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

1753 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Victor Osimhen’s favourite teams to score against after brace vs Tottenham

Football

10 months ago

Napoli send firm message to Galatasaray amid €50m offer for Victor Osimhen

Football

10 months ago

Lookman tried to recreate Ekong's AFCON 2023 final goal after scoring vs Osimhen's Napoli

Football

10 months ago

Osimhen and Icardi: Tottenham boss explains why he's not scared of Galatasaray duo ahead of UEL

Football

10 months ago

Victor Osimhen sends strong message to Napoli ahead of decision over his future

Football

10 months ago

Ademola Lookman: 4 teams CAF POTY favourite loves scoring against after punishing Osimhen's Napoli

Football

10 months ago

Galatasaray star explains how Victor Osimhen has changed the Istanbul club

Football

10 months ago

Galatasaray attacker Yunus Akgun has praised Victor Osimhen for his influence on the club as the Super Eagles attacker continues his bright start into his loan.

Kanu aims dig at Super Eagles stars after 2026 World Cup qualifiers poor start

Football

10 months ago

Nigerian football legend Nwankwo has called out the Super Eagles stars for leaving the team in a precarious position in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh explains why local coaches perform poorly

Football

10 months ago

Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh has blamed the NFF and explained why local coaches do not perform highly as expected in charge of the national team.

Arne Slot blames Alonso for failing Boniface in Leverkusen’s UCL loss to Liverpool

Football

10 months ago

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has pointed accusing fingers at Xabi Alonso for Victor Boniface's struggles during Bayer Leverkusen's 4-0 UCL loss.

Fenerbahce plans to frustrate rivals Galatasaray’s permanent move for Victor Osimhen

Football

10 months ago

Galatasaray are interested in making Victor Osimhen's loan move a permanent transfer but face an opposition from their fiercest rivals Fenerbahce.

What is Omar Al Mukhtar Friendly Championship? The competition that postponed Libya NT camp

Football

10 months ago

Libya national team's AFCON 2025 qualifiers camp was postponed due to the Omar Al-Mukhtar Friendly Championship, an invitational pre-season tournament.

Victor Osimhen breaks silence after Ademola Lookman punished Napoli on ‘his behalf’

Football

10 months ago

Ademola Lookman scored twice to help Atalanta beat Napoli. Victor Osimhen has broken his silence for the first time since Nigerians termed it a revenge.

Galatasaray devise strategy to raise funds to sign Victor Osimhen permanently

Football

10 months ago

Galatasaray are determined to sign Victor Osimhen permanently after impressing early into his loan move and have revised the strategy to raise the required funds.

Favour Ofili given financial compensation after exclusion from Paris 2024 Olympics Women's 100m race

Athletics

10 months ago

The Nigerian Sports Commission has ordered the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to pay Favour Ofili a financial compensation for her ordeal at Paris Olympics.

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