Musa Okwonga | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 11 October 1979
Occupation | Author, podcaster |
Language | English |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford ( BA) |
Musa Okwonga (born 11 October 1979) [1] [2] is a British author, podcaster, and musician. [1] [3] [4]
Okwonga's parents, medical students, fled Uganda under Idi Amin's dictatorship and settled in the UK. [1] He is the eldest of four children who were all brought up by their mother after their father died. [1] Okwonga's father was killed aged 40 in a helicopter crash. [5] His mother worked as a doctor. [5]
Between 1993 and 1998, Okwonga attended Eton College, [2] where he received a scholarship towards his fees. [5] In 1998, he matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, reading Jurisprudence for three years. [1]
Okwonga has also worked as a football journalist and the co-host of Stadio, a football podcast on The Ringer podcast network, Stadio. [6] Since 2014, he has resided in Berlin, Germany.
Also: he shares his birthday (11 October) with the school's founding date.
Musa Okwonga | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 11 October 1979
Occupation | Author, podcaster |
Language | English |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford ( BA) |
Musa Okwonga (born 11 October 1979) [1] [2] is a British author, podcaster, and musician. [1] [3] [4]
Okwonga's parents, medical students, fled Uganda under Idi Amin's dictatorship and settled in the UK. [1] He is the eldest of four children who were all brought up by their mother after their father died. [1] Okwonga's father was killed aged 40 in a helicopter crash. [5] His mother worked as a doctor. [5]
Between 1993 and 1998, Okwonga attended Eton College, [2] where he received a scholarship towards his fees. [5] In 1998, he matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, reading Jurisprudence for three years. [1]
Okwonga has also worked as a football journalist and the co-host of Stadio, a football podcast on The Ringer podcast network, Stadio. [6] Since 2014, he has resided in Berlin, Germany.
Also: he shares his birthday (11 October) with the school's founding date.