Young ‘Peter Drury’ Delivers Sweet Commentary in Local Ghanaian Dialect

Young ‘Peter Drury’ Delivers Sweet Commentary in Local Ghanaian Dialect

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM
  • A young Ghanaian boy, who appears to be in his early teens, has been sighted delivering a colourful commentary in Ewe
  • Although the young boy's identity is unknown, what is accurate is that his commentary ability is top-notch
  • His penchant for painting a vivid account of what is transpiring in the local dialect has seen many social media users compare him to the famous Premier League commentator, Peter Drury

A passionate young Ghanaian has won the hearts of many social media users following his effortless attempt at running a football commentary in Ewe, a local Ghanaian dialect.

The young boy, of school-going age, appears to have unearthed his talent in running commentary, which has won many admirers on social media.

In a video posted on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, the young lad was captured passionately running commentary with an improvised microphone on a kickabout game in Ewe.

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A young Ghanaian boy delivered a succinct commentary in the local dialect, Ewe, typical of English commentator Peter Drury in a kickabout. Photo credit: @SaddickAdams @PoeticPeter
Source: Twitter

His sweatless approach to painting the minute-by-minute action of the game has seen many liken him to the great Premier League commentator, Peter Drury.

2015 AFCON star Kwesi Appiah prepares for commentary career with BBC

Kwesi Appiah is preparing himself for a career after the game after he took his sit on the commentary desk of the BBC in an FA Cup game on Sunday.

The Ghana international was the summarizer during the game between his former club Crystal Palace and London rivals Chelsea, in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

In a photo posted on Instagram, spotted by Sports Brief, Kwesi Appiah seemed to be enjoying his newfound job and could switch the pitch for the microphones sooner than later.

American football commentator mocks Ronaldo for landing Man United in Conference League

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the debate about who is the greatest ever footballer continued again last weekend after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both scored for their respective club sides.

Messi scored a wonderful strike to seal the French Ligue 1 title for Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, April 23 while Ronaldo was also on target against Arsenal as Manchester United succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at the Emirates.

The loss for Manchester United further dampened their chances of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League despite Ronaldo’s 16th Premier League goal.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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