Weeks after being at the Columbus Stadium to witness Manchester City whip Chelsea 4-2,popular Ghanaian Female Sports Journalist Mavis Akosua Dede Amanor is still reeling with her chanced meeting with players and officials of the English Champions.
The award winning journalist who presents sports news on Asempa FM and Adom TV have been in the USA covering sports and social events, which has taken her to various states to witness such events. She had earlier recounted the experience of meeting the Manchester team earlier.
“On a rainy Saturday after Manchester City won 4-2 against Chelsea in Columbus, Ohio, I stood at the entrance of the dressing room just to film the players and officials. Beyond my expectation ,I came face to face with the man regarded as one of the best ,if not the best coach in the World Joseph Guardiola Sala, affectionately called Pep Guardiola. He picked the surname of his dad, Guardiola,and mum Sala. ”
“I had unknowingly stepped out of my way closer to the entrance and was amazed to see him. I don’t even know how I shouted his name,to which he responded nicely ,i gestured for a short interview, and he beckoned me to walk alongside him,but he had to be whisked away as he was needed for sponsors adverts around the stadium”.
“By the way ,you know Pep is a Catalan, but are you aware he also speaks Spanish, German, and Italian alongside English and Catalan? Guardiola was a midfielder who actually played at the 1994 World Cup for Spain and is the youngest manager to have won the Uefa Champions League.
Great, some cameras captured the occasion or seconds I spent with Pep. “
Fire Lady as she is popularly called in Ghana,also shared and posted videos and pictures of players like Erlin Haaland, Ederson among other players of the club and states that covering such events is a morale booster and an experience that helps her to grow in the media industry.
She hopes other colleagues get such opportunities in meeting such actors and colleagues international Journalists for them to share such experience and learn from each other .
