Ghanaian actor, Samuel Nana Yaw Dabo, has opened up on how excited he feels about seeing his player, Afriyie Barnieh, participate in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Yaw Dabo is the founder of ‘Dabo Soccer Academy’, a football academy that nurtured and groomed Afriyie Barnieh prior to joining Accra Hearts of Oak, and now the senior national team, the Black Stars.

On November 17, 2022, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh delivered an impressive performance for Ghana in their win 2-0 win over Switzerland in their final pre-World Cup friendly match.

The 21-year-old footballer has since won the hearts of many Ghanaian fans who have pointed him as one of the great players selected for the World Cup tournament.

Yaw Dabo shared his excitement as a former manager.

In an interview, Yaw Dabo stated:

“Yes, yes, I am impressed. Because when I look at where he came from, his background, and all that he has been through, I am so happy for him. You see, in this world, not all that glitters is gold”.
Yaw Dabo

He continued by saying that it can be the help he has offered him that can also land him a great opportunity somewhere which will also help the academy. He further expressed how happy and proud he is.

Yaw Dabo indicated that he talks to him and they communicate but as for blacks, perceptions might be created that he is supposed to be supporting him at least every month but he does not see it like that. He does not disturb him with money issues because he thinks he is yet to achieve more than he was.

“I want him to focus. There are times he even calls me for money because he still sees me as his boss. He doesn’t even make enough money from Hearts of Oak. He is now building his foundation and I don’t want to give him pressure. You’ll be surprised to know that maybe his pay at Hearts of Oak isn’t even up to 2,000”.
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Yaw Dabo in Qatar

The Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo is in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Funny videos of the actor’s time in Qatar have already surfaced on social media. In one of the videos, the Ghanaian actor was stopped by a Qatari man who wanted to know who he was.

It looked like the man was engrossed by Yaw Dabo’s stature from the way he looked at him with surprise.

The Qatari asked the actor who he was, and he began rattling broken English, which confused the Qatari man.

The actor introduced himself as Samuel Dabo, a movie actor from Ghana, and proceeded to brag about Ghana’s prowess. He said:

“Ghana will score Portugal wotowoto”.
Yaw Dabo

The statement confused the Qatari as he wondered what Dabo meant. Dabo also told him point-blank that Qatar could not defeat Ghana. The Qatari shook his head at the end of the video. The footage had peeps laughing and dropping funny comments.