The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Legacy Rise Sport, Sharaf Mahama, has revealed that he was an avid fan of the Black Satellites team that won the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup.
He narrated that at the time, he was at home with his father, then Vice president John Dramani Mahama, and followed the team throughout the tournament by watching all their matches.
The president’s son noted that after the team triumphed and made history as the first African nation to win the U20 World Cup, he and his father were overjoyed and decided to meet the players at the airport.
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Sharaf explained that, as someone who aspired to become a footballer, he eagerly joined his father to welcome the team, touch the trophy, and interact with the players.
“At the time, I was working to become a professional footballer, so I had those goals and aspirations. Everything in my mind was football. So when the U20 team won the World Cup, I followed them throughout the tournament, I knew all the players’ names. I would even worry my father in the house.
“So when we won the trophy and they were returning, and he [President Mahama] was going to the airport, I said I was following him. I jumped in the car. I was so excited to meet the players. I was boasting to everyone. I still have the pictures today,” he said.
Watch the interview below:
‘I was boasting to all my friends.’
Sharaf Mahama, CEO of Legacy Rise Sports, opens up about meeting Ghana’s victorious 2009 U20 World Cup team at the airport with his father and going to school the next day.#JoySports pic.twitter.com/LvHacZzTg6
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