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In fact, the likes of Abedi Pele, Thony Yeboah and Thony Baffoe I guess can never be replaced in our time.<\/p>\n

Their dedication to wear the national jessey was quite different from what we see today.<\/p>\n

In those days, players wept bitterly when they lost a match. They did not share money before matches were played.<\/p>\n

It’s therefore not strange some of us little grown ups have no interest at all in both local and our national teams.<\/p>\n

Today, Heart of Oak and Kumasi Ashanti Kotoko are living by the past glories. Their spirit to ride over other clubs are no more.<\/p>\n

I quite remember both Abedi Pele and Thony Yeboah had chartered aeroplane to be featured in the Black Stars qualifying series.<\/p>\n

Their patriotism compelled soccer fans to die for them both physical and prayers.<\/p>\n

When the Brazil world cup brouhaha surfaced, one of our Black Stars key player been interview said they play football for money. That was the very time I saw it was needless to support our national teams.<\/p>\n

It is sad that ill luck denied them to play in the world cup but still they chalked successes in their European clubs than what we see today.<\/p>\n

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