Ghana Legend Makes Breathtaking Revelation About His First Time Meeting 'Argentine God' Maradona

• Former Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has revealed how he felt when he first met Argentina legend Diego Maradona
• The former Fulham player, who is now retired, played for Ghana between 2001 to 2013 and was a member of the Black Stars at the World Cup in 2006
• Derek Boateng idolized Diego Maradona as he tried to carve his style of play like the 1986 World Cup winner

Retired Ghanaian footballer, Derek Boateng, has described his first meeting with 1986 World Cup winner Diego Maradona as breathtaking.

Boateng could not believe his sights when he first met the late football legend, as he stayed speechless for hours just to get a hug from Maradona.

Narrating the moment to Ghanaian journalist Dan Kwaku Yeboah, Boateng struggled to find words to explain his feelings at that time.

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"I panicked when I first saw him," he told Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV. "Because of him the flight delayed for two to three hours. Anybody passing by wanted to shake hands with him and take pictures.

"I was like wow, I couldn't do anything. I just had to sit down quite and watch while I was waiting for my agent.

"When we landed from the flight I had to follow him and one of his people asked if I wanted a picture with him, I said no and that was when I told them I want to say something to him.

"So when we got to the arrival hall with my agent, I told him to tell him that I was the boy who wore his T-Shirt under my jersey in Argentina. Maradona hugged me and I have never had that before. I was so touched and everything was fine for me.

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"It was a great experience. He is a god in Argentina. Maradona is everything in Argentina."

Derek Boateng shot to prominence in 2001 when he featured for Ghana's Black Satellites at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina. Ghana finished as runners-up after defeat in the final against Argentina.

He represented Ghana at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup in Germany and South Africa respectively.

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Boateng represented Ghana at various tournaments including two FIFA World Cups and the Africa Cup of Nations during his hay days.

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