Ghana’s former national team goalkeeper, Ali Jaraah, has expressed discontent over years of statutory neglect.
In a post on social networking site Facebook, the former national star said “it has been 32 long years since the unfortunate incident that changed my life forever while serving in the line of duty. Throughout these decades, I have carried the weight of that day — the pain, the sacrifice, and the silence. Yet, despite everything, the state has turned its back, leaving me forgotten and unheard.”
Jaraah who won gold for Ghana at the FIFA U-17 Championships in 1991 and silver at the FIFA U-20 Championships in 1993, said “all I ever wanted was acknowledgment, justice, and a sign that my sacrifice mattered. But instead, I have been met with neglect and indifference. After all these years, my hope is fading, but my story remain let my story be heard.
Let the state finally recognize the price paid by those who serve.”Jarrah was first choice goalkeeper as the Black Starlets won the African Under 17 Cup of Nations in Mauritius in 1993.
Later in the year, Jaraah was also part of Ghana’s Black Starlets team that finished in second place at the FIFA U-20 World Championships in Japan, in 1993.
However, his progress was curtailed when he sustained an injury in 1993 while in posts for Accra Hearts of Oak against Asante Kotoko. The injury left him paralysed, ending his career. He has since set up an academy in Accra where he trains goalkeepers.
For the past 13 years however, Jarrah has served as Technical Director of the national amputee football team.
Last year, he led the national amputee football team as head coach, as they defeated Morocco to win the Amputee African Cup of Nations.
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