It is most unfortunate that international media outlets have picked up on the narcissistic ramblings of a Ghanaian spiritualist who evidently prefers enriching his own coffers and embellishing his own name to the wellbeing and reputation of his nation.
I am referring to Nana Kwaku Bonsam, touted to be Ghana’s foremost spiritualist, who haphazardly decided to besmirch Ghana’s name before the eyes of the world by claiming his ‘devilish powers’ are behind the current injury of Portugal star and arguably the world’s best player, Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to reports, Bonsam claims to have conjured a special powder from his gods which was placed around an image and caricature of Ronaldo, rendering his present injury untreatable by conventional medics and leaving his World Cup hopes tattered.
My grouse with this report, apart from its clear ludicrousness, is the impression it will undoubtedly create in the minds of people towards Ghana – as a nation crawling in ‘fetish priests’ with ‘black magic’. With such reports being bandied about, if Ghana excels in the tournament, some will unscrupulously attribute it to some ‘juju’ at work. If the Black Stars do overcome Portugal come June 26th, people will unfortunately play up the influence of devilish power rather than the skill, determination and prowess of our boys.
My question to Kwaku is this – if indeed you are so ‘powerful’, why can’t you empower the current Ghanaian squad to face their opponents? What is your business with CR7 alone when there are plenty of other stars capable of inflicting defeat on Ghana?
What of Mesut Özil or Thomas Müller from Germany’s formidable squad in Ghana’s group of death? The regrettable saga brings to mind the tale of a team in India that was banned after the ridiculous score line led officials to investigate the use of ‘charms’ by the team. Perhaps Bonsam is furtively advocating for a similar sanction for Ghana! I am expecting Appiah and Ghanaian officials to debunk this report and disgrace this self-styled magician – unless Bonsam really is the Black Star’s ‘spiritual advisor’ as he has previously boasted. If this is the case, Ghana deserves nothing more than the ridicule and perhaps reprimand that will accompany such superstitious garbage.
On a related note, isn’t this the same witchdoctor who visited the Vatican City a fortnight ago with the expressed purpose of reporting Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua to Pope Francis? If there is anyone Bonsam should destroy or inflict injury upon, it should be Joshua since they are operating with evidently opposite forces.
Kwaku is ‘powerful’ enough to spiritually inflict Ronaldo thousands of miles away in Portugal but can’t travel a few miles across the border to wreak vengeance on his Nigerian adversary T.B. Joshua??? Nonsense.
I cannot but conclude that Bonsam is nothing more than a rambling popularity seeker who is using Cristiano’s predicament to advertise his counterfeit cures, unashamedly tainting the name of his nation in the process. Ghana is greater than any individual.
If we do well in Brazil, it will be due to skill, hard work and unwavering commitment to God and the mantra of fair play, not the sacrificed dogs of a scarred herbalist whose mouth is bigger than his means.
From Tawia Acheampong – Accra, Ghana
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Tawia, good article. Look at the man’s face. Why don’t he use his juju to fix his burnt face. He has turn people into laughing at Ghana and Ghanaians.When white people think we live on trees we get offended. If we have people like this man make headlines with such stupidity why won’t below think so about us?
I dont pay attention to what he says but imagine sitting next to him on the plane all the way from US to Ghana, sheesh.
Why do you even add nana to his name? I live in the Netherlands and went to school for my exams two days ago and i couldn’t believe some of my mates knew about this. It’s pure madness. If he can cause Ronaldo an injury, then he should just make Ghana win the cup. What a load of crap. Doesn’t he know the Germans are also in our group? They are even arguably a better team than portugal. Portugal without Ronaldo can still score Ghana. Ronaldo alone doesn’t hold the team. Even USA can score us. This is foolishness and i don’t even know why this issue has gotten so much attention. Now if our boys win the group stages with their hard work, some people will think it’s black magic.
Well said!!
Ahaha Tawia is beyond peeved. The media likes sensationalism otherwise i dont get why they will report this nonsense. You people are giving him just wat he seeks, media mileage. It was funny at first but being reported by international media outlets is beyond preposterous
Who are the ones disgracing ghana now? This man who is given attention by the media to spread shit or the useless celebrities in Ghana who hv already established illuminati in Ghana thru sarkordie n akon , causing great lives into their early graves in the name of sacrifies…where is Dumo, bukbak roni, some fashion great ghanaian fashion designer n what have you? T his is what father Atta Mills get after siphoning great amount of money into Musiga…this empty-headed youth are so filled with extreme greed, wanting to be foolishly rich n famous at all cost, movie industry not exceptional. They bribe you with money to seal your lips against the truth. Is this what Nkrumah want? Is this what Atta Mills want? Is this what Yaa Asantewaa want? Is this what Ephraim Amo want? Is this what Tetteh Quarshey want? Is this what Joyce Aryea want? Is this what Rawlings want? Is this what Odartey want? Is thi what the DOOR OF NO RETURN want? Is this what Atta Mills taught us? Is this what Christ Jesus want? Is this what The ALMIGHTY JEHOVAH God u used to fear want? Ghana, turn back to your good old ways before the unimaginable befalls u. A friendly advice I have given… has God not prove enough Love n peace to this country that has not faced war long after independence? What more do you want, this people?!!!