{"id":202858,"date":"2024-07-24T18:20:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/24\/i-sold-pure-water-and-played-football-without-boots-derek-boateng-recounts-tough-childhood-video\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T18:20:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:20:24","slug":"i-sold-pure-water-and-played-football-without-boots-derek-boateng-recounts-tough-childhood-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/24\/i-sold-pure-water-and-played-football-without-boots-derek-boateng-recounts-tough-childhood-video\/","title":{"rendered":"I sold pure water and played football without boots \u2013 Derek Boateng recounts tough childhood (Video) \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Blackstars player, Derrick Boateng, has taken us deep into his childhood days.<\/p>\n

Contrary to the notion that he grew up in an affluent home, the player has disclosed otherwise.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an exclusive interview with FiiFi Pratt on Kingdom FM, Derrick Boateng recounted his tough upbringing.<\/p>\n

As revealed by Derrick, he once sold pure water on the streets of Accra because his mother is blind and his father was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

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Talking about how he started playing football, Derrick disclosed that he developed love for the sport at age 10 and because his mother couldn\u2019t afford to buy him a boot, he played with his barefoot covered with bandages.<\/p>\n

According to Derrick, because his father was absent, he started taking care of his mother and other siblings when he was just 13 years old through menial jobs.<\/p>\n

Watch the\u00a0\u00a0video\u00a0below to know more\u2026<\/p>\n

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