[1] Gbenga Elegbeleye is a Nigerian from Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State[2] where he grew up.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State (1983–1988).

[4] He is a member of various bodies both at the state and federal levels, namely: His appointment as Director-General of National Sports Commission on May 15, 2013, received mixed reviews in Nigeria.

"[5] While Weekly Trust reported his appointment as a "surprise" because he was not one of "the names of four renowned sports administrators" shortlisted and sent to the Presidency by the Nigeria's Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,[6] Soccer Star reported that President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, Chief Oyuiki Obaseki supported Elegbeleye to succeed in his then new post.

[7] Upon his resumption on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, he said that his focus would be "to reengineer the transformation of the nation’s sports sector from the grassroots.