By: Nana Arhin Tsiwah
I love football. We all do love the dynamism of the game but sometimes looking at the excitement and dynamics of the game on the field and it acrobatism, certain man-power readiness and manual exceptionalities makes the game beautiful and enticing.
Having had a little insight into the deeper trends of the unfolding realism of the game, it holds in it enclave of overwhelming that, certain individuals were and are truly born ‘Gems’ on the pitch.
The game of soccer as been beautifully displayed by African kids on the lovely sandy beaches and within the small street corners makes it more exciting and trilling.
The likes of certain living legends makes the game more immaculate and still ‘virgin’. Pele, Marodona, Platini, Raul, Figo, Romario, Mila, Zidane, Ronaldo9, Henry, Abedi Pele, Casilas, Reina, Fo?, Abuotrik?, Tony Yeboah, Okocha, Kano, Et?, Messi, CR7, Ibrahimovic, Kak?, Neymar, Rooney, Gigs, Scholes, Stephen Appiah and the likes added and still adds charm to the game.
From the spectaculative observation of my magnificent eyes, my admiration towards the game stemmed from the mind boggling, incomprehensible and magnificent magical tactics, dribbles and hearty warming skills coupled with the enchanting cleverly display of ‘Ronaldinho’ whenever he graces the field.
Here on the soils of Africa, and in the pick nicking noisy streets of villages and towns in Ghana, every kid growing up who by fortune of destiny gets a soccer boots and starts playing on the rocky and sandy angles, prides himself as a football “Ronaldinho”.
The mere mention of the name “Ronaldinho” on the field of African young players sparkled an iotacy of a dream come true. The name “Ronaldinho” had a strong aroma like that of ‘Salted fish’ (Kako) in an African kitchen. It is name that truly changed my perception about the game. It was a name that resonated the addict soft spot in me to becoming an ardent ‘fan’ of football.
I love football and the fans of a global addictiveness to the game which keeps increasing on a rampant rate always makes me excited. Here in Ghana, we salute the game beautifully as if paying homage to an African chief in a palanquin, especially when the dancing skill of Asamoah Gyan graces his goals for the day.
With the 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil within just a stone throw, it’s my wish that Ronaldinho the “magic man” gets his final opportunity to grace the field with his evergreen skills and charm on his home soil. Football is beauty, it’s lives within the marrows of it fans.
