Chiejine's death highlights lack of Nigerian attention toward female footballers

Two weeks after her death, the loss of former Super Falcons star Ifeanyi Chiejine at the young age of 36 continues to baffle, both in terms of cause and reaction in Nigeria. No cause of death has been released, and the Nigeria Football Federation previously said it had no idea she was sick, but ESPN has been told that she had been unwell for a while. Yinka Kudaisi, who played with Chiejine, painted a sobering picture of the midfielder's deteriorating condition from as far back as last year. "We...

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