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Pele mourns Maradona: ‘I hope we’ll play together in the sky’

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2020

Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day. “Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” Pele wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of

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Breaking: Maradona dies of heart attack

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2020

Diego Maradona has died of a heart attack just two weeks after being released from hospital after treatment for a bleed on his brain. Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where […]

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Breaking: FIFA bans CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad from football

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2020

World’s football governing body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has handed the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad a five-year ban. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the independent Ethics Committee of FIFA found Ahmad guilty of financial misconduct, with the ban set to affect his ambition to contest for the CAF

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KDSG rallies residents for Marathon, lists roads to be closed on Saturday

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2020

Kaduna State Government has urged to citizens participate and to support the runners and officials involved at the maiden edition of Kaduna Marathon which will hold next Saturday. The government also announced that in order to stage a successful and safe race, some roads in Kaduna metropolis will be closed on Saturday, from 6am to […]

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Breaking: Sierra Leone hold Eagles to goalless draw in Freetown

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

The Super Eagles played a goalless draw against Sierra Leone in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Siaka Stevens Stadium, Freetown on Tuesday. The Eagles failed to redeem their image after they squandered a 4-0 lead to draw 4-4 in the first leg played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Friday. Eagles […]

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150 Golfers To Storm IGCC Asaba For Captain’s Inaugural Tourney

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA No fewer than one hundred and fifty golfers are expected to tee-off at the Ibori Golf and Country Club (IGCC), 2020 Captain’s Inaugural Golf Tournament slated for Saturday, November 21st, 2020 at the golf course, Asaba, Delta State capital. The long awaited inaugural golf tournament is making the IGCC golf course […]