Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Women's soccer 'lesbianism' row reflects homophobia in Nigeria: activists (Reuters)
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nigerian gay rights activists have condemned a senior soccer official after he said sponsors were reluctant to back women's soccer in the country because of a misconception that female footballers are "synonymous with lesbianism". Seyi Akinwunmi, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) vice-president, blamed lesbians last weekend for the recent decline of the national women's team, according to Nigerian media.
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