Toyin Ibitoye

Toyin Ibitoye (also known as Oluwatoyin Ibitoye) is a Nigerian sports journalist and broadcaster who has worked at Channels Television. He served as Media Officer of the Nigeria national football team (the Super Eagles) from 2015 to 2020 and was later named NFF Press Officer for Team Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In February 2026, he was named winner of the Family United By Sports (FUBS) Personality of the Year award for 2025.

Ibitoye studied Agricultural Extension Science at the University of Ibadan.^[1] He later attended Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa.^[2]

Ibitoye works as a sports presenter at Channels Television.^[1]

On 18 March 2015, Ibitoye was appointed Media Officer of the Nigeria national football team by the Nigerian Football Federation, a role he held until 2020.^{[2] [3]} He has also served as a media aide to a Nigerian sports minister, and as Press Officer for Team Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Ibitoye received the Most Popular TV Sports Presenter (Male) award at the 2013 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.^[4] He has also received first and second place honours for Football Journalist of the Year (TV) at the Nigeria Pitch Awards.^[5]

In February 2026, Ibitoye was named winner of the 2025 Family United By Sports (FUBS) Personality of the Year award. Organisers stated he was selected from a pool of more than 300 members of the sports community, including former sports ministers and federation presidents.^[3] He became the seventh recipient of the award, receiving a commemorative plaque and a cash prize.^[3]