Sorry for what you been through . I have witnessed it quite a number of times in tennis tournaments.
In this particular case I think they are trying to keep their schedule with international broadcasters / TV .
The men’s finals is being broadcast everywhere around the world I am currently in Nigeria and it started at 9.30pm .
Any further shift would distort the timing and make it difficult for international audience to follow .
@Mochievous@tosinolaseinde Are you the person I think I met with her friend in the airport at Volgograd on our way to watch Nigeria /Iceland ?
I think you said something of either missing passports / luggage / tickets
My Tribute to Dayo
12:05 p.m., Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 — Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja.
That moment still feels unreal.
Even when the machines showed your pulse was gone, I couldn’t accept it. I kept asking the doctors and our friends around to try CPR again. I thought I saw your heart move, hoping you’d wake up somehow.
How do I even begin to write about you, Dayo? You weren’t just a friend—you were my brother. You had such a big heart, always genuine, kind, and full of life.
Our journey started on the tennis courts and grew into something more profound than friendship. We shared a love for tennis and golf, traveling the world to be part of the games we loved. We already planned our next trip to Melbourne for January—you were so excited about the Australian Open. You even tried to convince us to stay three weeks so we could play some golf and explore Australia afterward. That was so you—always making the most of life.
Thank you, my brother, for opening your world to us. I’ve been going through our countless pictures and videos—each filled with laughter and memories. I can still see us at the Madrid Davis Cup in 2021, right in the thick of COVID. I remember how I had to drag you onto the London Eye in Westminster, and how we laughed about it later. Or those moments at Wimbledon with the international Tennis Federation (ITF) and Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) presidents where you jokingly reminded me that they were the true owners of tennis and not me as I was wont to say back home in Nigeria , the videos from Kissena Golf Course in Queens, or the trip to New York last summer when you were grinning like a teenager, waiting for your wife to arrive from Canada.
We introduced you to golf, but you quickly took it to another level—hitting a handicap of 13 before any of us. Who will shout “perpendicular!” now whenever you hit a perfect shot? You always said that word with pride, claiming your engineering background gave you that precision and added advantage.
Dayo, you were truly unique. A man of many sides—a brilliant mind, a natural linguist who could speak Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Urhobo, and more. Even now, I’m still learning new things about you.
Despite our closeness , I only recently learned about the children you quietly supported through school—young people you treated like your own. Two of them, Alamu and Ene, were by your side all the way from Zankli to Nizamiye Hospital. I will never forget that. Alamu even joined me, trying CPR one last time—still believing there was a chance.
You were larger than life; even in death, you still towered above most. The undertakers had to order a special casket—six feet seven inches long and extra wide—because you were just that big, in every sense of the word.
So long, my brother. Thank you for the laughter, the memories, and the love you shared so freely.
You lived big, loved big, and left us with stories that will last a lifetime.
Until we meet again—on the courts, on the greens, or wherever souls like yours play—rest easy, Dayo.
Obinna Ofodum
Abuja Nigeria , Thursday October 30th , 2025
@AFC_Toronto You guys earned yourself a new fan . Going forward , I am now an ambassador of your club and would be coming to Canada next month and would ensure I watch one of your matches to support you girls in person . Your support for Esi was legendary and I am impressed
@Tunde_OD So sorry for your ordeal . I pray you find your bag . Try and get Apple airtag and put in all your luggage next time you fly . It would help you know wherever your bag is and save you from this . I have it in all my bags and it has helped me .