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Super Falcons Qualify For Paris Olympic Female Football Tournament 

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2024

Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the female football event of the summer Olympics in Paris. On Tuesday, 9 April, 2024, the Super Falcons played a goalless draw with their South African counterparts, Banyana Banyana and qualified on 1-0 aggregate score having won the first leg played

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Financial mess in Boxing Federation, stakeholders indict Oladapo Akinyele, solicit Sports Minister’s intervention

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2024

Boxing, as administered by the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), has become a cesspool of corruption and maladministration for sometime now. More recently, when you thought the Federation could not dig itself deeper, it just found another level of appalling descent. It is no longer news that the Federation has ceased from organizing competitions or camping […]

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French Embassy calls for an end in disparity in prize money to male and female athletes

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2024

Embassy of France in Nigeria has commenced the sensitization of Nigerians towards both the Olympic and Paralympic Games it is hosting in Paris this summer. Speaking on the Games, the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of France to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Jean Francois Hasperue also called for an end in disparity between prize money to both male […]

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How To Silence A Lousy Illiterate: Joshua Vs Ngannou

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2024

By Kunle Awosiyan The commentator noticed from the start that the match might end earlier. This was due to amateurish technique of Francis Ngannou. His hands positioning against a highly technical Anthony Joshua was awful. The Cameroonian was throwing hands and opening up himself against the Briton, Anthony Joshua. Ngannou was reckless in his approach […]

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NDLEA, NPFL partner on drug test for footballers

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug test for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria.This was one of the highpoints of discussions between the leadership of the Agency […]

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Super Eagles And Translucent Glass House

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2024

By Kunle Awosiyan The NFF Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen has assumed the position of interim Super Eagles Coach in the last three years. His performance at the 2021 African Cup of Nation, AFCON, endeared him to me until he failed to move beyond second round when he lost to Tunisia. He was returned to his […]