Hundreds of Ghanaians made up of family, friends and well-wishers of sports journalist Christopher Opoku, gathered in Kumasi yesterday [Saturday], July 15, for the final funeral rites of the late icon. He passed away in a London hospital in May after battling cancer, sparking an outpouring of grief from the Ghanaian public. A number of Ghanaians paid … Read more
Scores of Ghanaians within the sports fraternity on Saturday thronged the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to pay their last respect to their colleague, Christopher Opoku, who passed away some three months ago. Some of the sports journalists included Sammy Bartels, Veronica Commey, Nathan Quao, Benjamin Nketsia among others. Christopher Opoku passed … Read more
Hundreds of mourners gathered at the funeral of the late sports journalist, Christopher Opoku, were moved to tears as emotional tributes about the broadcaster were read by his wife, family, Citi FM and other associates. The funeral, ongoing at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, has … Read more
Hundreds of Ghanaians made up of family, friends and well-wishers of sports journalist Christopher Opoku are gathering in Kumasi today [Saturday], July 15 for the final funeral rites of the late icon. He passed away in a London hospital in May after battling cancer, sparking an outpouring of grief from the Ghanaian public. A number of Ghanaians … Read more
The remains of the late sports broadcaster, Christopher Opoku arrived in Ghana last Sunday. The body of the former Metro TV presenter arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on a British Airways flight with his wife Mrs Vivian Opoku and three children. His family was joined by church members and some of the sports journalists who worked closely … Read more
Christopher Opoku, the beloved Ghanaian broadcaster who passed away earlier this month [May] will be buried on Saturday, 15th July, 2017. He died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in a London hospital after a long battle with cancer. His family, at the observance of a week’s anniversary of his passing at the Kwame Nkrumah University of … Read more
“I am deeply sad by the death of Christopher Opoku,” Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby has said with a trembling voice after hearing about the demise of the celebrated sports presenter. Having worked with Christopher Opoku on different levels, he recalled how the two on several occasions disagreed and agreed on a number of … Read more
The Ghana midfielder has joined the glowing list of Ghanaian who are mourning the death of Christopher Opoku Sulley Muntari has paid tribute to Christopher Opoku who died on Wednesday after battling with cancer. Ghanaians were saddened by the death of ace sports journalist Christopher Opoku on Wednesday. Tributes have been pouring in for Opoku … Read more
Born in 1974, Opoku had been around some by his eighth birthday, having lived in at least two continents and three countries – Scotland where he was born; Ghana and Nigeria where his family re-located – and studying at university-operated primary schools in the cities of Kumasi and Ibadan. In 1988, a 14-year-old Opoku returned … Read more