'I am the only player in Ghana to play with four generations' - Mohammed Polo

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Gomozo 8 months ago

A true legend

A true legend
Father 8 months ago

Ghanaweb, your sentences are very bad. Please get some professional to do the editing or at worst use AI. Thank you

Ghanaweb, your sentences are very bad. Please get some professional to do the editing or at worst use AI. Thank you
Lee Pogas 8 months ago

Which generation and what generation ? . .....come clear please

Which generation and what generation ? . .....come clear please
Kofi 8 months ago

True hrr u deserve a monument ....from poloo to the magnificent poloo ....then Great African commentators named him the Magician poloo .....rate him with the great players like maradona .... dribbled 7 players to score ....in ...
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True hrr u deserve a monument ....from poloo to the magnificent poloo ....then Great African commentators named him the Magician poloo .....rate him with the great players like maradona .... dribbled 7 players to score ....indeed u are great ...
Kofi 8 months ago

True hrr u deserve a monument ....from poloo to the magnificent poloo ....then Great African commentators named him the Magician poloo .....rate him with the great players like maradona .... dribbled 7 players to score ....in ...
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True hrr u deserve a monument ....from poloo to the magnificent poloo ....then Great African commentators named him the Magician poloo .....rate him with the great players like maradona .... dribbled 7 players to score ....indeed u were great ...
Hannan 8 months ago

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Kofi 8 months ago

And so ???

And so ???
Dee 8 months ago

I watched him playing and played with ease, especially his passes, he can do anything with the ball, he is a football God, no fault from him and it is beautiful to watch him playing, very gifted

I watched him playing and played with ease, especially his passes, he can do anything with the ball, he is a football God, no fault from him and it is beautiful to watch him playing, very gifted
Paakwasi 8 months ago

the golden boy abdul razak was more better he was african best footballer and polo never.

the golden boy abdul razak was more better he was african best footballer and polo never.
Ougrabako 8 months ago

One of the best in Ghana. I remember watching Polo playing at Rouga by 37 military camp with Anas Sedu and LB. His ball handling, dribbling and protecting it made him a great player. I still remember his first game in Kumasi ...
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One of the best in Ghana. I remember watching Polo playing at Rouga by 37 military camp with Anas Sedu and LB. His ball handling, dribbling and protecting it made him a great player. I still remember his first game in Kumasi agaist Kotoko where he scored the equalizer by massacring the great Don Opong on the left wing.
Odoi 8 months ago

The dribbling magician. He punished Asante Kotoko very well.

The dribbling magician. He punished Asante Kotoko very well.
Sam 8 months ago

What was the punishment? Polo was a very skillful dribbler, however, Kotoko defenders figured him out: All his dribbling would start from mid right point of the field, right diagonally across the opponents half of the field. ...
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What was the punishment? Polo was a very skillful dribbler, however, Kotoko defenders figured him out: All his dribbling would start from mid right point of the field, right diagonally across the opponents half of the field. Anyone who stood in this typical trip to the far left corner would be outplayed. Kotoko had the answer for this "one way" move. The defenders allowed him to get to that far left corner 'unopposed'. He gets to that corners and swings in a volley into the penalty box, and the defenders would be there and ready to kick the ball away. Polo was good to watch but never the best for in terms of winning a match for his side. Opoku Afriyie was scoring more goals for Kotoko and Ghana then
Wilson 8 months ago

Nice reading what you have shared.
However, how could you have compared Opoku Afriyie to Mohammed Polo?
Opoku Afriyie was an out & out striker or appropriately a finisher who drifted to the right wing in his later years whi ...
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Nice reading what you have shared.
However, how could you have compared Opoku Afriyie to Mohammed Polo?
Opoku Afriyie was an out & out striker or appropriately a finisher who drifted to the right wing in his later years while Polo was a left winger who drifted to the inside left at the later years of his career.
Egad 8 months ago

Go and ask Dan Oppong aka Idi Amin

Go and ask Dan Oppong aka Idi Amin
Dwarf 8 months ago

He was simply the best and one of the most gifted footballers in Ghana.

He was simply the best and one of the most gifted footballers in Ghana.
Isaac 8 months ago

You played four decades

You played four decades
Enyo 8 months ago

Too...you have been heard!!

