Image Number: APN294306
Title: The Legends
Path:
african.pictures /
Twenty Ten /
Emmanuel Quaye
Description: The jacket, Edmund Adjetey Obadzen,77 a former player of the Ghana's national team, wore in 1954 whilst with his local club ,Accra Great Olympics hangs at his verandah of his house at Teshie in Accra on October 17,2009."I was among the Black Star team which played England, Black Pool team in Accra in 1958. He said during his stay with the team they played against Egypt, and participated in many tournaments. Modern soccer, it is said, has become a lucrative business but the legends of Ghana football in decades past were motivated by a sense of nationalism and patriotism. They dedicated their service to the country. It was a great privilege to don the national jersey and it was the wish of every young player to be invited to join the national team, the Black Stars. Some of these heroes declined attractive offers to play for European clubs just for the love they had for their local clubs and country.ââ¬ÂWe were made to feel a sense of pride and prepared to die for the nation and not for mo
Collections: Twenty Ten
Subcollections:
Emmanuel Quaye
Country: Ghana
Orientation: landscape
Pixel Size: 3872 x 2592
Media Id: 2_1389
Credit: Emmanuel Quaye / Twenty Ten / Africa Media Online
Keywords:
retired footballer,
Black Stars,
World Press Photo,
home,
Ghana,
Africa,
Accra,
jacket,
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Property Release: No