Kwabena yeboah biography definition

For others like me, it would be the pain of seeing those I wanted to win losing in such a painful manner on the final day. However, most if not all, football enthusiasts agree that this was one of the most entertaining world cup tournaments not only in terms of the quality of football but also the entire vibe and feel of the tournament which took place in what is considered by most as the spiritual home of football Brazil.

Thankfully, Argentina did not win it as that would have been more terrible a loss to the Brazilians than even the humbling defeat to the Germans. Though the Black Stars exited the tournament at the group stage of the competition, there was one Ghanaian who remained in the tournament for two weeks more and to the very end in the person of the legendary Kwabena Yeboah.

You have to hear this. When I was growing up, one of the most prominent newspaper sports journalists in this country was Kwabena Yeboah. He was in the class of the likes of Sam Doku, Paapa Painstil and others who wrote some of the most fearless articles in the press. I used to buy the Africa Sports and a couple of other sports papers every Monday morning on my way to school at Madina DC 2 Middle School just so, and among others of course.

His penchant for using verbose language was very attractive to me and many of my peers who were still learning to build our vocabulary in English. Typically, the very first two paragraphs of Mr. But we still loved it so much.

Kwabena Yeboah (born c.

In those days, there were other sports journalists who appeared on television such as Tina Moses, Edward Faakye, Kweku Ofosu Asare, Kwabena Agyepong, Moses Foh Amoaning, Simpson who either hosted or appeared on one television sports show or another as guest. Thus when Kwabena Yeboah eventually made it to Sports Highlights after Tina Moses, Edward Faakye and the Simpson if my memory is right in that order as its host, we knew our legend had arrived.

In the days before DStv, Sports Highlights was the most attractive programme on television for all sports fans. In the days after DStv, Sports Highlights continued to remain the biggest sports programme on television for all sports fans.