Former Manchester Utd winger Memphis Depay to visit Ghana

Published on: 13 June 2019

Former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is set to visit Ghana on June 22 for a short holiday after the 2018/19 European league season ended.

Born to a Ghanaian father and a Dutch mother, Delay was in Ghana last year to spend some time in his fatherland.

The father of the 25-year-old hails from Cape Coast in the Central Region.

The Olympique Lyon forward last year visited the West African country with members is his Memphis Foundation and donated sporting equipment such as footballs, jerseys, shin guards, football boots, trophies, and Goal ball equipment to the Cape Coast Deaf and Blind school and the Ghana Blind Sports Association.

Depay, after taking part in some of the sporting activities with the deaf and blind students, pledged to support the school in the training of the students in soccer, swimming, blind football, Goalball, and other sporting activities.

He announced that the foundation would construct a state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool for the school this year, adding that he would visit the school once every year to train the students.

The former Manchester United forward on his visit is expected to hold meetings with Anopa project and the Ghana Blind Sports Association on all the project he has promised the organizations.

Depay is expected to spend 5 days in Ghana during his visit.

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