Sports journalist Christopher Opoku passes on

Renowned sports journalist Christopher Opoku has passed on, Graphic Online has gathered.

He was said to have passed on Wednesday after a prolonged ill health.

Opoku, one of the top broadcasters in Ghana had experience in both radio and television as morning show host and as a sports presenter.

When it came to football commentary, he was one of the finest on both television and radio.

Back in Kumasi when he started his career with Luv FM, he was commonly referred to as Columbus.

He has not been well for the past five years and has been on and off on the airwaves.

In 2013, he revealed that he had undergone surgery in September 2012 as part of a treatment for cancer of the rectum.

He has since been on and off occasionally on the airwaves until Wednesday when news broke that he had passed on.

He left behind, a wife, Vivian and three girls.