7 Ghanaian Players Who Failed To Reach Their Potential - Documentary

[@frankosei9726]

Of them all Clifford Aboagye is the best who couldn't make it to the senior team, his touch to the ball and his frantic moves are too delightful to match. I have learnt he is playing some where in South America

[@enockhammond293]

I watched him at Zenaps when he was 10 That guy was super excellent Maybe his stature didn't help

[@Godinary]

There is something to be learnt from this documentary if you are a football if not educated your friends who are footballers Great work Done.

[@gilmedia]

😊 Thanks Godinary

[@Godinary]

@@gilmedia Humbly welcome

[@richatu5671]

Aww sadick Adam's, the way I de love this guy make I even try name my son after him, may all mighty God clean ur tears for u

[@escafootballclub8143]

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[@isised1]

Main raison..... They are 25 years old or over when they where playing u17. They where 30 when they reached high level. Corruption in Ghana football is the problem.

[@laurenreid7349]

These guys failed in Europe because often they just didn’t have the mental strength to cope with whatever that was thrown at them. A player who should be on this list is Daniel Addo. What a player he was. I had so much hope that he will lead Ghana to bigger things but then he never amounted to much.

[@Nimr187]

We discount how difficult it is to move abroad. Language, culture, weather, lack of player care from clubs, ridiculous expectations, etc, all play a part. Full grown adults struggle, never mind youngsters.

[@slygeorgedovi561]

Senior is still playing today amount the youth The man is good with Skills Shout out to you Disco Dancer But Injury is his PBL✌

[@realmccoy5895]

The truth is that most of them were at their peak before getting the limelight. It is not easy, the number of years you play in the coast football, only God knows.

[@mansamusa6450]

Daniel addo was soo amazing, the darling boy , bashiru gambo, Joe fameye

[@ismeea5360]

@Augustine Twumasi does it mean the numerous Europeans and the Brazilians who couldn't make it r also as a result if age cheating?

[@jaelyson3475]

Have mercy on us oh Lord 🙏🏻🙏🏼

[@Atlas24gh]

these guys were all already in their prime at age 25 and 28 playing against real 16 year olds so of course they would look like like world beater at juvenile level

[@jacobsonking388]

True talk

[@richardatu3611]

I can’t understand why adia didn’t make it to the top up till now, more hope

[@tagorsterling1513]

Africa and Ghanaian players makes initial success goes into their heads that's why we can't reach the top in world football

[@kafuiamrago4730]

Players wey Ghana waste no be now. Bashiru Gambo, Adu Tutu Skeley, Peter Ofori Quaye, Awuley Quaye Jnr, Atakorah Amaniampong, Owusu Afriryie, Ebenezer Asifua, John Telfer, Rabiu Mohamed, Sadick Adams, Kofi Bekoe, Baba Armando and the list goes on and on.

[@nanabadu7079]

Age ooooo, Age, you can't cheat nature, use your right ages, and you will reach your potentials, good morning

[@luckyoki2467]

If u are in the same position, u will do the same thing by lowing down ur age.

[@nanabadu7079]

@@luckyoki2467, hahaha, you are right though

[@Kobby405]

Sorry bro but that has nothing to do with their decline. Tom Brady is 40 something and is still one of the top Quarterbacks in the NFL. Its poor management

[@nanabadu7079]

@@Kobby405, hahaha, we are talking about soccer not NFL, 😁😁😁😁

[@Kobby405]

@@nanabadu7079 the NFL is more brutal sport than soccer but they have a 42 or 3 yr old quarterback who is still top 5 in the most sought after position. Its just to prove that the age factor about these "failed" prospects is false.

[@johnnyakwasi7834]

Thank you for this advice...they will not listen when you talk to them. Money is all they see

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[@flavismodel90]

club kkssir

[@patriciabiasam8508]

Dominic Adiyah tooo much. I miss him paaa please where is opare can I get his contact.Adiyah

[@lifeweneverchooselife3392]

Yh I have his number

[@patriciabiasam8508]

@@lifeweneverchooselife3392 ohkk I mean Adiyah's contact

[@kenodei9530]

I'm in disagreement with Willie's over age factor. The whole problem is they lose their vision. ( destination) To be great achiever you must have vision. Essien, Kuffour, Abedi, Appiah, Sulley, Asamoah, Okocha, Kanu, all played in the youth competitions but made their mark in world football. They got there because they had a vision. They knew where they were going and how to get there. (Hard work and consistency)

[@kkb5279]

If had work and vision are the marks then team USA would win every FIFA tournament but history tells me team USA has never won any gold in a FIFA tournament (men's). And oh someone please let me know if a Ghanaian who having been born and raised in Ghana went to a top league in Europe directly and was on the team sheet as a starter from his first season in Spain, Germany, England or Italy. As far as I know no Ghanaian (born and raised in Ghana) has achieved this and that leads me to think the players are raw in terms of talent and therefore have to develop and or polish their talents before making it in to top leagues.

