Ghanaian Sports Journalist Who Was Injured Days Before His Friend’s Wedding Gets Up From Wheelchair At Event

Ghanaian Sports Journalist Who Was Injured Days Before His Friend’s Wedding Gets Up From Wheelchair At Event

  • A Ghanaian sports journalist, Owuraku Ampofo, stood up for his best friend who had a wedding on September 3, 2022
  • The young man had been injured days leading to the event, but decided he would withstand all the best to dance for his friend
  • Owuraku, the groom named Caleb Turpin-Quaye and his bride, were all students at Ashesi University

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Owuraku Ampofo, a Ghanaian young man who is known as a Sports Journalist on Accra-based Joy FM, made a gesture that has warmed many hearts on social media.

On Saturday, September 3, 2022, Owuraku who had been injured days earlier, found no reason to miss his best friend's wedding and therefore showed up in a wheelchair.

That was not all. In an emotional video that has surfaced on social media, the young man was part of his friend's bridal trail and decided to actually despise his pains and display some dance moves for his friend.

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Owuraku Ampofo at his friend Caleb's wedding
Photos of Owuraku Ampofo at his friend Caleb's wedding Photo credit: @owuraku_ampofo via Instagram
Source: UGC

Sources of YEN.com.gh report that Owuraku and the groom identified as Caleb Turpin-Quaye had been great friends since their time in Ashesi University before graduating in 2018.

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Caleb Turpin-Quaye got married to Herbertha Morrison who was in the same Business Administration class with him at the prestigious Ghanaian university.

Reactions from social media

Below were some of the touching comments shared by social media users in the comment section after Owuraku shared the rather emotional video on his Instagram handle.

she_rhon indicated:

you really made it look staged, was so confused in the beginning. Nice moves lol sorry about your injury too

ewuraabedu mentioned:

Awww! So sorry. Saw it and was like...warris happening? You did great . God bless you for showing up for your bro even in pain

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Young man weeps like a baby as his elder sister makes up for her wedding

As YEN.com.gh also reported, it does not matter how old you are, when you are with your siblings, you are reminded of your childhood.

An emotional video showing siblings' love has elicited emotional reactions on the net. The clip was recorded as a lady dressed up for her traditional wedding.

In the short clip shared on TikTok, the younger sibling of the bride, who was spotted seated behind her, wept like a baby.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.