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‘I hurt so much for years but now feel proud’: John Quansah on the pain of a football career ruined by injury

Sport EN 25 Feb 2026, 13:52 Source: The Guardian

Quansah left Ghana for Ajax as a boy but injury ended his career before it started. He now earns £5 a day as a builder and strives to find a new purpose in lifeBy The BlizzardJohn Quansah looks at a glass display case hanging on the wall of his living room in Obuasi, Ghana. Insid...

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