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Enitan Obadina

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(He/Him)
Lagos
As seen in: Opera News Nigeria, Medium, Opera News
Covers:  I am open to provide content on Nigeria football/players/league, Basketball, Athletics, Technology, Solutions Journalism.
Doesn't Cover: Religion
Advanced Editor,Sports @TheOperaNewsNG + Sports Journalist @SportsIntelNG. Ex. AIPS | Bleacher Reports. obadina1412@gmail.com muckrack.com/enitan-obadina

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Enitan Obadina is a professional sports journalist with over a decade experience working in the Nigeria sports media, across Print, TV, Radio and digital media.
I have delivered project specific contents and provide coverage of general sports event. I have tailored skills across videography, graphics, audio/video editing. I have also led teams at various times.

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Ime Udoka: A leader And Motivator Who Makes Others Better - Sports Intel

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Inside the Nigerian Football Player Export Boom: From Local Academies to Europe

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By Enitan Obadina Verified
| sportsintel.ng
One year ago, Zadock was with the Ikon Allah Academy, playing football on dusty pitches and concrete, until a scouting event altered his career, and a year later he found himself with Brighton in the Premier League from AIK Stockholm in Sweden. Like Zadock, many players make the move to other countries in search of experience and life-changing opportunities as part of the Nigerian football player export boom.
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Yohanna Zadock: The Process and People Behind Nigerian Wonderkid’s EPL Move

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By Enitan Obadina Verified
| sportsintel.ng
“He’s gone, baby – he’s gone”, AIK Stockholm scout Herish Sadi tells about discovering Yohanna Zadock in Nigeria before signing him for AIK for a reported $750,000, and less than a year later, the youngster is heading to the Premier League with Brighton and Hove Albion. Since hugging the headlines in the first game of his first professional season in Europe, Yohanna Zadock has stayed top of mind in the football world for the right reasons.
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Insight: How The NFF Spent The Controversial FIFA Forward Fund

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By Enitan Obadina Verified
| sportsintel.ng
Football skitmaker, Mobike, sent football X formerly Twitter into frenzy, questioning how the NFF spent the FIFA Forward Funds totaling $10m in the last ten years. The video caught fire as different sports enthusiasts traded accusations on who to fault, or what the public should know. NFF has finished us!!! What is this wickedness and greed???
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