'I would've been dead by now' - Rev. Osei Kofi on why he declined Stoke City's £30,000 offer in 1969
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He should have gone. Can you imagine if the Europeans had decided not to come to Africa? These stories need to be told for others to learn from. Its a big world out there. Even Satan left heaven and never went back. I wonder ...
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Leave the man alone, most of you condemning him have made similar mistakes in your life. Consider his days and the social background at that time. How many Ghanaians had gone to play professional football outside Ghana and ha ...
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Think before you talk. Humans have been traveling even before isei kofi was born. He didn't go because he felt allegiance to kotoko that's it. Even when you travel and fail there are lessons to be learnt that you carry with y ...
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Yeah you must also think before you write. Comparing Pele's situation to OK 's is qhite different. USA is not new to Brazilians they are on the same continent. People even walk from Brazil to USA. Pele was not the first Brzil ...
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You wouldn’t have been dead. Daddy, it is absolutely fine to admit you made some bad choices or decisions in life. There is no need to over justify certain decisions. It was very good money and you needed it. Nobody knows t ...
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The African mindset can be so crippling. This man threw away his soccer destiny because of the fear of man, and at that time very few people would have done anything differently from what he did. I thank God so much that he h ...
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Very well said Sir.
Wilberforce Mfum has never regretted leaving for the USA to play soccer. He is in better circumstances now.He was smart. O K could have sneaked away through Togo or Ivory Coast.
hello Sir, i strongly believe you will not die at that time it was just your descision to reject that offer Mr.In life time and chances and opportunity happen to everyone but it depends on you to grab hold of an open door or ...
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The British NHS would have provided you with free denturrs if you have taken the offer.
You cannot even chew chichinga anymire in Ghana because you have no teeth.
You would have been breaking some good bone marrow in y ...
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In phycology of human behaviour, we call this, defence mechanism. Anka mɛ wu. Who told you?
We normally say this to justify an opportunity missed.
After all....
In this world opportunity comes but once!
I hope the youth will learn from your stupidity and take advantage of opportunities that come their way. You and family would have lived quality life throughout. Why reject a lucrative deal because a local chief wants you to ...
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Folks, stop demeaning Osei Kofi. It is his decision so leave him alone. When was the last time he came to any of you insulting him to beg for food?
Leave the man alone.
He knows what he is saying. The British weather kills footballers quickly than anything else!
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Too much rubbish
Osei your story is nice however there are three things I want to correct. 1 George Best was an Irish not English.2 The Asantehene at that time was Prempeh the 2nd and 3 Kuffour's house/mansion is at Nshieso not Atonsu.
Hahahahaaaa.
He has a lot of stories laced with some inaccuracies here & there but we go enjoy them like that.
Please, Rev. Osei Kofi, "PUT YOUR COLLECTIONS OF YOUR DAYS OF FOOTBALL PLAYING IN A BOOK, PERHAPS, IN *AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY*, IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE IT ALREADY". You have such great memories of your playing days--although you c ...
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Something isn’t quite right about the write-up.Was the money offered £30,000.00 or £3,000.00?
Both amounts appear to show in the report.What the fcuk is wrong with folks at Ghana Web? Could you for once not be profession ...
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By 1969, he was at the twilight of his career.
He wasn't even part of the Blackstars team that played at the 1970 AFCON in Sudan.
He wasn't a starter at Kotoko when they won the African cup in 1970.
He was in the Black Stars as late as 1975. His last appearance was against Zaire.
ESSEL MENSAH NOT BOTCHWAY!!!
Rev. you may have forgotten, but it was Essel Mensah who replaced Robert Mensah NOTgoalkeeper Botchway. Botchway came in later.
Rev. deserves a better life after contributing a sterling quota in the area of sports to the nation
This man keeps changing the story as the years go by. In other places, it was his passport that was seized by Ghanaian authorities.
It is time to stop regurgitation of this dead story. Looking at what today's footballers ar ...
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In those days, patriotism was the norm among the players. In these days, SELFISHNESS and TRIBALISM are the order. Shame on the current Black Stars players and their officials for destroying the team and the country. Stinks to ...
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Why did he say he would have been dead ? Who is going to kill him ?
I blame the destiny blockers who saw this fine opportunity and actually PRESSURED him to walk away from it, and for what? Obviously if the opportunity had come to their children, they would have encouraged them to take it. ...
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It was Essel Mensah who replaced Robert Mensah not Botwe. In a different episode Osei Kofi said that it was the Sumankwaahene who said that one of them would die not the linguist. Sumankwaahene is the head of spiritual matter ...
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