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CAF Awards 2024: Super Falcons win National Team of the Year

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2024

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have won the National Team of the Year at 2024 CAF Awards. The nine-time African champions beat the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco and Banyana Banyana of South Africa to the award. President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, picked up the award on

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For the second time in a roll a Nigerian footballer won CAF football award

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2024

Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman has been crowned 2024 CAF men’s ‘Player of the Year.’ The 27-year-old was announced the winner of the gong at the gala held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday. This is the second time a Nigerian footballer will win the award in a roll. Victor Oshinmen won it last year. The […]

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Godswill Akpabio United Football Club Berth In Uyo… Set To Take The Football Scene By Storm.

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2024

Wife of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Mrs Unoma Akpabio, on Tuesday, formally unveiled the Godswill Akpabio United Football Club (GAUFC), saying “our vision and mission into Nigeria’s football scene, is to create a world class club, that will compete at the highest level. She stated this in her speech at the official […]

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NNPCL Pledges Commitment To Development Of Nigerian Football

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has pledged to work closely with stakeholders in the sports sector to develop and commercialise the game of football in Nigeria. Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, Mr. Mele Kyari, made the commitment while receiving a delegation from the National Sports Commission (NSC), the International Management Group

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15,000 Athletes to Compete in 2024 Gateway Games – Olopade

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2024

As the date for the commencement of the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged “2024 Gateway Games,” scheduled to take place in Ogun State in early January next year, draws closer, about 12,000 to 15,000 sportsmen and women are expected to participate in the national sports fiesta. The former Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) […]

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Abiodun Congratulates Olopade Over Appointment as DG National Sports Commission

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2024

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has felicitated Chief Olawale Olapade on his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, describing him as a worthy ambassador of Ogun State. Governor Abiodun, in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, said Olapade, with his wealth of […]