In 2001, Dickson was suspended for three months and fined S$1,000 for punching Home United's Harun Juma'at.
[1] Dickson returned to S-league to play for Home United after an unsuccessful season with Persitara Jakarta Utara.
[2] Fast and aggressive in attack, Dickson provides width and decent flair to a Singapore national side midfield that lacks technical capability.
Although he was born in Nigeria, Dickson received Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in 2004.
[2] He later bounced back from the ban by playing well in league and was subsequently made part of the AFF Championship winning side.