“Azumah Nelson gave me a scholarship after all hope was lost in JHS” – Celestine Donkor reveals

Celestine Donkor, a gospel musician, has narrated how renowned Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson threw her a helping hand when all hope seemed to have vanished many years ago.

As Celestine explains, she was a top student in school, but her lowly upbringing nearly prevented her from advancing to senior high school until God intervened through a legendary boxer.

The musician explained that she met Azumah Nelson in church when her school mother requested her to sing at their church.

Azumah Nelson confronted her after her performance and agreed to help her in school.

Celestine Donkor revealed this when speaking with Stacy Amoateng in an interview on her show, Restoration.

she said;

“I was one of the few students who passed with distinction in our district. Because of money, everyone was furthering their education but for me. I wept. My mother also wept. I prayed and asked God why?”

“I prayed to God to take my life. I was young. I was overwhelmed by the challenges I faced. I was the best student in my class from primary school through to JSS”, she recalled. “I was one of the few students who passed with distinction in our district. Because of money, everyone was furthering their education but for me. I wept. My mother also wept. I prayed and asked God why?”

“My first choice was Labone Secondary School. My name was on the list. We were told how much to pay. My parents tried to raise the money but they couldn’t. After a month, they were able to raise funds but the school said admission was over.”

“I saw an advert on TV about a new school, Insaaniyya Senior High School, so I told my parents to take me there for inquiries. It was a new school with a nice environment and we were the first batch”,

“We were just about going on vacation. I usually sang during morning devotion. My school mother called me and asked me to sing. She said she wanted to take me to her church to go and sing. We went, I sang, people showered money on me. When I was done, a man walked up to me and asked where my parents were. I said they were home. He said he wanted to give me a scholarship. I didn’t know who he was. It was later that they told me he’s Azumah Nelson, the renowned Ghanaian boxer,” she recalled.

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