[@chuckbond8710]

@ Ken You said it all . “ Hardwork and Consistency “ a raw talent can’t get you anywhere if u don’t work hard ......

[@babygd3016]

@KKB u r very stupid.

[@Topsey2000]

@@kkb5279 You're sharp! Keep writing comments! Those who understand the game must be heard!

[@elijamens]

@@kkb5279 Tell me the Europeans who hv achieved ur criteria too. Name them pls

[@herculesskinny2030]

Dont forget Awule Quaye Junior, Ali Jahraah, Baba Musa ( first person to captain a Ghanaian U17 side to a world cup in 1989).

[@Foresythe]

Hercules Skinny Saudi Arabia won the U17 World Cup

[@lieutenantcolonel8576]

Lauren, you remind me of Daniel addo ( darling boy). Such a fantastic player. But....dont forget addo played for agbozumeh weavers and captained Accra great Olympics yet he was 17. Funny

[@desmondokyere]

People who are saying age cheating should shut up.people are born different and grew up differently.

[@asarebediako6713]

Jonathan Mensah himself never reached his full potential. He was a real successor to John Mensah. Jonathan was fantastic during his days at Free State Stars. He showed glimpses of what could have been at the 2010 world cup. After that, he has nosedived into something else. Playing in the MLS as the weakest link of his current club side Columbus Crew's defense. I expected him to be playing in a big league with a top team by now.Paa Joe, what happened to you too?

[@muntari82]

I played alongside Owusu Afriyie

[@ralphlauren864]

Hey muntari is that you?🤗

[@muntari82]

Ralph Lauren is dat u

[@ralphlauren864]

@@muntari82 ?

[@jop23ify]

Adiyiah did great at the U20 Championship but he was never really that good to cut it at Milan

[@vamijoyfrimpong3417]

Some of our football leaders must be blamed......they should stop collecting money from the players before inviting them to the various national teams

[@Kobby405]

The main reason why this is happening is because of management. The players dont have the right management. Decision making is very poor and the overall approach of them making the journey to foreign teams is poor. If you look at the top footballers they have teams built around them to make sure they are mentally, physically and socially ready to make their career with a foreign club a success. They're families know the business and they play an important role in that team. Don't expect a Club to have your best interest in mind when they have 30 players or more to cater for. Trusting club doctors in injury situations and playing through nasty injuries, bad habits, praying to God to help you score goals but the only trainers you practice with are constantly doing the same drills with you but you expect different results. It all adds up to your decline as a player.

[@ebenezeradjei3319]

How about Christian Sabah?

[@hacksawridge6390]

Oh Ransford Osei 😢😢

[@samueladane7702]

DANIEL ADDO,ISHMAEL ADDO,JOE FAMEYE,BASHIRU GAMBO,ADU TUTU SKELLEY,CHARLES TAYLOR ,DON BOTEY,PRINCE ADU POKU,GODWIN ATRAM,ETC ETC OH GHANA

[@fuseinisuale1332]

I miss Dominic Adiyah alot

[@danielanagbonu2492]

i think they should play our local league . our coaches are also to be blame

[@asarebediako6713]

their families are to be blamed. when players get exposure to playing in national tournaments and big European teams come calling with huge offers. should their local club managers and owners advise them to nature their talents here before leaving for Europe. Then their families to go the club owners to plead for them to release the player. Because the player is their ticket to good life.once that happens, they go away and career ruined, if not lucky. Blame it on poverty.

[@owuraocloo354]

The reality is that the FA was the fair to Ransford Osei during the call up to the national team. He was the second goal scorer of the same tournament to Adiyah so why was he also not given the opportunity?

[@henryabeikuoppong5999]

They were already in their prime at the Junior level so what else should you expect. Age cheating

[@edwardappiahoteng5377]

Bro that's the Gospel truth, they were already grown ups

[@ismeea5360]

And since we stopped the so called age cheating, tell me one player that made it? Every country cheat. It is only in Ghana that u see people having discussion about this.

