Owner of King Faisal, Alhaji Grusah has paid glowing tribute to the late Opoku Afriyie, describing him as respectful and generous.

In the early stages of Afriyie’s remarkable career, King Faisal was one of the clubs where his talent was nurtured and refined.

His demise has unsurprisingly been met with messages of sadness and condolences to his family.

Grusah in a tribute to the departed goal scorer on Asempa FM made an interesting revelation about Afriyie’s attitude compared to other players he nurtured.

Alhaji said that Afriyie never turned his back on him and always referred to him as his ‘father’.

He stated that whenever Afriyie embarked on World Cup assignment with any of the youth teams, he always brought him a gift in appreciation of what he did for him.

This heartwarming attitude of Afriyie set him apart from most of the players he discovered.

He mentioned on Asempa FM that footballers like Sammy Kuffour, Sulley Muntari and Shilla Alhassan never show gratitude to him.

He said none of the players ever returned from a national assignment with a gift or cash as a show of gratitude.

“King Faisal old players, how many of them ever called to find out the state of the club. When we were in Division One, Opoku Afriyie attended most of our games. He is someone who did not forget about his past.

“Sammy Kuffour, Sulley Muntari and Shilla Alhassan are players I trained, none of them ever returned from a tournament with an envelope saying oh Alhaji this is for you but Opoku Afriyie always did that.