| African democratization and military coups C Onwumechili Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998 | 117 | 1998 |
| In the deep valley with mountains to climb: Exploring identity and multiple reacculturation C Onwumechili, PO Nwosu, RL Jackson II, J James-Hughes International Journal of Intercultural Relations 27 (1), 41-62, 2003 | 112 | 2003 |
| Analysis of FIFA’s attempt at image repair C Onwumechili, K Bedeau Communication & Sport 5 (4), 407-427, 2017 | 46 | 2017 |
| Identity and nation in African football: Fans, community and clubs C Onwumechili, G Akindes Springer, 2014 | 40 | 2014 |
| Press and politics in Africa R M'Bayo, C Onwumechili, RN Nwanko (No Title), 2000 | 35 | 2000 |
| Sport communication: An international approach C Onwumechili Routledge, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
| Nigeria, football, and the return of Lord Lugard C Onwumechili International Journal of Sport Communication 2 (4), 451-465, 2009 | 29 | 2009 |
| Dream or reality: providing universal access to basic telecommunications in Nigeria? C Onwumechili Telecommunications Policy 25 (4), 219-231, 2001 | 28 | 2001 |
| Transnational communications, attitudes and fan identity: Studying Nigeria post-media reform C Onwumechili, S Oloruntola Soccer & Society 15 (3), 389-410, 2014 | 27 | 2014 |
| Urbanization and female football in Nigeria: history and struggle in a ‘man's game’ C Onwumechili The international journal of the history of sport 28 (15), 2206-2219, 2011 | 25 | 2011 |
| Privatization of the electronic media in Nigeria C Onwumechili Howard Journal of Communications 7 (4), 365-372, 1996 | 23 | 1996 |
| Communication and social values in cross‐cultural adjustment RN Nwanko, C Onwumechili Howard Journal of Communications 3 (1-2), 99-111, 1991 | 19 | 1991 |
| Nigerian football: Interests, marginalization, and struggle C Onwumechili Critical African Studies 6 (2-3), 144-156, 2014 | 16 | 2014 |
| Chukastats 1: History, records, and statistics of Nigerian Football CA Onwumechili Mechil Publishing, 2010 | 15 | 2010 |
| Communication & the transformation of society: a developing region's perspectives P Nwosu, C Onwumechili, R M'Bayo (No Title), 1995 | 14 | 1995 |
| Nigeria: as football labour scrambles, what about family? C Onwumechili, U Akpan Sport in Society 23 (7), 1119-1135, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| Organizational culture in Nigeria: An exploratory study C Onwumechili Communication Research Reports 13 (2), 239-249, 1996 | 12 | 1996 |
| Rediscovering mediatization of sport S Ličen, K Frandsen, T Horky, C Onwumechili, W Wei Communication & Sport 10 (5), 795-810, 2022 | 11 | 2022 |
| Nigeria: Rangers, Igbo identity, and the imagination of war C Onwumechili Identity and Nation in African Football: Fans, Community, and Clubs, 116-132, 2014 | 9 | 2014 |
| Analysis of FIFA’s attempt at image repair. Communication & Sport, 5 (4), 407–427 C Onwumechili, K Bedeau | 8 | 2017 |