[@michaframp]

Boss. You're here. I salute oo

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[@frimpongevans6297]

The only Ghanaian footBaller who plays with his real age that I can confirm is Asamoah Gyan ✌✌

[@nanakwaku1410]

Is a lie Baby jet doesn’t It is the ayew brothers and it is so because the koraa by the time of their birth , their Father was popular so from pregnancy to naming ceremony, everything bout dem was always on de news ...

[@yrnehhenry9205]

Is true

[@yrnehhenry9205]

He and And Shatta were class mates is true he plays with his true age

[@Anas.Fiifi-Odoom]

Yeah Gyan and the Ayew Brothers. But Gyan may have reduced his age but not more than 3 years... Some of the players can reduce their ages even close to 10 years.

[@habakkukadams6344]

Herh😂😂

[@festusedusah2345]

The most disappointed among them is Odartey lamptey.

[@Topsey2000]

I remember seeing Adams Opare Adiyah and Osei. The reality is one youth tournament cannot compare to European clubs teaching and training boys for years plus those boys competing with other top clubs every week. International youth tournaments for a top European club player is nothing more than a bonus, a desert. A players real development comes when his club teaches him every week. The countries with the best club teams have the best players, and the best players control international football. Simple. You can't expect a Ghana boy to just play a international youth tournament and walk into AC Milan's youth squad with no problems. What level has the kid been playing at prior to Milan? Watching Essien's career, he spent around 4 years in France, and then had a bad first year at Chelsea before he became an international star. He literally had to have part of his youth training development in his early 20s smh. You can just about produce one Essien or Muntari like that, but it will be impossible for Ghana to produce a Messi Ronaldo or Neymar because that type of talent has to be spotted and sharpened at top club teams from as early as 10 years old. European development will only start for a Ghanaian player around 19 or 20 years. We are constantly too far behind to win a WC. Also I know height in football is not everything but Adiyah and co look like midgets on the pitch lol. What are the GFA feeding them?

[@vamijoyfrimpong3417]

Is that graphic?.....

[@johnnyakwasi7834]

AWUDU ISSAKA PLAYED FOR 1860 MUNICH AND NOT BAYERN MUNICH

[@nanakwaku1410]

It is never about age It bout determination What of de ayew brothers who are using their real age but are not serious with what Dey do Let’s say those players were 25-27 whilst playing at u17 so by de time dey reach 24 in Football age, their real age cud have been 32+ The question here is do u kno Zlatan ibrahimovic, Buffon not to talk of cr7 Nd co So de age is never an escuse U can’t tell me if ur real age is 30+ going aa u must fade Never Haven’t we had African players who had used football age and played at the highest stage even with their Football age been 32+ Go and check Sammy kuffour and Stephen appiahs Football age during 2010 World Cup

[@sterlingnumba7651]

What about Freddy Adu?

[@truthreason1206]

Sterling Numba 7 He’s not Ghanaian. He represents the US.

[@kojo-the-boss]

They never failed...they were rather not giving the necessary help as a Country

[@christianprottenuldrich1512]

Dominic addea I never saw him again

[@Topsey2000]

Have you ever watched Ghana v Uruguay? Adiyah missed a penalty

[@tsatsabuzanga1490]

They were generally physically under developed.Generally they are also about four year older.Subsequently they can't developed any further i.e. age cheat.

[@sumailaibrahim6737]

What about Adu Tutu skele.. He's nowhere to be found

[@herculesskinny2030]

Good memory bro.

[@apogeeTV1]

Just read about him marrying over the holidays

[@Terry-Oppong-RN]

@@apogeeTV1 yes he is married to my aunty just this saturday

[@blazeman4656]

He lives in Vienna-Austia.Adu Tutu Skele was a fantastic player.Gone are the days!!

[@mensahernest7573]

Daniel Addo was also one of the disappointment to Ghana

[@kingsleydadzie7924]

Mensah Ernest75 yes I agree a bit surprised he wasn’t included in this list

[@ilovemayvixx]

Daniel Addo was so good.....Darling boy

[@junejuly532]

The European game and the Ghanaian game is entirely different. You can play certain ways over her but you can't play that way out there. For instance, in our local games some of our players would be taking the ball forward when there is space but would bring the ball back all of a sudden, and the opponents would recover. If you do that in European games, you coach is likely to bench you or give you out on loan. Our boys are not quick for the fast nature of the European games. Here, i will side with the age factor, most are at their peak playing the at junior level. Some players had bad managers who are not doing well to advertise their players for scouts.

