Aston Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought with a 3-0 win over Freiburg at Besiktas Park in Istanbul. The team will return to Birmingham for an open-top bus victory procession on Thursday. Thousands of kilometers away in Ghana, about 1,000 Villa fans in the village of Juaben will celebrate with a parade of 30 motorcycles and a minibus. The Ghana Lions supporters’ club, led by Owusu Boakye, will tour the community to hear chants and observe how people are feeling. Juaben’s connection to Villa began through Boakye’s grandfather, who shared stories and history from Birmingham, including Paul McGrath. Recent goals by Tielemans, Buendia, and Rogers sparked excitement and a sense of history being made.
"Juaben's love for Villa stems from his grandfather Daniel, who used to stay with a Villa-supporting family from Birmingham. "When we were kids he used to tell us stories and history about Aston Villa," Boakye said. "He used to talk about a certain player called 'God'." The football 'god' was Paul McGrath, who made more than 250 appearances for Villa between 1989 and 1996."
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