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The German-born player has been moved by the unfortunate incident and wants to extend a helping hand
Former Barcelona and AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has pledged his support to the families of the deceased and the surviving victims of the fatal accident involving a Ghanaian youth team earlier this month.
Six players, believed to be between the ages of 12 and 16, were confirmed to have died at the scene, while many others were injured when a bus carrying the Africa Vision Soccer Academy crashed into a river.
Reports indicate that two more players later died while entering the hospital, bringing the death toll to eight.
The team traveled from the town of Afrancho to Offinso after carrying out a registration exercise for the next league season.
“I heard about it [fatal accident] and I was very saddened, to be honest, “Boateng, who spoke shortly after his transfer to Monza from Italian Serie B on Monday, told Joy News.
“I heard it on social media, then I called a friend of mine to ask him if it was really true and about what happened, he told me about it and I felt very sad because I have two children of my own. , one is 12 [years old] And one has six so I think it’s like a great tragedy, it hit me hard, you know.
“Every detail you know makes you sadder, that’s why I’m here and I wanted to talk to you and I wanted to let you know that I want to help.
“Everything that is necessary to help, I want to get in touch with the families, I want to give them what they need to make them feel free, I know it’s hard and I can’t even imagine how difficult it is for parents to bury their children, but I just want to help them free their minds.
“My condolences to all the families who have lost their children and I am happy for the other children who escaped safely. We will stay in touch so please let me know what I can do and I will be ready to help. “
In Ghana, youth teams generally travel to a designated center to complete their player registrations for a football season.
The status quo, which has come under intense criticism, particularly after exercise, is set up to physically inspect players on the spot as part of measures to curb the threat of age deception.
Born to a Ghanaian father and a German mother in Berlin, Boateng grew up in Europe alongside two other brothers, one of whom is Bayern Munich defender and Germany defender Jerome Boateng.
After playing for his country of birth at various youth levels, the 33-year-old turned his international allegiance to represent West Africans at the senior level and play for the Black Stars in the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments. .
