Bannish Crown FC to Abeokuta …fine N2m

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2017

Following incessant crowd violence and frequent assaults on match officials in recent time, Crown FC of Ogbomosho have been banned from playing its remaining home matches at the Soun Township stadium. Ogbomosho. This was the resolution reached by the management of Bet9ja Nigeria National League board aimed to serve as deterrent to other clubs in […]

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Crown FC Management moves to arrest  hoodlums for Match Day 29 Uproar 

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

. ..apologizes to Stakeholders. Effort to apprehend those  behind the uproar at Soun Stadium, Oshogbo on match day 29 between Crown FC Of Ogbomosho and Abia Comets FC has begun by the management of the Ogbomosho based club. The ugly incident occurred when some ‎boys attacked the management members and other stakeholders immediately after the […]