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Zahra Buhari-Indimi to light up Abuja with Barcelona vs African legends charity match

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

Football fans in Nigeria are in for a treat as a star-studded charity match brings together Barcelona Legends, the famed former players of Barcelona Football Club, and a select squad of African Legends. The exhibition match will take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The

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Super Eagles’ Flight Diverted After Mid-Air Incident

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2025

The aircraft transporting Nigeria’s Super Eagles from Polokwane, South Africa to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for their final World Cup qualifying match was forced to make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola. The ValueJet plane had initially made a routine stop in Luanda to refuel before continuing its journey to Nigeria. However, just 25 minutes […]

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Nigeria’s World Cup Qualification Hopes Brighten After CAF Rule Adjustment

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have significantly improved following a revision of the African qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The update comes after Eritrea withdrew from the competition, leaving Group E with just five teams instead of the standard six. To address the imbalance and ensure fairness […]

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NBA and AWS announce new multi-year partnership to power the next era of basketball innovation

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2025

The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced (https://apo-opa.co/3KQ0bhl) a multi-year partnership to power the league’s next generation of innovation as AWS will become the Official Cloud and Cloud AI Partner of the NBA and its affiliate leagues, including the WNBA, NBA G League, Basketball Africa League and NBA

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FIFA Sanctions SAFA for Fielding Ineligible Player

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

The world football governing body, FIFA, has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding midfielder Teboho Mokoena while suspended during the 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho on March 21, 2025. In its ruling, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee awarded the match to Lesotho with a 3–0 scoreline, fined SAFA 10,000 Swiss Francs, and issued […]

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Tinubu: Hosting the Commonwealth Games Is a Vision Africa Must Fulfil

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s ambition to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, calling it a long-held dream that must come to fruition. In a message shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Tinubu highlighted the historical significance of Nigeria’s bid, noting that no African country has ever hosted the Commonwealth Games. […]