{"id":1125021,"date":"2022-06-17T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/17\/barcelona-forward-memphis-depay-given-heroic-welcome-as-he-arrives-in-ghana-for-a-short-vacation-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T06:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T06:18:00","slug":"barcelona-forward-memphis-depay-given-heroic-welcome-as-he-arrives-in-ghana-for-a-short-vacation-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/17\/barcelona-forward-memphis-depay-given-heroic-welcome-as-he-arrives-in-ghana-for-a-short-vacation-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona forward Memphis Depay given heroic welcome as he arrives in Ghana for a short vacation, Photos \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dutch-forward-memphis-depay-has-been-given-a-heroic-welcome-after-he-touched-down-in-ghana-for-a-short-holiday\">Dutch forward Memphis Depay has been given a heroic welcome after he touched down in Ghana for a short holiday.<\/h2>\n<p>The player who plays his club football for Spanish giant Barcelona has Ghanaian blood in him as his father is a Ghanaian.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly arrived on Thursday and will be in the country for a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>We gathered that he will also be engaged in philanthropic works and will meet the leaders of the Ghana Football Association to discuss how he can help football in the West African nation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Depay was in the news recently when he dropped a video saying he has forgiven his dad, Dennis Depay after he grew up without his love and care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t come that far to talk about it but now we cool,\u201d when we asked if he was angry at his father for leaving. \u201cYou know I\u2019m older. At the age of 22, I think 23, I forgave him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is not a bad guy, he just won\u2019t take his responsibilities. He knows that. I was for a very long time angry because obviously, you get those questions a lot when you play football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople even make jokes about it. 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The player who plays his club football for Spanish giant Barcelona has Ghanaian blood in him as his father is a Ghanaian. 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