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

1246 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Napoli hands out Victor Osimhen jersey number to another striker of Nigerian des...

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Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and other clubs that spent most transfer fees in...

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Boniface, Chukwueze and other Super Eagles star who missed out on transfers in J...

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Hermoso testifies against Luis Rubiales in court over 'kiss' after 2023 World Cu...

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Iheanacho and other Nigerian players who completed transfers on deadline day

The European transfer window closed yesterday and some Nigerian footballers switched clubs including Kelechi Iheanacho who left Sevilla on loan to Middlesbrough.

Osimhen and Morata's combo assessed by Turkish pundit after first game for Galatasaray

A Turkish pundit has assessed Victor Osimhen and Alvaro Morata after the two strikers played 21 minutes together for Galatasaray against Gaziantep.

Chelsea legend Mikel Obi recounts his father's kidnap in 2018, discloses weird thing about abductors

Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has opened up on his experience when his father was kidnapped in 2018 and explained one weird thing he observed about the abductors.

Cristiano Ronaldo names Real Madrid star he would love to play with

Cristiano Ronaldo has shared his thoughts on Kylian Mbappe's early days at Real Madrid and what he would have thought him if he were still at the club.

Leverkusen captain explains how dressing room reacted to Boniface’s proposed Saudi move

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper and captain Lukas Hradecky has explained how the team's dressing room reacted to Victor Boniface's proposed move to Saudi Arabia.

Alvaro Morata makes promise to Galatasaray fans after linking up with Victor Osimhen

Alvaro Morata has joined Galatasaray on loan and immediately excited the fans by speaking about his partnership with Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen.

Marcus Rashford names key factor that convinced him to leave Man Utd for Aston Villa

Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan with a buy option. The Manchester United academy graduate has explained what convinced him to make the move.

Victor Boniface sends message to critics after scoring first goal since failed Saudi move

Victor Boniface started for Bayer Leverkusen against Hoffenheim and scored the first goal. He sent s message to his critics after his failed Saudi Arabia move.

Israel Adesanya suffers 2nd round TKO against Nassourdine Imavov in Saudi Arabia

Nigerian fighter Israel Adesanya has suffered another humiliating defeat after losing to Russian Nassourdine Imavov via a technical knockout in the second round.

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