Career
Prior to training as a coach, he was a player and was the first captain of the national team in 1949. He was also the first coach of the Enugu Rangers and was selector for the national team after the Nigerian Civil War. A stadium in Owerri is named after him.
He went to Church Missionary Society Central School, Nkwerre, Orlu, Etinan Institute, and Government Teacher"s College, Calabar.
He worked in the press offices of the West African Pilot briefly and then joined the staff of U.A.C. in Lagos where he also played football.