Best Defender I the G Salute iow my salute my captain yes Sir triple triple k Night triple triple Triple matter what no Me Be hotel [Applause] And yes Yes Hey hold On fight I say One The At Go go go Go Said to 200 GH cities Mil good can on allance E Right My big brother my7 African the7 the7 yeah Yo who say Say No Amen You see us Here we are members of our grand friendship Club of which papak was a member so before a tribute will be read in his honor I will call his name three times and if he does not respond I will instruct that his name should be canell from the register of a c friendship
Club so if the place can be as quiet as possible before his name is mentioned Pap Al B n Pap also known as soccer B absent for the last time n Pap popularly known as is he not here AB so I instruct that his name should be
Canell from the register of our C friendship club by the powers vested in me as a secretary Ofair Pap’s name is dealing from the register of friendship CL very sad inde I proceed to read a tribute from our club BS come and hearts are broken Lov ones go with words on spoking it was with a very heavy heart and submission of the will of God that receive the bad news of the person of our beloved brother and friend Papu Alas and today with great sadness as we mourn a dependable and a humble friend a well respected and loving member a compassionate and a funy brother our friendship Club is well aware of the precious gem we have lost be M as papaku was affectionately called joined a c friendship Club in the
Mid 80s right after he captained kumia San to get African Cup Championship glory in 1983 due to his commitment to the business of Koto he was initially not very regular member until after his football career that he began to show his true love and commitment to the club Pap’s lawyer and allegiance to AFC was profound that even during his so abroad he was constantly sending his
Contributions to the club’s event even though he didn’t have the opportunity to attend he was without doubt the to of AFC members as his typical funy ways were simply admirable he turned H every time he talked and all members knew about his free spirit and his it always Drew
Friend closer to him and it wasn’t surprising that most members developed a special admiration for the for For the Love of for him B understood the lifestyle of a friendship Club so he accepted us for who we were and always offered us a wonderful time and entertainment he was also kind caring
Understanding and he brought so much joy and and happiness into the club B also very gentle and compassionate and he touched many hearts and whenever help was needed from Members it came so freely from him at our regular Sunday games and during special matches with sister clubs he
Always he was always one of the best players on the field small BS and distribute balls with ease F wearing his contagious smile and infectious laughs a very serious and determined individual be did everything and worked very hard to reach for his dreams unfortunately he could not reach for all
His rewards and then death laid its icy hands on him he s he suddenly left us in disbelief and he so sad that we are not able to say a proper goodbye to him be there is a lot for there’s a lot of moments we can remen and we thank you so
Much for all the good memories we sh we are now keeping the CH memories in a blanket of love and hold them special for you our de Brother well you may now rest in Peace [Applause] Former May 22 the following week said that’s the last Time was inspiration was a mentor so many fond memories with Pap from his childhood even to his adulthood Something you like nothing better than to make people laugh playing jokes on all of Us people and I think you would make us Chou Today Again wish never Day wish wasn’t in the calendar it was the day the man we love and Never came a day we wish wasn’t in calendar it was the day the man we love and cherish passed on his life was a masterpiece of guidance and W support always there to offer counsel and encouragements to us as we reflect on the conf we have with you on that faithful day
Before his departure he repeatedly called the video which is UN I know it be our last inter on this day there is no one on so special to us like you were to us we hold you forever in our prci heart and memory you made us love every single day
You unconditional love of your children and other children will never be forgotten you really were the best you created a that read today happens to be jeffre birthday we wish you send him good love goodal and prosperity to and the rest of us as we the life without your pres find in
The memories of lesson we Shar and the discipline you ins in us we wish we had the chance to enjoy the tender ande laughter mov and words like yeah everything will be fine don’t worry you made life so we for you to have stay longer to
Enjoy the fruit of your but the decision of God Is sueme We Wish spending time together telling us the plans you have inst for us even though you are more the time we Shar and in our mind we love you Papa rest Inace We were eight in number until the last until last November when our number reduced to seven with the Pass we have sister Sana brother Isaac may you rest in peace sister sister and myself we have been greatly devastated by our sudden by the sudden death on the 25th of November 2023 apart from from who was with you moments before your demise our last goodbye with not
Said living our lives so far apart all your si are downhearted as we write our of our brother who through his football PR made the entire family proud throughout Ghana and beond as we also We Gather here today to say a final goodbye to our brother AP it is extremely
Difficult to come to that he is no more indeed he was a Down to Earth person kindhearted and our de facto leader who was referred to as father Wason in our household we we live together in peace and Brotherhood we remember vividly when at the climates of his footb he L the
African Cup for the second time in hold theed Alone brother you are in irre we miss you so Much My great my [Applause] Heart is my soul with My Soul with My Soul with My [Laughter] Soul ISR it [Laughter] Is by The I’m reading on of wi it is unbelievable to think that my dear husband Papa please go gone away from me to a destination of no what an unbelievable and shocking experience my dear husband Pap I know you are gone it is extremely difficult and painful but I’m at peace
Within me because I know you are resting pefully in the B of the Lord Psalm 14 7 verse 3 he heals the broken hearted and binds up their W one of the best decisions I ever took was choosing you as my life partner the day I lost you has become the worst
Day of my life you the most passionate loving and humble person I have ever known you always look out for others first your kind caring and generous attitude sped over to your family friends and acquaintances especially your Dr all you met had aample of that recalling the first time I met you in
1977 through your best friend at I knew I was blessed with a compion of Love kind and extraordinary human being letting to know that my own turn in and where your escalated relationship into a comfortable Arena of since then I’ve never known of a better life than the one I spent with
You Legend the B between us wased by the father I was also into in my we all know was a player during a teenage time and profession were so passionate your distinguished leadership was not limited to our home and family only but to the entire attic of football Fraternity reflecting in the liting of the prestigious African CL chionh as the captain of the side in 1983 Papa I’m proud of you being m I’m further proud to recall your immeasurable contribution to Ghana Football you play you played actively for the Ghana blers and me and Mentor distinguished players like Jo
De Jo DEA coach Michel just to mention a few I have wish that we will be together forever but sadly that’s not the case I read an entire Victory to find the words to say I miss you but nothing could express The Emptiness I feel about your untimely demise the
AFF the affectionate love you show to me and my family members was unique and wouldn’t have wa to have any other better husband than you your ability to make everyone feel comfortable secure and loved were your greatest friends it has been over 40 years since we married and I look back
Over this years with so much joy and appreciation you were always such a gentleman well man and polite and never miss moment with and papa you were my inspiration my and my toate through challenges 9 no one knows his come as fish in
A or as in a s so also are trapped by evil times that unexpectedly upon them little did I know the farewell I gave to you when living for in on 22nd November 2023 and the telephone conversation we have 3 days later we’re going to be my last interaction with My canot express my deep Sorrows heart broken I am now that you are you may be in heaven now but I know you are looking down at us with a big smile on your face say for the ahead make the best of life until we meet again words cannot express my deep
Sorrows and how heartbroken I am that you are God you may be in heaven now but I know you are looking down at us with a big smile on your face saying for day ahead make the best of life Until called you you are Papa Let my Legend Rest In Peace So we meet Again me
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