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Edson in Accra
It happened in 1969. But just how did he world’s greatest, richest and most sought-after footballer at the time, end up in Ghana?
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Fiifi Anaman is an award-winning writer and the co-author of The Black Star the autobiography of African football legend CK Gyamfi.
It happened in 1969. But just how did he world’s greatest, richest and most sought-after footballer at the time, end up in Ghana?
No one should be surprised at Ghana’s Afcon exit.