Ridge Hospital 'seizes' body of ex-Ghana U-17 star due to unpaid medical bills - Report

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ST Ghfuo: Canadians are dishonest, liars, Gh leaders are fools 2 months ago

I'm sure the govt promised the winning team some grants..where are these grants? Have they already been paid to the players from that Era? Gfa and hearts of oak must see to it that this former Ghana player is giving a respect ...
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I'm sure the govt promised the winning team some grants..where are these grants? Have they already been paid to the players from that Era? Gfa and hearts of oak must see to it that this former Ghana player is giving a respectful burial..to represent your country to win such high accolades is not easy..sports ministry, gfa and hearts of oak you better sit up and do thr needful
Kwame 2 months ago

Indeed, this stories kills the spirit of patriotism. These guys and Azumah Nelson were the first the put Ghana on the world Map and I don't expect such a humiliation to be attached to such a legend. Please, GFA and the sport ...
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Indeed, this stories kills the spirit of patriotism. These guys and Azumah Nelson were the first the put Ghana on the world Map and I don't expect such a humiliation to be attached to such a legend. Please, GFA and the sports ministry must act swiftly to avoid this news from spreading further. It's quite unfortunate hearts of oak legends always die as pauper compared. Please, now sports is business and it must be seen as such. Make a business out of it by creating wealth in the players.
Nnamdi 2 months ago

Stop supporting people's conjectures. He's not speaking to fact

Stop supporting people's conjectures. He's not speaking to fact
prophet mohammed was a sick dog 2 months ago

Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper.......Search online for ways to move away from evil islam. You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe..........you ar ...
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Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper.......Search online for ways to move away from evil islam. You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe..........you are not alone.
THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN ANY CIVILIZED NATION. NO WONDER TRAILBLAZERS THE LIKES OF ELON MUSK (RSA) DOES NOT IDENTIFY AS SOUTH AFRICAN, AS WELL AS MARCEL DESAILLY OF GHANA, ZINEDIN ZIEDANE, OF ALGERIA AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS. 2 months ago

THAT HOSPITAL PROBABLY WANT TO USE THE POOR BOY'S BODY FOR "SIKA DRO", AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF AKAN PRIMATES MADE THAT DECISION TO KEEP THE BODY UNTIL HOSPITAL BILLS WERE PAID, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL ...
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THAT HOSPITAL PROBABLY WANT TO USE THE POOR BOY'S BODY FOR "SIKA DRO", AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF AKAN PRIMATES MADE THAT DECISION TO KEEP THE BODY UNTIL HOSPITAL BILLS WERE PAID, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL BOGUS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN HOPELESSLY BANKRUPTED GHANA WITH THIEVING LEADERS.

SUCH NONSENSE WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN ANY CIVILIZED NATION. NO WONDER GOOD PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS TRAILBLAZERS SWITCH NATIONALITY TO CIVILIZED WESTERN NATIONS.

MARCEL DESAILLY (GHANA), ELON MUSK (SOUTH AFRICA), ZINEDINE ZIDANE (ALGERIA) AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS ARE BUT A FEW OF SUCH TRAILBLAZERS.

GHANAIANS AND THEIR THIEVING LEADERS WILL NEVER LEARN FROM SUCH LESSONS.

GHANAIAN LEADERS COPY THE WEST LIKE BRAINLESS FOOLS, YET NOTHING IS IMPROVED IN HOPELESS GHANA..
POOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN GHANA PAY FOR CT AND MRI SCANS AND PETROL FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT (IF ANY) FOR TREATMENT, DESPITE THE BOGUS NHIS 2 months ago

POOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN GHANA PAY FOR CT AND MRI SCANS AND PETROL FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT (IF ANY) FOR TREATMENT, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL BOGUS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN HOPELESSLY BANKRUPTED GHAN ...
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POOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN GHANA PAY FOR CT AND MRI SCANS AND PETROL FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT (IF ANY) FOR TREATMENT, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL BOGUS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN HOPELESSLY BANKRUPTED GHANA WITH THIEVING LEADERS.

THAT HOSPITAL PROBABLY WANT TO USE THE POOR BOY'S BODY FOR "SIKA DRO", AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF AKAN PRIMATES MADE THAT DECISION TO KEEP THE BODY UNTIL HOSPITAL BILLS WERE PAID, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL BOGUS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN HOPELESSLY BANKRUPTED GHANA WITH THIEVING LEADERS.

