Neglect: Ex-Ghana goalkeeper Ali Jarrah hints of ending his life

Ali Jarrah has given an indication that he could end his life for being abondoned by stakeholder in the country, following an injury he sustained in 1993 that ended his football career abruptly.

Ali Jarrah, who got paralysed as a result of that injury has  narrated his agony on his facebook wall expressing the pain he is going through.

'I just wanted to share this with friends. Life has never treated me fairly. Siblings and friends have also never treated me fairly . Those you treat well will turn their backs on you.

'Why will people judge you with your disability and turn their backs on you? This world is a journey. Why will people suffer and toil which its no fault of them?

'Friends and brothers who are supposed to comfort you neglect you. This is a little story I have to share with you friend' .

'I started as a footballer (goalkeeper to be specific). I've played 3 Juvenile World Cups and 1 African Cup of Nations. I've won one Juvenile World Cup, two silvers and one African Cup of Nations.

'I also played for Accra Hearts of Oak. I won all the 3 awards in the 1992/1993 season. I got paralysed in 1993. I started training goalkeepers to give back to the society, which I've help over 30 goalkeepers to be in the premiership and the nation team both male and females.

'I coach people with disability. I've been able to help 7 amputee's to play in Turkey. Why is it that I've been able to change peoples lives and no one cares about me? Am dying slowly.

Ministers, Philanthropists, The FA, Parliamentarians can't they came to my aid?

'In Ghana if you don't have a push you can't survive. Day in and out am heading towards my grave. Will they wait till I die before they remember me?

'If I got paralyzed at 17 dying for my nation, what do the nation expects me to do now after 23 years. I leave this to the world to judge.

'You can share my little story amongst friends and brothers so they know that when I die I died because of pain.

Ali Jarrah was a member of the Black Starlets team that won gold in the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Cup and was also part of the Starlets team that finished runners-up in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He also helped Ghana to win silver in 1993 as a member of the Black Satellites team during the World Youth Championship in Australia and became an integral member of Accra Hearts of Oak in 1992 until his career was smashed by injury.

He has an Academy that has trained several goalkeepers including, Foli Adade, who plays for Medeama SC and even played a part in helping the Local Black Stars come second in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2014