Sports icons inspire Presec-Legon students

Black Stars striker Abdul Madjid Waris, Para-cyclist Alem Mumuni and Tae-Kwondo star David Adjetey, inspired students of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School in Accra in a motivational seminar dubbed “Making It Happen”.

The trio, during the third edition of the “Making It Happen” seminar organized by Ghanaian-based website, Liquid Sports, motivated and encouraged 300 students on how to combine education and sports to achieve their goals in life.

Mumuni, a para-cyclist, who managed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, shared with the gathering how he turned his disability to reach higher height in life.

Mumuni said people with disabilities have been sidelined in life with little love from society, but with determination, hard work and perseverance, he managed to reach far in life and prepared to impact lives and make a change in the world.

According to him, “I have gone through challenges in my disabled state, but I was determined to go far. I have been stigmatised and sidelined in society, but disability is no one’s fault and it can happen to anyone at any time.

"As you climb the ladder of life, you’ll meet people who will encourage and discourage you, but through it all, you have to be focused and be with the right people".

He said he was determined to make something out of his life and with the positive advice he received from loved ones and therefore called on society to show love to disabled persons with the view that a country can’t develop if a section is sidelined.

He said though his father refused to educate him out of a family of 35, his father was later persuaded by the need to educate and that changed his life.

Mumuni also admonished the students to be cautious when settling on a partner for life, adding that a bad wife can destroy your future ambitions.

Waris, who plays for Lorient FC in France, told the students how he started from Right to Dream Academy and moved to England on a student academic scholarship at Hartpury College.

He told the gathering to concentrate on their education saying "when I was contacted by Right to Dream, my parents disagreed, because they said I won’t take my education serious but Right to Dream promised them, that they will ensure I take my studies serious".

He added that he used education and football to achieve his dream in life and called on parents to support their children who wants to engage in sports.

U.S.A based Ghanaian Tae Kwondo practitioner Adjetey, also encouraged the students to be focused in life to achieve their set targets in life.