SUCH NONSENSE WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN ANY CIVILIZED NATION. NO WONDER GOOD PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS TRAILBLAZERS SWITCH NATIONALITY TO CIVILIZED WESTERN NATIONS.

MARCEL DESAILLY (GHANA), ELON MUSK (SOUTH AFRICA), ZINEDINE ZIDANE (ALGERIA) AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS ARE BUT A FEW OF SUCH TRAILBLAZERS.

GHANAIANS AND THEIR THIEVING LEADERS WILL NEVER LEARN FROM SUCH LESSONS.

GHANAIAN LEADERS COPY THE WEST LIKE BRAINLESS FOOLS, YET NOTHING IS IMPROVED IN HOPELESS GHANA.
James Barnor 2 months ago

Such painful news from Ghana will bring shame to the whole country. Something definitely went wrong somewhere, and the root cause should be investigated, but it should not have ended up being published like this.

Such painful news from Ghana will bring shame to the whole country. Something definitely went wrong somewhere, and the root cause should be investigated, but it should not have ended up being published like this.
Efo Juju 2 months ago

They have money for decent burial but no money to pay hospital fees. If you represented Ghana at a point, does that mean you shouldn't pay your bills? So those of us who have never represented Ghana should foot his bills?

They have money for decent burial but no money to pay hospital fees. If you represented Ghana at a point, does that mean you shouldn't pay your bills? So those of us who have never represented Ghana should foot his bills?
Nnamdi 2 months ago

You ask yourself a question, and you're answering with what you think. Stop that stupidity and speak to facts.

Ghana doesnt owe any player because they played for the national team. We have all worked fir the nation before ...
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You ask yourself a question, and you're answering with what you think. Stop that stupidity and speak to facts.

Ghana doesnt owe any player because they played for the national team. We have all worked fir the nation before. Should we all then ask government for money anytime we fail in life? We all know how these boys live their lives woth big cars and women bigger than their pockets.

If the son wants to give his father a decent burial, it is his duty, not every Ghanaian. We can only donate. This entitlement culture must stop
James Barnor 2 months ago

Nnamdi my dear,
You surprise me as a Ghanaian!
All Ghanaians love football and the players.
Let's see who else shares the same view as you and suggests that the player must not be buried properly because "he spent his huge ...
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Nnamdi my dear,
You surprise me as a Ghanaian!
All Ghanaians love football and the players.
Let's see who else shares the same view as you and suggests that the player must not be buried properly because "he spent his huge earnings on Sports cars during his active period": this is the worst type of criticism I have read from a concerned citizen of Ghana!

Efo Juju 2 months ago

Ghanaians love football so we have to take care of the players morning, noon and night as if they are babies? I earn a living by cleaning the streets. You think Ghanaians don't love clean streets? Does that mean it is the r ...
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Ghanaians love football so we have to take care of the players morning, noon and night as if they are babies? I earn a living by cleaning the streets. You think Ghanaians don't love clean streets? Does that mean it is the responsibility of Ghana to take care of me?
THIS IS GHANA WERE THE DEAD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REST IN PEACE!!!! 2 months ago

Bro, if you know what is good for you hanging out in that airconditioned mortuary thinking you are chilling, you better get up and find some walantu walansa job by the roadside to help pay your bill for them to let you out.
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Bro, if you know what is good for you hanging out in that airconditioned mortuary thinking you are chilling, you better get up and find some walantu walansa job by the roadside to help pay your bill for them to let you out.

And those of you alive "if you want to see death look at sleep". Use this as an example. Make sure you have enough money for your bills before you enter any Ghanaian hospital. Because they will take your dead body hostage. Not only that, whilst you are dead the nurses will insult you saaaa until your family pays the bill.

Otherwise you make sure your hospital bed is strategically positioned in the corridor, so the moment you are dead you can do a quick dash home for your family to find you where they can secure your body.

This is Ghana where the dead will not Rest in Peace!
Kenzack 2 months ago

Very sad but family should perform the funeral and let the hospital keep the dead body. Nonsense!

