Ex-Ghanaian footballer reveals how Boxing legend Azumah Nelson saved him from a mob attack after missing a penalty

Ghana FA  Former Great Olympics midfielder Nii Darko Ankrah says he was nearly attacked by Olympics fans missing a penalty against regional rivals Hearts of Oak.Darko Ankrah was accused of taking a bribe to after missing the penalty.He missed a 90th-minute penalty for Great Olympics against Hearts of Oak and was close to been brutalized by the fans.The former Neoplan stars midfielder said it took the intervention of Ghanas Boxing Legend Azumah Nelson and security officials for him to escape been brutalized by the fans on that day.Narrating the event in an interview on Accra-based radio station Happy FM he said, We had a penalty and I felt like I shouldnt have taken the penalty. But Polo called me and said I was the one responsible for the kick so I should take the kickI missed the kick and the supporters were thinking that I had been bribed because I missed the kick. I tried to explain myself but there were not ready to save me. It took the intervention of Azumah Nelson and the Police before I was saved.Harry Zakour was also making some allegations which even infuriated the supporters and they believed I had taken the bribe which I was so innocent about.Nii Darko joined Great Olympics from Neoplan Stars in 1990.