{"id":228395,"date":"2024-10-08T19:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/coming-into-the-light-the-football-career-of-henry-lawerteh\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T19:47:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:47:08","slug":"coming-into-the-light-the-football-career-of-henry-lawerteh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/coming-into-the-light-the-football-career-of-henry-lawerteh\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming into the light :The football career of Henry Lawerteh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/151\/15102214.295.jpg\" alt=\"Footballer Henry  Lawerteh\" title=\"Footballer Henry  Lawerteh\" width=\"295\" height=\"226\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Footballer Henry  Lawerteh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.<\/p>\n<p>Challenging yourself by investing in yourself remains the best investment you will ever make and you need to do great, attained by loving what you do.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Football journey<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Henry Lawerteh, a citizen of Ada Toflokpo, a suburb of the Ada West District, is excited to join the world&#8217;s most popular and, arguably, one of the highest-paying professions the globe can testify about. <\/p>\n<p>His contribution to this profession and incarnation is confined to his courage and willingness to take fault.<\/p>\n<p>Still young, Henry watches the senior national team, the Black Stars, the talented young goalkeeper is inspired to pursue a football career. <\/p>\n<p>As a young prodigy, he plays football to fulfill the obvious goalie role and prevent his team&#8217;s opponents from scoring goals. <\/p>\n<p>Aracom Football Academy, located in the Eastern Region, was Henry&#8217;s first academic football club. His professional football career began in 2023 when he joined Dansoman Professionals, a Second Division club, where he now plays the goalkeeper role. <\/p>\n<p>He anticipates earning a call-up to feature in the goalpost for the senior national team, the Black Stars after the requisite football experience. <\/p>\n<p>Every Ghanaian footballer supports both local and European clubs. <\/p>\n<p>Henry is ambitious to play for Accra Hearts of Oak, his favorite local club, to support and watch the team play. Despite his age, he is Ghana&#8217;s 2009 Under-20 World Cup champion Daniel Adjei&#8217;s outstanding performance. <\/p>\n<p>Henry&#8217;s local role model is Daniel Adjei, a former Liberty Professional save peer of hands. <\/p>\n<p>Most African players still see European trade as their ultimate goal. Henry envisions himself retaining the position for Real Madrid, a team he loves, much like Andre Onana does for Manchester United and Edouard Mendy does for Chelsea Football team. <\/p>\n<p>The hardworking goalkeeper will be gracious to rise to Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois, a fit that requires more work and commitment. <\/p>\n<p><b>Educational Career<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Henry Lawerteh attended Mataheko D\/A primary school in the Ningo Prampram District in the Greater Accra Region. He was the school team\u2019s goalkeeper throughout his basic school days. <\/p>\n<p>After basic education, he attended a Farmers\u2019 Training Programme at the School of Agriculture College of Basic and Applied Sciences University of Ghana, Legon. Henry gained knowledge in commercial farming and poultry research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footballer Henry Lawerteh The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. 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