{"id":52331,"date":"2023-03-31T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/tony-yeboah-lauded-for-paving-the-way-for-ghanaian-players\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:41:19","slug":"tony-yeboah-lauded-for-paving-the-way-for-ghanaian-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/tony-yeboah-lauded-for-paving-the-way-for-ghanaian-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Yeboah lauded for paving the way for Ghanaian players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"455\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tony-Yeboah-62-696x455.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Tony-Yeboah-62\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">23\/09\/1995 FA Premiership<br \/>\nWimbledon v Leeds United<br \/>\nTony Yeboah celebrates<br \/>\nCredit: Offside Sports Photography \/ Mark Leech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Liverpool and England goalkeeper, David James has praised Ghana legend, Tony Yeboah for his impact in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The former Asante Kotoko and\u00a0Okwawu United forward\u00a0joined Leeds United from Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt for a deal worth \u00a33.4 million in January 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He became the fans\u2019 favourite due to his goal-scoring prowess.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the impact of the former Ghana striker on DSTV, James lauded Yeboah, adding that he made a way for Ghanaian players in the Premier League currently due to his impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery\u00a0country needs someone that will represent them abroad and for me, Tony Yeboah was the flag bearer of Ghana in the Premier League,\u201d he told Premier League Productions<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis presence in the Premier League made a way for the Ghanaian players in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Yeboah was strong and scoring shocking goals. He was just a delight to watch,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In his second season at\u00a0Elland Road, he was voted\u00a0Player of the Year. Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances and is still revered as a cult hero for the\u00a0Yorkshire\u00a0club due to a series of memorable goals he scored.<\/p>\n<p>His volley against\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0and his strike versus\u00a0Wimbledon\u00a0in the\u00a01995\u201396 season\u00a0were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the\u00a0Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah\u00a0was a member of\u00a0Ghana\u2019s national team for over ten years and represented his country at three\u00a0Africa Cup of Nations\u00a0during the 1990s. Yeboah scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth-highest goalscoring total in the nation\u2019s history behind\u00a0Asamoah Gyan,\u00a0Edward Acquah\u00a0and\u00a0Kwasi Owusu.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wzv1Y4Xuz4k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghana Month Durbar: A wrap up of event of Ghana Month - Badwam on Adom TV 2 (31-03-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzv1Y4Xuz4k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23\/09\/1995 FA Premiership Wimbledon v Leeds United Tony Yeboah celebrates Credit: Offside Sports Photography \/ Mark Leech Former Liverpool and England goalkeeper, David James has praised Ghana legend, Tony Yeboah for his impact in the Premier League. 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