Just days before joining the Super Falcons, 27-year-old Nigerian footballer Blessing Illivieda was confronted with unimaginable grief. On May 23, her husband, Ibrahim Abiola, died suddenly following a brief illness. “It was a shock,” Illivieda told BBC Sport Africa. “He was supposed to come watch me play. Instead, I got a call saying he was … Continue reading Nigerian defender honours husband’s memory through the game