Former Black Stars legend, Wilberforce Mfum, has explained how he attributes the life he can currently afford to America.
According to the football legend, he is always grateful for defying a military order and moving to the United States to play football, looking at the benefits it has brought to his life compared to the current state of some of his colleagues who sacrificed to stay in Ghana.
“I always wonder, if it wasn’t for America, where would I be today. So even though I am in Ghana, every time I finish eating, I say God bless America,” he said in an interview relayed by Ghanaweb.
Wilberforce Mfum during his glory years was known for his missile-like shots that earned him the name Mfum ‘atete’ (must tear a net), after once tearing a goal net with a shot. In 1967, he defied an order from the military government of the time and sneaked out of Ghana to pursue his football career in the United States. According to him, he has never regretted his decision given the current state of some of his colleagues and how others have passed away.
Mfum played for Ghana’s Olympic football team in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for Ghana’s national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana clinched the title. He was the second top scorer in the 1968 African Cup of Nations when Ghana finished second.
