{"id":165912,"date":"2024-03-27T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/27\/black-princesses-captain-afi-amenyeku-pays-tribute-to-supportive-grandfather\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:22:16","slug":"black-princesses-captain-afi-amenyeku-pays-tribute-to-supportive-grandfather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/27\/black-princesses-captain-afi-amenyeku-pays-tribute-to-supportive-grandfather\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Princesses captain Afi Amenyeku pays tribute to \u2018supportive\u2019 grandfather \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Black Princess captain, Afi Amenyeku has paid tribute to her supportive grandfather who has longed to see her football career yield results.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Ladies goalkeeper led the Princesses to beat Nigeria 2-1 in extra-time and win gold at the 2023 African Games hosted in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>She posted pictures of herself and her grandfather posing with her gold medal on social media that has now gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>Afi has now explained the kind of connection she shares with her grandfather, saying he wants to continue making him proud in her football career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen my grandfather learned that I played football, he told me he dreamed of seeing me succeed,\u201d she told Kumasi-based Akoma FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also always asks for cars and other things before he passes away, so I always remember this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandfather is someone I will never forget, and I hope to continue making him proud of my football career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Princess captain, Afi Amenyeku has paid tribute to her supportive grandfather who has longed to see her football career yield results. 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