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Celebrity Buzz Danny Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck: from Longsight to Brighton’s all-time Premier League top scorer Danny Welbeck was born in Manchester in 1990 to Ghanaian parents and raised in Longsight. He came through at Manchester United, moved to Arsenal for £16 million in 2014, and after injuries rebuilt his career at Brighton, becoming their all-time Premier League top scorer. He won 42 England caps. Celebrity Buzz Born Mario Barwuah to Ghanaian parents in Palermo: the story of Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli was born Mario Barwuah in Palermo in 1990 to Ghanaian immigrants and raised by the Balotelli family in Brescia province, whose surname he took. He scored twice against Germany in the Euro 2012 semi-final, played at the 2014 World Cup and became one of football's most talked-about strikers. Celebrity Buzz Ghanaian roots, a Manchester upbringing and an unbeaten Bundesliga season: Jeremie Frimpong Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong, born in the Netherlands in 2000 and of Ghanaian descent, moved to England at seven and came through Manchester City's academy. After winning a domestic treble with Celtic, he was a key figure in Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten 2023-24 Bundesliga title and joined Liverpool in 2025. Celebrity Buzz His parents crossed the Sahara on foot. Iñaki Williams played 251 La Liga games in a row, then chose Ghana Iñaki Williams was born in Bilbao in 1994 to Ghanaian parents who had crossed the Sahara on foot and climbed the border fence at Melilla. He set a La Liga record of 251 consecutive matches for Athletic Bilbao, played once for Spain, and switched to Ghana in 2022. His brother Nico plays for Spain. Celebrity Buzz Same father, different flags: when the Boateng brothers faced each other at the World Cup Half-brothers Jérôme and Kevin-Prince Boateng, sons of a Ghanaian father, grew up in Berlin. Jérôme played for Germany and Kevin-Prince chose Ghana. On 23 June 2010, in Johannesburg, they became the first brothers to play against each other at a World Cup, and met again in 2014. Celebrity Buzz Idris Elba’s father came from Sierra Leone. His mother, Eve, came from Ghana Idris Elba was born Idrissa Akuna Elba in Hackney in 1972 to a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanaian mother. The star of The Wire and Luther has spent years connecting his fame to both West African countries. Gist Ghanaian Businessman Kenpong hospitalised after suffering a domestic injury Kenpong hospitalised after suffering a domestic injury in Ghana, latest updates and news News Ghanaian man found in viral xenophobic attack video in South Africa arrives in Ghana The Ghanaian seen in a viral video being manhandled by some South Africans have been brought back to Ghana.  This was after the Foreign… Gist Pastor’s Daughter, a Final Year Nursing Student, Dies Inside Her Boyfriend’s Room A 28-year-old Ghanaian nurse, identified as Gifty Kyere has reportedly died while at her boyfriend’s place. According to emerging reports, Gifty’s parents believed she… Gist Gospel Artist Great Ampong’s New Look Sparks Skin Bleaching Speculations Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, popularly known as Great Ampong, has recently become the center of social media discussions following the emergence…