Former Ghanaian footballer Charles Taylor has urged the nation to support ex-footballers in the nation in times of need andd not to wait for them to die before we shower them with plaudits.

He says past footballers create good names for the nation with their talents for the present crop to reap from it so they should remember when they are active.

This comments come in the wake of the demise of former Kotoko left back Godfred Yeboah aka TV3 who passed on to eternity on Tuesday 3rd August,2021 after a short illness.

Speaking in an interview with Onua FM Sports, Taylor advised we show persons love when they are alive than to wait till they die.

“Let us help the needy especially those ex-footballers who are finding it difficult to find solace in living. We should help people when they are alive and needed help and not waiting till they die,” Taylor told Onua FM Sports.

“Even someone who has a bad hallmark in a community gets hailed and praised when they pass on.

“But I call that attitude hypocrisy among ourselves because I see those people as not thinking of one’s welfare. We must take note that none of us will remain immortal so let’s stop hailing the dead” Taylor hinted.

He then added that “It saddens me to see that people who served the country in the sports sector in time past are struggling”

“Some of us who served the country in the past in the sports sector paved the way for the current players to be noted locally or abroad so they shouldn’t neglect we the pacesetters.