Very sad but family should perform the funeral and let the hospital keep the dead body. Nonsense!
Katakyie Kwadwo 2 months ago

Kofi Nimo was also a member of the 1993 U20 team that won Ghana's first African U20 championship in Mauritius. He, in fact, scored our only goal in our victory over Nigeria in the semi final. He was also at Australia 93 whe ...
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Kofi Nimo was also a member of the 1993 U20 team that won Ghana's first African U20 championship in Mauritius. He, in fact, scored our only goal in our victory over Nigeria in the semi final. He was also at Australia 93 where we won our first medal at the U20 World Cup: Silver .

So , his record for Ghana was:

1991: U17 World Champion

1993: U20 African Champion

1993: U20 World Cup Silver medal
Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 2 months ago

Sometimes if I hear something like this about Ghana and Nigeria players who have died I become so sad it happened to Peter Rufai of Nigeria

Sometimes if I hear something like this about Ghana and Nigeria players who have died I become so sad it happened to Peter Rufai of Nigeria
Teacher Kitoa -Wenchi 2 months ago

This embarrassing news should be withdrawn from social media.
How could the body of a Ghanaian hero be seized by a hospital in Ghana because of an unpaid medical bill.
This is really really really embarrassment.
Have we fo ...
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This embarrassing news should be withdrawn from social media.
How could the body of a Ghanaian hero be seized by a hospital in Ghana because of an unpaid medical bill.
This is really really really embarrassment.
Have we forgotten of the efforts of people who one time sacrificed for mother Ghana?
TODAY IS A SAD DAY IN GHANA 2 months ago

So you played tournament for Ghana with U-17 team, and under age of 17won the cup in 1991 and died in 2025 at the age of 51 years, counting on sports administrations to step in to help pay medical bills to enable family m ...
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So you played tournament for Ghana with U-17 team, and under age of 17won the cup in 1991 and died in 2025 at the age of 51 years, counting on sports administrations to step in to help pay medical bills to enable family members to retrieve his body for proper burial,please Ghanaian rich people must help the family to pay the bills, or since the Ridge Hospital is government medical hospital please help to write off the debts and release the body on humanity because the deceased played with U-17 team in 1991 and won the cup for Ghana,in future also, all team members must be given the same help when such help is needed among any members of the team!
Why didn't we hear of his sickness while he was Alive? 2 months ago

The most important part of him has gone to the Maker. Whoever wishes may keep the mortal remains, but if it were left to me, I’d advise the family to save their money and spend it on his wife and children.

But I know som ...
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The most important part of him has gone to the Maker. Whoever wishes may keep the mortal remains, but if it were left to me, I’d advise the family to save their money and spend it on his wife and children.

But I know some block-headed elders will soon run up and down, borrowing money for a grand funeral thinking that because he was once a national football player, dignitaries will come with fat envelopes for them to pocket. They couldn’t help him while he was alive, but now they'll start planning and soliciting for funds to give him a befitting burial.

If a man is not respected in life, what sense is there in giving him a ‘last respect’ in death? These days, funerals have become business ventures, not moments of truth or compassion.
Miss Mae 2 months ago

Wicked Ghanaian family,they don’t pay hospital bills but will find money for the funeral

Wicked Ghanaian family,they don’t pay hospital bills but will find money for the funeral
Efo Yao 2 months ago

Has Daddy Lumba been buried yet? Right after the news of his passing broke, Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot dead. It's crazy somehow we never have money for hospital bills, but we always manage to find money for funerals. Aa ...
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Has Daddy Lumba been buried yet? Right after the news of his passing broke, Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot dead. It's crazy somehow we never have money for hospital bills, but we always manage to find money for funerals. Aaabah

Abokyi 2 months ago

You guys just ignored stating the amount of the hospital bills. Perhaps expecting Ghanaians to pomp contributions which some people in the family can benefit, even after the burial. Some Ghanaians attitude

You guys just ignored stating the amount of the hospital bills. Perhaps expecting Ghanaians to pomp contributions which some people in the family can benefit, even after the burial. Some Ghanaians attitude
Obiba JK 2 months ago

So all the time that he was playing for U-17 he was actually 27 years. Yooo

So all the time that he was playing for U-17 he was actually 27 years. Yooo

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