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The problem with female football in Nigeria is lesbianism, says first vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi.

He, however, did not explain how, given that lesbianism is understood to be common in female football globally – not just Nigeria.

Akinwunmi further accused “coaches” of taking advantage of female footballers, also silent on the gender of those coaches.

He was speaking at the weekend in Ibadan, Oyo state, at a sports personality programme, Hot Seat.

It was organised by the state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN).

“My passion for female football is as great as it is for grassroots football. But in reality, there are lots of problems with developing female football. It costs more and returns less. There are fewer players and less interest in female football than male football. But we have no excuse,” he said, according to Punch.

“Lesbianism kills teams. People are afraid to talk about it. The coaches take advantage of the girls, so there is much more to build in female football.

“Last year, I think the most problematic person to the chairman of female league was Seyi Akinwumi, I launched several attacks just to ensure things worked accordingly. So, I decided that look, if it’s so difficult for you, let us show you how it’s done.”

There is yet no scientific evidence that sexuality affects performance in sport.