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

1683 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Mikel Arteta explains how Arsenal ‘plan’ to get past Real Madrid in UCL QF

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2025 Ballon d'Or: Updated rankings after Salah exits, Mbappe progresses in UCL

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

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

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5 months ago

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

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5 months ago

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

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5 months ago

Nigerian football legend Sunday Oliseh has analysed how Paris Saint-Germain beat and eliminated Liverpool from the UEFA Champions League last night.

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

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5 months ago

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has reacted to his exclusion from Eric Chelle's final 23-man squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier later this month.

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

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5 months ago

Eric Chelle announced his final 23-man Super Eagles squad and there were some notable omissions. Maduka Okoye was one of the players Chelle overlooked.

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

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5 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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5 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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5 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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5 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

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5 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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5 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.

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