Revealed: My real name is Yaw Oduro, i 'stole' the name “Stephen” from Stephen Tonardo Appiah

Kumasi Asante Kotoko playmaker Stephen Oduro has revealed he took his first name after Ex Ghana captain Stephen Appiah.

Oduro who remains as the long serving Asante Kotoko player noted that his real name given to him by his parents is Yaw Oduro.

According to him, he adopted the name “Stephen” because of the generosity and kind nature of Stephen Appiah.

“Stephen Appiah has been an inspiration to me to the extent that I had to take the name Stephen,” he told Kumasi-based Nyira FM

“My real name is Yaw Oduro but when I came in contact with Appiah he changed my perception about a lot of things and I decided to take his first name just like people sometimes call themselves Ronaldo, Messi and Ronney.”

Stephen Oduro is still an integral member of the current Kumasi Asante Kotoko squad. He has been with the Porcupine Warriors for the past decade.