[@ericadonteng5231]

Massa massa come again with this your age factor thing, it happens even here in South America and some go on to carve out decent careers.....There are many players around the globe who never lived up to the hype.....Bojan, Gai Assulin, Kerrison, Saviola......Would you say those players were not using their right ages......You people have the platform so you sometimes talk anyhow

[@raymony8886]

N which medication affects them with respect to age , (each case or injury is different to each individual & managed with respect to his prevailing conditions, stop making it look like it cuts across : a common dose for everyone who has fracture for example at same age gon be receiving same dose 🤨) Benjamin must speak with evidence at this level NB: For the records: u can have a 15yr old weighing 80Kg & dosed as an adult ( weight is most considered rather than age in prescribing bruh) Not here say or what he assumes or thinks is right .

[@louiszablonski7671]

Eric Adonteng you have to admit it. The age factor has been our biggest challenge.

[@empzy9640]

Derrick Boateng should have been on this list.

[@Kobby405]

I'm reading a lot of age cheating comments which is bull crap. Soccer is a skill game. Younger or older your skill does the playing not your age. Besides GMO foods in the West has made 16 year old boys look more manly than most African footballers in their 20s. Over 90% of young African footballers are malnourished. They burn significantly more calories than they consume and rely on nature to do the rest. I grew 3 inches taller and 15 Ibs heavier my first 6 months in the united states just by drinking almost 2 gallons of cow milk per week. Tom Brady is 40 something and is still one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL which is more brutal than soccer. The age thing makes absolutely 0 sense in top flight football for determining why these phenoms from Ghana dont make it. "Its poor management"

[@Topsey2000]

I see you're not one of the sheep lol. Changing your age only affects the generations below you. If Adiyah is really 23 but was drafted into the u20 Milan squad, wouldn't lying now physically improve Adiyah's chances of making it??? Yes he'll have a shorter career but who cares? He made it! Money in da bank lol. As you said skills will win at the end whether you are lying about your age or not. And about food, some of those boys look like midgets lol. Food in Ghana is a huge problem that goes beyond football sadly. Keep writing!

[@Kobby405]

@@Topsey2000 food and nutrition is a big issue bc an aspiring or professional footballer needs atleast 3500 calories per day to function effectively when they're training vigorously (Macro and Micro nutrients). In teenagers, it can accelerate growing a few inches or muscle and skeletal hypertrophy (growth spurt). Genetics can only take you so far

[@Topsey2000]

@@Kobby405 Do you know of a long or short term solution to nourishing our younger talent?

[@Kobby405]

@@Topsey2000 The 3 basic food groups, water and minerals like iodine, iron, calcium and zinc. Food group 1: Protein (lean Red meat, chicken, fish and eggs (100% yolk for kids, 50% for adults) Food group 2: Carbohydrates (Rice, Plantains, Sweet potatoes, porridge, oatmeal) Food group 3: Immune building (fruits, vegetables, anti-oxidants) Water: Over 60% of the body is water. You need to stay hydrated at all times. Minerals: Minerals like iron, zinc can be found in lean red meat. Iodine can be found in Sea salt. Cook your foods with sea salt to get iodine and also allow its Sodium to help in water retention. Calcium is found in green leafy vegetables like Cocoyam leaves, spinach and kale. Make sure the young prospect is eating between 3000 and 3500 calories(google it) per day just to maintain weight. If you want the player to get bigger, increase it and vice versa. *After all of that you have to supplement with multivitamins. You really have to micromanage the player for peak results long term.

[@princekelvin6476]

STOP the AGE CHEATING shit it’s not about skill it’s about moral and it don’t make any sense that a Grown ass Men play against Kids they should be a shame of them self Don’t cosign that bullshit

[@ebenezerdonkor1260]

Adu Tutu Skelley

[@henryvojygerbaiden8408]

Who saw Toni in Ransfords pic

[@kobinati9672]

Either JUJU or OLD age is factor to their failures

[@lopo1435]

U guys shd speak de truth Age cheating was their problem

[@Kobby405]

Sorry bro but that has nothing to do with their decline. Tom Brady is 40 something and is still one of the top Quarterbacks in the NFL. Its poor management

[@lopo1435]

@@Kobby405 yea bcos dat is his real age. When a Ghanaian player tells u he is 40yrs old it means he is 50yrs in reality

[@Kobby405]

That's not true. The furthest they may cut their age is 3-5 yrs the most. I grew up playing football in the streets of Kumasi. The age fraud thing is over exaggerated

[@Kobby405]

If age is a factor, then why have the likes of Falcao, Obi Mikel, and other players who have been accused of age fraud succeeded. Do they have a great data system in Eastern Europe but we still believe those guys coming out of those areas are using their real age but then they play 3-5years in top flight football, lose 50% their speed and fade out of no where. We are just too quick to put our own down for factors which are out of their control.

