Head coach of Aston Villa’s U-23, George Boateng, has donated to the Teshie Children’s Home in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana as part of activities marking the festive season celebration in his native country.
The England-based Ghanaian coach on Sunday afternoon visited the orphanage with his family to put a smile on the faces of underprivileged children. 
Boateng presented the kids with food stuff, assorted drinks, toiletries and an undisclosed amount of money to the orphanage to make sure the children have a feel of the festive season.
The former Dutch international interacted with the kids and shared his story of making it as a professional footballer in the European country to inspire them.
In the interaction, some of the kids told him they wanted to pursue football as a profession, and he urged them not to give up on their dreams.
“I spoke to the children about education, how I was when I was young, a little bit of introduction about what I had to go through to become a footballer, and the main priority was education,” he said.
“I think they got the message quite well and when you see how happy they are, even the singing and dancing, for them to be involved, it’s quite humbling.”
The proprietress of the orphanage, Mrs. Janet Anyeley Parker, expressed appreciation upon receiving the donation since it’s the only means of upkeep for the children at the home.
Claret and Blue fans all the way from Juabeng in the Ashanti Region came to give morale at the event and treated their youth coach and all present to some spicy ‘jama’ in the afternoon.
