Tag: Ernest Okonkwo
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Ernest Okonkwo: Remembering the phenomenal football commentator – By Zik Zulu-Okafor
I write about Ernest Chidokwe Okonkwo, an intensely patriotic Nigerian and one of the greatest radio commentators in our football history. Best known as Ernest Okonkwo, his voice, laden with accentuated passion, gave flesh to the spirit of football on radio.
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Check out the compilations of Nigeria’s foremost football commentator,Ernest Okonkwo
Foremost Nigerian commentator Ernest Okonkwo held sway in broadcasting and football commentaries in the 2oth century. Okonkwo employed the use of pun and innuendoes to describe beautiful moments. He had attribute and history of nicknaming footballers according to their ability and capacity. His use of words to describe footballing moment was highly top notch. He…