Too...you have been heard!!
Martin A 8 months ago

Great player with ball at his feet and could mesmerize opponents with magical dribbling skills. I remember watching him in one match in particular in the 70s when Hearts of Oak beat Kotoko three goals to nil, with the great g ...
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Great player with ball at his feet and could mesmerize opponents with magical dribbling skills. I remember watching him in one match in particular in the 70s when Hearts of Oak beat Kotoko three goals to nil, with the great goalie Robert Mensah between the sticks. Polo had the ball on left side of field, dribbled his way to right side of the field and unleashed a powerful shot that sounded like the ball was shot out of a cannon, beating the hapless goalkeeper Rovert Mensah.
Rho 8 months ago

Martin, you’re one big liar. Robert Mensah died before Polo ever played for Hearts against Kotoko. It was Kotoko that rather beat Hearts 3-0 at the Accra Dports Stadium during those days. Not the other way around. In that m ...
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Martin, you’re one big liar. Robert Mensah died before Polo ever played for Hearts against Kotoko. It was Kotoko that rather beat Hearts 3-0 at the Accra Dports Stadium during those days. Not the other way around. In that match players like Jennedy, Gyabaa, Charles Oppong played for Kotoko.

When Polo, Mama Acquah, Anas, Adolf Armah, Robert Hammond were playing for Hearts, they never beat Kotoko by 3-0. You’re lying
Wilson 8 months ago

Absolutely he lied but you aren't being specific.
When Kotoko beat Accra Hearts of Oak in Accra by 3:0 in 1980, there was no Mohammed Polo.
Although it's true that Hearts did not beat Kotoko 3:0 in that era, the most devast ...
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Absolutely he lied but you aren't being specific.
When Kotoko beat Accra Hearts of Oak in Accra by 3:0 in 1980, there was no Mohammed Polo.
Although it's true that Hearts did not beat Kotoko 3:0 in that era, the most devastating loss by Kotoko to Hearts was in 1976 when Hearts beat Kotoko by 2:1. In Kumasi. Kotoko then participating in Africa and parading Malik Jabir, Abdul Razak, Opoku Afriyie, James Kuku Dadzie, Addae Kyenkyenhene, goal keeper Botwe, Joe Sam, Yaw Sam Dan Oppong, etc didn't take it lightly that Mohammed Polo got the winning goal so Kuku Dadzie and Joe Sam had to be used as scape goats.
GHANAMAN 8 months ago

In 1976, Abdul Razak was playing for Kumasi Cornerstones not Asante Kotoko.

In 1976, Abdul Razak was playing for Kumasi Cornerstones not Asante Kotoko.
Mort 8 months ago

So where is the story? Aaaaba ! Is this site manned by journalists? Please get real

So where is the story? Aaaaba ! Is this site manned by journalists? Please get real
Brigadier Sabari v.2 8 months ago

Akoa gwa n'anom. Give am somthing to do wai

Akoa gwa n'anom. Give am somthing to do wai
AKOO TE BROFO 8 months ago

GHANAWEB, IS THIS NEWS WORTHY? WHAT IS A GENERATION? HE COULDN'T EVEN MENTION WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING SOCCER, THE COLT TEAM THAT HE PLAYED WITH BEFORE JOINING Heart's OF OAK, HIS CALL UP THE NATIONAL TEAM, TEAM MATES IN THE N ...
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GHANAWEB, IS THIS NEWS WORTHY? WHAT IS A GENERATION? HE COULDN'T EVEN MENTION WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING SOCCER, THE COLT TEAM THAT HE PLAYED WITH BEFORE JOINING Heart's OF OAK, HIS CALL UP THE NATIONAL TEAM, TEAM MATES IN THE NATIONAL. YOU GUYS BETTER DO GOOD INTERVIEWS.
Ebenezer Dugbartey 8 months ago

Nice comment from all of you.
But ask yourselves up to date, he wasn't or hasn't been given the chance to manage/coach any of the national teams (under 16, 20, 23 and Blackstars)
WHY?
He's coached both local teams and inte ...
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Nice comment from all of you.
But ask yourselves up to date, he wasn't or hasn't been given the chance to manage/coach any of the national teams (under 16, 20, 23 and Blackstars)
WHY?
He's coached both local teams and international yet nothing for him. Whereby his colleagues were given the chance to coaches and team managers to the national teams.
I Eben Dugbartey will always speak the truth. We should from players and managers like him Polo.
Why isn't this our legends be the technical Directors for our football teams especially BLACKSTARS.
Go back in history and see what our local legends did for our national team been technical Directors in the lives of Great CK Gyamfi, SK Mainoo etc
GFA doesn't have memories of how Ghana became the power house in African football.
Why are we still employing the white to head our technical Directors role?
It's about time.
THE WAIT IS TOO LONG.
DON'T WASTE THE TALENT AND IDEAS OF THIS GREAT LEGENDS. OUR PLAY OF FOOTBALL IS BEEN LOST.
Enough said, will continue next time.
May God bless us all.
Historical Alatani 8 months ago

