Elijah Odetokun

Education: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria (2014-2020) London School of Journalism (2023-2024) Foundation for Investigative Journalism (2020) AIPS (2021) Reuters (2021) Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Daily Times Nigeria (2020) OmaSports (2020-2021) El Futbolero (2021) Sports Brief (2022-2024) Legit (2024 - present)

Awards: Sports Brief Rookie of the Year 2023. Legit.ng Sport's Desk MVP of the Year 2024.

Elijah Odetokun is a Nigerian sports editor at Legit.ng. He has four years of working experience and holds a Bachelor of Agriculture from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and a Diploma in Freelance and Sports Writing from the London School of Journalism. Email: elijah.odetokun@sportsbrief.com

1410 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Julian Alvarez: Why Atletico Madrid star's penalty was cancelled against Real...

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Former NFF president Amaju Pinnick loses re-election, fails to retain FIFA...

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Victor Osimhen explains why Nigeria must qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Sunday Oliseh notes key reason PSG beat and eliminate Liverpool from UCL

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3 months ago

Ahmed Musa reacts after Eric Chelle left him out of Super Eagles squad

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3 months ago

Maduka Okoye makes social media post after missing Eric Chelle's Super Eagles...

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4 players Eric Chelle shouldn't have dropped from final Super Eagles squad

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3 months ago

Eric Chelle has announced his final 23-man Super Eagles squad and fans have raised eyebrows over the exclusion of some players including Ahmed Musa.

Eric Chelle releases final 23-man shortlist for 2026 World Cup qualifiers, drops 16 stars

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3 months ago

Eric Chelle has trimmed down his 39-man squad provisional squad to 23 players ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Portugal coach shares 3 secrets to Cristiano Ronaldo’s longevity and success

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3 months ago

Portugal's national team head coach Roberto Martinez has opened up on the three secrets to Cristiano Ronaldo's longevity and success and why he keeps calling him up.

Mo Salah, Ousmane Dembele lead Europe's big 5 leagues' top scorers in 2025

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3 months ago

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the leading tip scorer in the top five European leagues since the turn of the new year followed by Ousmane Dembele.

Victor Osimhen gives conditions to sign for Galatasaray permanently, club reacts

Football

3 months ago

Galatasaray have reportedly taken their decision over Victor Osimhen's future after the Super Eagles striker gave conditions to sign permanently.

Mikel Obi delivers verdict on Arteta after Arsenal ‘lose’ another Premier League title race

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3 months ago

Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has spoken about Mikel Arteta's status at Arsenal after the Gunners drew Manchester United and fell 15 points behind Liverpool.

Okan Buruk slams Galatasaray players for making things difficult for Osimhen

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3 months ago

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk hit out at his players over their style of play which made things difficult for Victor Osimhen against Alanyaspor.

Victor Osimhen or Neymar? Turkish pundit tells Galatasaray whom to sign

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3 months ago

Galatasaray are interested in signing Victor Osimhen permanently and are also linked to Neymar. A Turkish commentator has told the club who to sign.

Gasperini makes big promise to Lookman after scoring for Atalanta against Juventus

Football

3 months ago

Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has called truce on his beef with Ademola Lookman and made a promise to the striker after the win over Juventus.

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