[@princekelvin6476]

@@Kobby405 it’s not they are old asf trying to play against kid stop cosigning this bullshit play with your real age or don’t play

[@muntari82]

What happened to Baba Armando

[@obrightmanemyotabor9358]

The last analyst nailed it..Age cheat was their problem..

[@amaduadams4659]

Africa and football age

[@jamesnajombo7232]

Hi🌹🌹🍥💝🍏😷😷👍👍

[@bigboss-dp8tk]

Where is your evidence?

[@shesanwilsonabiodun-benson1918]

@@bigboss-dp8tk did you really ask that question?

[@Topsey2000]

What the hell is Benjamin Graham talking about? What does not using your right age have to do with not fitting in with the “rhythm and play of a team??? “ If a Ghana boy lies about his age and says he's younger, when he goes out to a club in Europe, surely him being the older and more physical player will work to the Ghanaian's advantage? Then he starts waffling about young players getting a certain dosage of medicine based on a players injury and his age in Europe. But because of the peculiar situation of Ghanaian players it goes a long way to affect them. HOW??? IN WHAT WAY??? EXPLAIN!!! Yes Ghana have an age problem but Graham failed to explain Ghana's problems in any detail

[@hacksawridge6390]

Don Bortey

[@jamesnajombo7232]

Pls good even guy😷😷🍏🍥💝🌹😁😀👍👍

[@Piesie_nyansani]

Benjamin Willie Graham said it all

[@Topsey2000]

What did he say?

[@mcrandolph4045]

Its not the players that failed if you ask me...its the Ghanaians..those so called officials ..they don't help the players like the should..our players achieve more when they play international

[@yawohene3521]

One major thing you left out is Age Cheating

[@Jay-yo8bz]

A.Isaka won the fifa u 17 World Cup 95 not 97

[@mohammedamajeed444]

Rap Lord, King Macca

[@michaeltetteh5037]

People saying over age don't know what they are talking about

[@Visceral.]

“Odatey can’t take ball and stop until the ball stop”... masa dis your English di3 ade fear you sef yie!

[@frimpongevans6297]

Kwesi Mensah 😂😂😂

[@Topsey2000]

Loooooool! Crazy! They said one kid was nicknamed "the disco dancer loooooool!" Another nigga said Owusu Afriyie in 1997 was the 3rd best player in the world smh. Our people are hilarious!

[@mbotidemuwak2671]

Their real age caught up with them.

[@laurenreid7349]

Owusu Afriyie was never the 3rd best player in the world at any moment. What the hell with these ridiculous lies. Good player though.

[@theopacalypse]

GFA is to blame

[@futumukafulangenge9863]

They were just not good enough period. Only 2.4% of people make it in football. You have to be extremely talented to make it, more so when you are coming from abroad.

[@lieutenantcolonel8576]

They couldn't reach the limit bcos of cheating age. How can a 27 year old player say he is under 17. Do you remember kofi mbeah who was signed by anderlecht. For years he was put on special diet but remain same in stature. Anderlecht had no option than to do away with him. You recall Taribo west of Nigeria. When he was celebrating his 27th birthday in Europe his twin bro was celebrating his 41st birthday. That's Africa for you.

[@kwameanane6988]

This last dude talk rubbish with age thing

[@kellyoku]

Age cheating was the problem.

[@adjeimichael1680]

Kwame ayew

[@manuelbest3183]

A Are you serious, Kwame Ayew played top football for long. He was in Abedi's era. Don't compare him to people like these...

[@afaririchard6423]

Uncle Ben said all tnkx

[@emmanuelntiamoah173]

What about Emmanuel Dua, Attakora Amaniapong.Very talented. I miss them.

[@fineplayer2]

They will be 25 to 30 years, they played under 17- 20 tournament and win. Age is a number, but in the short run,it will tell on you. Stop reducing your age,if you are 17 or 20 year old, you deserve to play under 17 and 20 tournament not when you're 25 to 30 years.

[@bigboss-dp8tk]

Do you have any evidence, shut the hell up.

[@KwameX]

They were not over 17y 😀

[@isaacadjei8896]

Over aged