Ghanaian football legend Mohammed Polo has opened up on a bizarre and chilling experience he had with a juju ritual during his playing days, an encounter he says he walked away from with deep spiritual clarity.
During an interview with Sporty FM, the former Hearts of Oak star, widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted players Ghana has ever produced, shared the moment he came face-to-face with what he believes was a satanic ritual disguised as healing.
“I went to the North and they did some concoction and there was fire in a calabash, and it was not burning. Is it not satanic, and it happened? They were cooking something for me to smear on my leg, and they did like they were removing pains in my legs,” Polo recounted.
The 1978 AFCON champion, who dazzled crowds with his pace, dribbling, and vision during a 21-year career, admitted that while he acknowledges the existence of juju in football, he has never put his faith in it.
“There are lots of juju in football, it’s normal. It plays when you believe in it because when you do juju, juju will go against you. I know it is there, but I don’t believe juju can do anything to me, but as a human, Satan is there and Satan has his own ways,” he added.
Nicknamed the “Dribbling Magician,” he was the first-ever recipient of the Ghana Footballer of the Year award in 1975 and was instrumental in Ghana’s 1978 AFCON triumph.
He played four of the five matches and provided crucial assists, including the semi-final-winning pass to Abdul Razak and another to Opoku Afriyie in the final against Uganda.
Though his 1978 tournament was cut short by injury, many believed Polo was in contention for the Player of the Tournament. He finished as the third-best player behind Razak and Uganda’s Philip Omondi.
In total, Polo won an astounding 29 trophies across club and international football before retiring in 1993. Today, he remains active in the game as a coach and developer of young talent.
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