Seyi Akinwunmi pointed out that his speech reflected the perceptions of women's football in the country, dismissing claims that he had accused lesbians of killing the game

The vice-president of the Nigerian Football Federation has clarified his comments on female football players, after being accused of blaming lesbians for the national team's decline.
The Super Falcons have won nine of the 11 African Women's Championships that have taken place since 1991, making them the toughest female side on the continent.
But the team failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, and hit the spotlight for the wrong reasons when Seyi Akinwunmi was quoted as saying "Lesbianism kills teams" in Nigeria.
The vice-president, however, subsequently hit out at the skewed versions of his speech, and said he was referring to the difficulty of attracting sponsors for the women's game.
"I noted that one of the problems we have encountered in trying to raise funds for the women's game, is the perception of lesbianism therein," he said.
"We strongly believe that there are still potential sponsors out there who will lend their support to help us develop our female teams because of the glory that these girls have brought to this country and their enormous potential to do even more."