After Borrowing From The Greats, Simon Ekpolo Wants His Voice To Matter

Growing up in his Aviara hometown of Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State in Nigeria’s oil-rich South-South region, he and his friend would seize every opportunity to watch a football match.

“After entering the higher institution, I could not continue but I still had a love for football commentary,” he says. So, when “free from school”, he returned to commenting. He launched “Voiceover Young Noble”, a social media channel offering voiceover recaps of football matches played in Europe and Nigeria.

To record the video, the slender young man, in his early 30s, draped a large tie loosely around his neck, transformed his beard and mustache completely grey, donned a taxi cap, and placed comically oversized mock headphones made out of foam over his ears. On TikTok, he has almost 598,000 followers, and 420,000 on Facebook and 40,000 on Instagram as of April 2024.A post shared by Simon Ogheneruona Ekpolo

“The top of them all was when I had the opportunity to speak with Peter Drury live on air and he commended me. He encouraged me,” he said. “That alone really pushed me.”“They are all good in their various ways,” Simon says, hesitating to name his idol. He, however, notes, “If I were to choose, with all respect to every other commentator, I would go with Peter Drury.”The Delta-born social media sensation was one of the popular faces that graced TV sets during the AFCON earlier in the year.

“If he has the opportunity to commentate on their matches, I would be delighted. Not only in Nigeria but also outside the country,” he said.Young Noble faced challenges initially but his persistence is now paying off.Despite the acclaim that has earned him his celebrity status, Simon’s journey has not exactly been rosy.

Copyright claims also rank top among his challenges. He notes that this began when his works started gaining attention and being shared far and widely.

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

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