Physically challenged boy smiles after meeting his icon, Asamoah Gyan

A young physically challenged boy has finally had the opportunity of meeting his world icon, the captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan.

It has always been the 16-year old boy’s dream to have an encounter with the Black Stars Skipper before departing from the earth.

He felt very excited when he saw Asamoah Gyan and his team approaching him. After finally interacting with him, he felt very accomplished in life. His dream is to become a sports analyst.

His dream came into reality when Ultimate FM and Nectar of Hope arranged a meeting between Asamoah Gyan and the young boy on Monday June 12, 2017 at the Golden Tulip, Kumasi after AFCON 2019 qualifier against Ethiopia.

According to Attah who is suffering from cerebral palsy, his biggest wish in life was to meet Asamoah Gyan and interact with him.

Attah Takyi Ebenezer used to listen to commentary and sports news with his small radio and got interested in matters relating to Asamoah Gyan.




Asamoah Gyan gave him an undisclosed amount of money promising to buy him a new wheel chair and offer financial support.

He further assured to meet the boy again.

The leader of the Nectar of Hope for Children foundation, Ibrahim Abdul-Rahman expressed the team’s excitement for helping the young Attah to meet his dream icon.

He thanked Asamoah Gyan and his management for responding to their call.

He further added that the team will continue to help other children who are in similar situations and will also help improve upon their lives through their community reach out project.





Background:

Attah Ebenezer, who used to move about while rolling on the floor, went through a transformation a year ago when Nectar of Hope for Children Foundation gave him a wheel chair to aid his movement.

This was part of the foundation’s community survey project at Bekwai Feyiase in which basic educational needs of children in the area were provided.

He hails from Bekwai Feyiase, a village with no electricity.

After giving Attah Ebenezer the wheel chair and enrolling him at Feyiase SDA Basic School, he requested to meet the Skipper of the senior national team of Ghana, the Black Stars.

The team then made several attempts to help him see his all time icon, with the help of Ultimate FM his dream was fulfilled.

Attah had not been in school before until he was enrolled into school (class one) last year.

He indicated that he is sometimes rejected by people due to his condition and that most children were scared of him because of how he used to roll on the ground.