{"id":422782,"date":"2017-09-27T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/winning-wafu-cup-best-player-award-my-best-so-far-isaac-twum\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:30:32","slug":"winning-wafu-cup-best-player-award-my-best-so-far-isaac-twum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/winning-wafu-cup-best-player-award-my-best-so-far-isaac-twum\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning WAFU Cup Best Player award my best so far &#8211; Isaac Twum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/56510171.295.jpg\" alt=\"Twumaward 1024x711\" title=\"Twumaward 1024x711\" width=\"295\" height=\"205\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Isaac Twum receiving an award for being the overall Best Player in the WAFU tournament<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506529832_476_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana\u2019s captain for the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations, Isaac Twum confesses that winning the Player of the Tournament accolade is the best thing to have ever happened in his life.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old midfielder was extremely influential in his side\u2019s lifting of the title after beating Nigeria 4-1 in the final at Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday, September 24.<\/p>\n<p>The central midfielder played every single match in the tournament, only missing about an hour of play after being substituted due to injury in the Black Stars group game against Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Twum\u2019s drives from the midfield were crucial in the team\u2019s attacking process, but more importantly he provided a solid barrier in front of the back four when he often broke-up opposition\u2019s attacking play.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the tournament and the winning of the personal accolade, he was quick to give thanks to his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot to win this tournament,\u201d said Twum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also helps us as players to develop and to make our names in football. This tournament has benefited us all, the players and the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning this individual award is probably the best thing that has happened in my life so far. I am happy and excited for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to say thank you to my teammates and congratulate them because if it wasn\u2019t for them I wouldn\u2019t have won this award. I couldn\u2019t have done it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaac Twum receiving an award for being the overall Best Player in the WAFU tournament &#13; Ghana\u2019s captain for the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations, Isaac Twum confesses that winning the Player of the Tournament accolade is the best thing to have ever happened in his life. 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