How Mr.  Felix Wormedetsi Disqualified Me in Wisdom School

How Mr.  Felix Wormedetsi Disqualified Me in Wisdom School

One of the sports I wanted to play in Wisdom School was football. Apart from playing during break periods and filling my head and body with so much sand, I never played any competitive football in Wisdom School. The reason was obvious: apart from my terrible eyesight and not-so-strong legs, I was not a good player.

Anytime there was sports, I would join, but there was one position I always found myself in: “The Rest Position.” Anytime Wormee made his selection, he would say, “The rest, go and wait.” I was in that squad until we completed Wisdom School.

I was never chosen. One day, I pressured Mr. Wormedetsi, telling him that I wanted to play. On that particular day, he tripled the distance for a penalty kick spot and asked me to play into the goal post. That was the end of my football career. No matter how hard I tried, the ball didn’t enter the goal post.

Since then, I never disturbed him again, and with my goggles, all I could do was watch. So, I watched football. Whether it was at National Park, E. P. Park, or RC Park at Sukladdzi, I watched.

How Mr. Wormedetsi Disqualified Me in Wisdom School

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I was privileged to watch star players like Kekesi Emmanuel, Kwami Senyo, Kuivi Xorla, Agboado Edem, Azumah Akpe, Amedeka Vincent, Edudzi Ashigbi (Kissi Motto), Amedeka Charles (aka Marlboro), the Afavi brothers, Geoffrey Hlorgbe, Adrakpanya Faith, and a host of others.

I was there when Wisdom lost to Agbodo Kofe at the E.P. Park in 1997. I was also there when we won against National School on penalties at Sukladdzi Park( That park had a gentle slope; the wind could help you in the first half and turn against you in the second half). I was equally there when Wisdom School took both the Primary and Junior High School football cups in 1999, a feat virtually no school had ever attained.

Oh, they played, and I watched with my goggles.

Whatever you believe you can do best, do it with all your might. That is why, nothing could convince me to play football when I got to Keta Secondary School, Mr. Wormedetsi had already shown me my level, so all I did was watch.

See you in the next memory lane.

For the love of God, society, and young people,

Blessings

Seth Agbeli Kunkpe

PenfomAfar……writing to make things right