Akai Coleman, aged twelve, beat 117 other entrants in Nick Kicks' Diddy Pundit competition, which was run by Nickelodeon UK as part of their weekly English Football League series that covers all of the goals, fans and fails of the EFL.
For his video entry, Akai chose to commentate on Millwall player Aiden O'Brien's goals against Scunthorpe and AFC Wimbledon, and Steve Morison's strikes in wins over Chesterfield and Oxford United.
NickALive! reported last week that he had made it into the final of the competition, and was waiting to hear who had won.
He said he was relieved when his mum, Adede, broke the news to him after she pretended he was in trouble and had to spend the bank holiday Monday in detention at school.
“At that moment I felt very happy and proud of myself for this achievement,” said Akai, who lives in Rotherhithe.
“I love football, commentating, punditry, journalism, and acting, so this is a very proud achievement for me. I felt very happy and overwhelmed and joyful.”
Akai will now join Roman Kemp and Rachel Stringer at the English Football League's Championship Play-Off Final in May 2017!
Akai said he found the atmosphere at the Millwall v Bradford match on Saturday “electrifying” and that he hoped it would be the same when he commentated on Huddersfield v Reading on Monday.
“I just loved it there,” he said. “All the fans were going wild and having a great time and hopefully it’s the same for Huddersfield v Reading, because I’m going to be in my suit commentating.
“I’m just really excited for it and I hope everyone tunes into the match and watches me commentating.
“At the end I will be commentating on some highlights as well and interviewing some Huddersfield or Reading players.
“I want to say a massive thank you to Nickelodeon for giving me this opportunity and to Southwark News for interviewing me and putting me in the newspaper for everyone to see.”
Congratulations, Akai! :)
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