He was born in Lagos' tough teeming Ajegunle ghetto on 1 July 1978, to an Islamic scholar father and a mum who is a trader.

In 2003 he left Television to become the editor of the country's first all-sport website NigerianSports.com, from where he was snapped up by the BBC in March 2004 immediately after the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.

Since March 2004, Oluwashina has been reporting for the BBC World Service Radio and Television (Focus on Africa Sport).

[1] He also contributes to World Soccer Magazine and Al Jazeera English (Sport) online and TV.

He travels to South Africa regularly for the English Premier League and Football Fundi's on Kwesé Sports.