# @kirpal_11 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd7HhtCuYvB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71213604-kirpal-11-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4b3c99c864.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:53:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** K I  R P A L   ABOAGYE-DONKOR (@kirpal_11) — https://gondola.cc/kirpal_11

## Caption

⚽️ 💜 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐 𝑰𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑼𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆. - Just Living Football. 

At the age of thirteen, as I was advancing through the ranks at Scores FC, football was all I ever really was. During the day I would dream about joining the top leagues and in the evenings I used to watch games with my father, firmly believing that if I didn’t get a professional contract then my life was pretty much over. 

Although the academy system is very good at preparing you to play football, it is notoriously bad at teaching you a basic truth: football isn’t your ultimate goal.

Follow @joinpathways to learn more. 

Follow for Part 2, where I’ll tell my 13-year-old self the truth about Football. 

#Footballers #FootballCreator #Lifeafterfootball #AfricanFootball #JoinPathways

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- **Views:** 1,942
- **Likes:** 112
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- **Comments:** 14

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| K I  R P A L   ABOAGYE-DONKOR | @kirpal_11 | https://gondola.cc/kirpal_11 | Creator |

## Tags

africanfootball, joinpathways, footballers, footballcreator, lifeafterfootball

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