At southbank centre, learning some new IT skills
I’m spending the afternoon learning about the management of my new website. stay tuned for new features, articles and much more.
The Face of 2012 Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Charity Match
Images by sports / portrait illustrator & artist Steve Welsh. More of his work can be seen on his website http://miniboro.com.
The British Media
The thing that struck me was the UK’s obsession with the gossip behind the football, and as a player you want to be known for the back page, not for…
Settling Into England
It was tough to settle down at first in the UK because in Holland, I was one of the fittest players for Feyenoord. But when I came here, I think…
My Managers | Gordon Strachan
Gordon was a manager who wanted to win anything, whether it was tennis, table tennis, any game he was in, he wanted to win; and he was a winner; and…
My First Trial
At the trial for Feyenoord, you had like, the team, mixed with some of the reserve players, and they would play a game against a local team. Another time, I…
Getting Scouted
I was about 14 years old when I was approached by Sparta of Rotterdam, which is the smaller team in Rotterdam, and they asked if I wanted to join them.…
Out Of Africa
Making that move from Ghana to Holland was hard because… imagine… I had to leave my mum there and go and live with my dad in Holland. I didn’t speak…
Falling in Love with the Beautiful Game
As a kid, I had always been really sporty. I loved running, and obviously, football, and even tennis. I loved it all! So I was very active, like any normal…
Childhood Memories
Like most young kids growing up in Ghana, I lived in poverty. But because you are looked after by family members and your friends, you don’t actually see the poverty,…