Hey Eben. That was insightful. I believe this is the same Eben who played for Hearts: such a cool guy on and off the pitch. Ghana (GFA) is just wasteful - a mafioso clan of which (by character) one must be very dubious to qua ...
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Hey Eben. That was insightful. I believe this is the same Eben who played for Hearts: such a cool guy on and off the pitch. Ghana (GFA) is just wasteful - a mafioso clan of which (by character) one must be very dubious to qualify as a member. It exist to serve individual’s interest not Ghana’s. We have the likes of Osei Kofi, Polo, Abedi, Tony Yeboah e.t.c all still alive with tremendous football experiences and connections but the GFA vampires have blocked them from coming near the organisation. Kurt is a failure personified but that ‘Konongo kaya’ : it’s a shame he still calls the shot at GFA. Ghana? Hmmmmmm
Wilson 8 months ago

Waooo!!! Nice reading from you. I used to watch you during the musical youth days and even at Police Depot when you were playing for Achibrew Stars in the INDAFA league. You were my favourite in the musical youth either at nu ...
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Waooo!!! Nice reading from you. I used to watch you during the musical youth days and even at Police Depot when you were playing for Achibrew Stars in the INDAFA league. You were my favourite in the musical youth either at number 10 with Shamo at 6 and later you reversed positions and both of you were at Achibrew Stars as well.
I once watched you at Alajo where you were came with Newtown 11 to play against Alajo 11. You played very calmly and never stressed yourself. At one moment the ball came to you and you were very casual then Sola Ayew came in very forcefully to take the ball away, but still you didn't but you stamped on the ball and it displaced Sola, he lost his bearing and then fell. We stood and we said Waoooo.
I just couldn't get it how coach Sam Adday thought you should be on bench for Sola to be starting when he joined Hearts in the 2nd year of the musical youth.
Anyway, GFA has been trying hard to involve past footballers in football management. Presently Otoo Addo who was your play mate at the Blackstars is in charge. Tony Baffoe has been doing so much in football management and seeking the welfare of retired footballers but I don't see plenty of you joining forces with him.
Now for Mohammed Polo anytime he is given the slightest opportunity at club level, he gets too emotional and temperamental and that won't make you suitable to be considered for a national team management.
Although I don't agree with the choice of some ex footballers managing the national teams such as Nasamu Yakubu(your playmate), Kwesi Appiah, Maxwell Konadu, John Paintsil, Fatawu Dawuda, etc) a lot of ex footballers at various times have gotten involved in football management in recent times so it's not true that ex footballers aren't being given the chance to have a go at the national teams.
Kaya Man 8 months ago

Massa, we are tired of you. Ad3n!!

Massa, we are tired of you. Ad3n!!
Fairman 8 months ago

To me he was the greatest ball juggler among the 4 claimed generations.
If l were Mohamed Polo, the people l will blame for the world not to notice me are those countries led by the USA to boycott the Moscow Olympics in 1980 ...
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To me he was the greatest ball juggler among the 4 claimed generations.
If l were Mohamed Polo, the people l will blame for the world not to notice me are those countries led by the USA to boycott the Moscow Olympics in 1980 which Ghana was to participate but Late President Hilla Limman withdrew Ghana's participation. Polo would have been known just like Messi and Ronaldo.
Bonus Baba 8 months ago

That is the plain gospel truth. ONLY STUPIDITY WILL ARGUE ABOUT THAT

That is the plain gospel truth. ONLY STUPIDITY WILL ARGUE ABOUT THAT
Kwaku Yeboah 8 months ago

I challenge any of our journalists (especially Sports Journalists) to make some research and bring out the details of the generations that the great Mohamed Ahmed Polo played with. In fact there are many interesting stories a ...
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I challenge any of our journalists (especially Sports Journalists) to make some research and bring out the details of the generations that the great Mohamed Ahmed Polo played with. In fact there are many interesting stories about the success of our heroes. I pray that the good Lord inspires somebody to write about all our football heroes. And since they are national heroes, there is no need to talk about specific clubs. The likes of Abedi Pele, Anthony Yeboah, Osei Kofi, George Alhassan,!Adolf Armah, Akutteh Armah ( the man with 99 styles ), Baba Yara, Joe Debrah, Mohamed Choo (of RTU. I hope the children will learn about him) and the rest. May the good Lord inspire somebody to write about our heroes. Amen
M.T 8 months ago

These are the useless records people want to set and tend to influence decisions to retire players who still have alot to offer. If Polo played with four generations why is he quiet about the way Andre is being treated when w ...
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These are the useless records people want to set and tend to influence decisions to retire players who still have alot to offer. If Polo played with four generations why is he quiet about the way Andre is being treated when we know he's still better than some of the players being called to the team?
Paakwasi 8 months ago

4 generations de3 meaning you played football for 120 years, ghanaians need to learn a bit more. am sorry sir.

4 generations de3 meaning you played football for 120 years, ghanaians need to learn a bit more. am sorry sir.
Nkatiah Afriyie 8 months ago

The football Magician no one in Ghana is like him.long live Ahmed.

The football Magician no one in Ghana is like him.long live Ahmed.

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