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 six 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. He has covered major Super Eagles games, including FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Email: elijah.odetokun@corp.legit.ng.

3200 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Why Sunderland were awarded a penalty during 2-0 loss to Arsenal

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Mysterious cat predicts Manchester United vs Manchester City Premier League clash

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Supercomputer predicts Premier League winner after Arsenal’s dramatic win over Sunderland

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Mikel Arteta reacts after Arsenal’s dramatic victory over Sunderland

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Xabi Alonso explains what went wrong for Chelsea during 2-2 draw vs Hull City

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Supercomputer predicts Premier League match between Sunderland vs Arsenal

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Opta's supercomputer has shared its prediction for the Premier League match between league champions Arsenal and Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Mikel Arteta’s salary emerges as Arsenal prepares new contract for manager

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Arsenal are reportedly close to agreeing a new deal with bumper salary with Mikel Arteta to reward last season's Premier League-winning performance.

Mikel Arteta gives four-word answer about Arsenal’s chances of relegation

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Mikel Arteta gives a pointed response to Arsenal’s 0.05% relegation chance as the Premier League champions target another title after a perfect start this season.

Tosin Adarabioyo: Lady reports defender to police for stalking after ‘biological uncle’ case

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Manchester woman Nadia Messaoud reported Tottenham defender Tosin Adarabioyo to Cheshire Police over alleged stalking and bot attacks amid a legal paternity dispute.

Video: Kylian Mbappe finally reacts to dictator memes on social media

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Kylian Mbappe responds to dictator memes and military images, calling them partly funny but warning they expose ignorance of history’s devastating human cost.

Ola Aina: Super Eagles star reacts as he's forced to wash teammates boots after losing in training

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Super Eagles defender Ola Aina washes Nottingham Forest teammates’ boots after losing a training game, skips Liam Delap’s pair as he was on the losing team too.

AFCON 2027 qualifier: Boost for Eric Chelle as Paul Onuachu returns from injury

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Paul Onuachu returns to Trabzonspor training after an injury scare, easing Nigeria coach Eric Chelle’s concerns ahead of the 2027 AFCON qualifiers in September.

Jamal Musiala reacts after scoring his first Bayern Munich goal since neurological diagnosis

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Jamal Musiala returns for Bayern Munich, scores against Bodo/Glimt and posts ‘grateful’ after doctors identify the cause of his pre-season collapses in August.

Lionel Messi leads 2026 Ballon d'Or nominees with most nominations

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Lionel Messi earns his 17th Ballon d’Or nomination, moving within one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s record 18, as Mbappé and Kane lead the 2026 challengers in London.

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