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Messi has given Barca his maximum since ending transfer saga, Koeman says

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2020

FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says Lionel Messi has been the ideal captain and an example to the rest of the team. Koeman said this has been evident in the way he has applied himself since deciding to stay at the club this season. Messi gave an outstanding performance in Barca’s 3-0 win over

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles lose Bukayo Saka to England

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2020

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka will not be playing for Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the future as he has been invited to play for England. The young Arsenal star, was among the new faces invited by Coach Gareth Southgate, to the Three Lions squad for the first time. Also invited are Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Harvey Barnes. […]

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Ogun SWAN/Oba Akamo T/Tennis Tourney Ends Tuesday

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA The maiden edition of Ogun SWAN/Oba Akamo Table Tennis Tournament will come to an end tomorrow, Tuesday at the indoor hall, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Iwe Iroyin, Abeokuta. The two days tournament was sponsored by Oba Abdul-Fatai Akorede Akamo, Olu of Itori in collaboration with the Sports Writers Association of […]

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Atiku congratulates Israel Adesanya over UFC middleweight title defence

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2020

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Nigerian born martial fighter, Israel Adesanya after he defeated Paulo Costa to defend his UFC Middleweight championship. The former Vice-President said the professional fighter has given Nigeria its best 60th independence gift. The Last Stylebender as Adesanya is fondly called defeated Brazilian fighter

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Wife ‘Offered $1.3M To Hitman To Kill Former Fenerbahçe Player’ – Report

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2020

Yağmur Aşık plotted to murder her husband, Emre Aşık, a well-known ex-footballer, by offering a hitman 10 million Turkish Liras ($ 1.3 million) and asking him to look for a safe place to bury her husband after his death, media reports claimed. The homicide plan failed as the hitman spilled the whole story to Emre Aşık, one […]

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Rohr calls up 21 old faces, 4 new faces to Super Eagles [Full list]

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2020

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 25 players ahead of October’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), disclosed in a statement on Monday in Abuja that five other players have been […]