Ghana's in-form Sulley Ali Muntari has big dreams to rally his Black Stars colleagues to the finals in Brazil |
But on Thursday, two days before Saturday's 2-2 draw against Germany, Muntari got special permission from Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah to venture into the neighborhood of Trapiche (near the city of Maceio, where his team is staying and practicing) and started handing out money to disadvantaged locals. One report said he was handing out as much as R$350 (Brazilian reals), which is the equivalent of about $160 to each person he encountered.
Eventually, local police asked him to stop.
“It’s unforgettable,” a recipient named Edivaldo told Globo.com.
“I’ve lived in this poor community behind the Rei Pele Stadium for
forty years but have never seen anything like this before. Not once has a
soccer player come here. Brazil never gave me anything but Ghana did. I
will support them up to the end.”“My 80-year-old mother and I received R$350 [Brazilian reals],” said Inês Corrêa, who went to check out the commotion when police surrounded Muntari. “I believe that he had R$5,000 but unfortunately the police put an end to his good work. In this area we only see politicians at election time.”
Sulley Ali Muntari |
Muntari received a yellow card against Germany, his second of the tournament, and will miss Thursday’s game against Portugal.
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