MARCA’s report on Samuel Yaw Dabo, a star from Ghana
His passionate analysis of the game, and his belief that Real Madrid shouldn’t fear Erling Haaland, saw the video go viral, along with the fact that he revealed he is 24 years of age.
MARCA invited the Ghanaian to the newspaper’s offices the following day, where he told his story and revealed that this UCL semi-final first leg had been his first game at the Bernabeu.
“Yes, it was my first time in the Bernabeu, it was marvellous, my dream,” he said of the game in a longer interview in English that you can watch in the video above.
“Maybe one day I should meet the players or Florentino Perez because Florentino Perez is a top, top president in transfers.”
Who is Samuel Dabo?
Samuel Dabo is 24 years of age and is an actor in his native Ghana, where he has a football academy too.
In his interview with MARCA, he revealed a little more about himself and also spoke of how many messages he has received since the interview outside the Bernabeu.
“My name is Samuel Dabo, aka Adwen Kessie,” he said.
“I’m a movie actor from Ghana. I stay in Ashanti region in Kumasi.
“I do a lot of movies. When you go to YouTube, when you go to any social media page, TikTok, I have videos everywhere.
“The viral video is marvellous. I’m very, very, very happy because I don’t expect this to go very far.
“Everybody is calling me, from US, from everywhere in Europe, from my country, Ghana.
“Everybody is clapping for me. I’ve done well.”
The Dabo Soccer Academy
In his native Ghana, Samuel Dabo has used his fame to launch a football academy to give back to society all the affection he received.
This is how the Dabo Soccer Academy was born, as he has built a school to help children in the country and to use football as a way of personal and professional development.
“I have the Dabo Soccer Academy, because we have to support others,” he explained.
“That’s my dream because, when you get money, you have to give it to somebody because everybody needs help.
“Me, too. I need help. My brother needs help. So I want to give back to my society to support others.
“I go to orphanages and I go to the villages to bring talented players to everybody to see that in Ghana we have very talented players.
“A lot of good players are in the academy and go to school.
“I have workers, coaches and caterers to support the football team. I have everybody.
“I came to Europe to find a solution to support my academy.
“I have a U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18, so I want support and maybe from this interview I can get opportunities and maybe partnerships with Real Madrid, or other big teams.
“You have to start from somewhere. Maybe I get an opportunity from lower divisions, I’m okay with that.
“Or maybe Jorge Mendes. Jorge Mendes is doing a lot for children, so maybe he is listening to me and can come and help my academy.”
His love of Cristiano Ronaldo
Dabo also expressed his love for Cristiano Ronaldo, the former Real Madrid No.7.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is a very super player, an inspiration,” he said.
“He gives inspiration to every child that they can make it, because he came from a poor family.
“Cristiano Ronaldo, maybe you hear my voice, you can call me.
“I want to shake your hands because you are marvellous. God bless you. God give you more life.”
Source: MARCA
