Christopher Opoku (1974 - 2017) also known as Christopher Columbus was a Ghanaian

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Early life

Christopher was born to Mr. K.O. Opoku and Akose Ofori-Mensah in 1974. He attended

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) , mottoeng = The knot of wisdom is untied only by the wise , established = 1952;

Career

He started his career as a sports journalist at

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, He also worked at Metro TV from 2009 to 2013, then he later moved to GTV and Citifm , Business and Financial Times, Happy Sports, worked with Footy-Ghana as Managing Editor, he did

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ry for various stations like Multi TV and was the administrative director of Ghana League Club Association (GHALCA). Because of his command of the English language he covered the 2000 CAF Nations Cup and other tournaments.

Achievements

He was named best commentator and sports journalist in 2008 and 2009.

Death

He died at age forty-two and the cause of his death was cancer. He left behind a spouse and three daughters.

References

1974 births 2017 deaths Ghanaian sports journalists Ghanaian radio journalists Ghanaian television journalists {{Ghana-bio-stub