sportspeople-from-ghana

"I'm going to take a step up at Nice, at a club that's a top player in the French league and will be competing in Europe for the second consecutive season. I feel ready to take on this new challenge."

"I would like to convey my sincere gratitude to everyone at IFK Norrkoping - the management, staff, teammates, and supporters. I have grown so much here, both as a player and as a person. Thank you for your incredible support and for making me feel like part of the family."

"I expect a lot from myself."

"First for Ghana. Big pride to wear and represent our beloved country, super proud for this achievement. Big thank you to my family, friends and loved ones for being at the proudest moment of my life."

"I am taking it step by step. I didn’t expect to play this much in the beginning, but I’m now playing a lot and I expect a lot from myself."

"I consulted with my friends, acquaintances, and family about the transfer. Everyone knows how big of a club Galatasaray is. I know it too. Being here is prideful. Wearing this jersey is very valuable to me."

"We have to quickly get back to basics, win matches, adopt the right mentality on the pitch and be sure to give everything in each match."

"Hello Ghana. Just finished training with the guys. My first training for Ghana, I am very proud and I am happy with these guys."

"For me, it's meant so much for me because this is my first trophy. We jubilated after the Lugano game. Almost all the players came to the dressing room. We celebrated with the fans. During that week we had like two celebrations."

"The team is very grateful to have such a guy. He is very good to everyone and the way he carries himself, I think is very nice that we learn a lot from him."

"I am looking forward to the journey, to win games and to be the best team we can be. I am very happy to be here. I arrived yesterday evening and I enjoy it here."

"Each game is different, sometimes the chances can be easier than others. We continue to believe in our attackers, it is a difficult time for the team but I think the goals will come. It is time for us to do better to put the attackers in a better position, so that they can regain confidence."

"I want to contribute my qualities on the wing, and I'm convinced that they will fit in well with the team's style of play."

"I am looking forward to stepping onto the field, meeting our fans, and giving everything for the club as soon as possible."

"If it rains, the game will be faster, but I don’t think we should focus on that. We simply need to concentrate on the match, because we know it’s a very important game for us."

"When I was little, I really liked Sergio Ramos. He’s a player who goes into duels, fights, and is always there."

"I had to work twice as hard in training. I'm happy with the level I was able to reach before my injury and the aim is to get back there quickly."

"You have to be humble, if you’re humble, any good player will want to help you out. If you’re too cocky, no good player is going to want to help you to what you want to be."

"Over the past year, I have learned an incredible amount, and the coaches and my teammates always make sure I’m still learning something new every single day."

"I had a lot of praise, and I am happy with that."

"I've never scored many goals, so of course I was happy, but it wasn't that big of a deal for me. The most important thing was that we won the game."

"But for me to play in the Champions League is a very great honour. i always watch the Champions League."

"My little brother is currently in Ghana in the same academy where I was trained. He is also left-footed and plays in the same position as me, in central defense."

"It’s a very very great club and I am happy to be here, like I side it is a big step for my career."

"Our game depends above all on us and the energy we put into our play, we don't think about the opponent in front of us, we focus first on ourselves as a team. We apply what the coach teaches us in training, but that's football, you can't predict anything in advance."

"We have no doubts, football is about ups and downs depending on the period. We are currently in a bad moment and we have to fight to get back to the top. The season had started very well and we were in good form, we just need to believe in what we are doing on the pitch and listen to the coach’s tactical advice to get back to our level."

"I’m just fully attentive to what the coach asks of me and I try to apply his instructions."

"I know that the team expects a lot from me and I’m going to try to give all I can to help the team."

"Now I'm excited about the team, the fans and the environment in Berlin and I'm really looking forward to getting to know everything there."

"Signing for such a big club is a very big and sepecial thing for me."

"The changes it has brought to my career are that club football is different from national team football. I have the confidence that if I travel abroad to play, I will be able to fit in because I have seen the difference. You need to fit into wherever you are taken."

"If you are a goalkeeper and you keep a clean sheet and don't concede goals, people will see it. So far, I will say my hard work helped me to get this call-up."

"What I will tell my colleagues is that we should attach seriousness to training and league games because the national team is not child's play and the home-based players are not different from the foreign-based."

"Sometimes people think once you are a local player, the national team will be difficult, but we are very determined. I think if a local player is good, he deserves a platform."

"It's a huge honour to have extended my contract with the club and to be continuing this great adventure. I'm delighted. I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me feel good at Rennes, the staff, the directors and my team-mates. I'd also like to thank the fans, who are always there."

"I was doing really well at the start of the season. This injury stopped me in my tracks and it's up to me to be strong mentally to overcome it. I'm at the top of my game mentally, I'm well supported and I'm still smiling. I've started racing again and that's a joy, but you have to accept that you have to go step by step and listen to the Doc'."

"I'm available to the club, so I play where I'm asked to play, without preference. The important thing is to bring my qualities to the group, to be present. Whether it's on the right, the left or in the middle."

"When you're on the pitch, you don't necessarily see everything that's going on off it. Being on the sidelines makes me realise that."

"They think it’s an easy sport compared to the other sports, but it’s not, If you tell somebody you play table tennis, they say, ‘Oh, I’m good! I’m good!’ Everybody’s good at playing table tennis."

"It’s like checking your pulse to see if you’ve still got it or not."

"I’m not a person who looks that far ahead - I’m taking it day by day."

"I think it was a good opportunity for me to help, do my best for the team, and this was the main goal."

"I do the same thing I always have, and I train the same way. So in that way, nothing has changed. I just do my best, and now I have the chance."

"The coaches tell me what to do, and then I try to do it. I'm not afraid to take a chance with a pass, because that's part of our style of play, and if we lose the ball, you can always try to win it back."

"For me, nothing really changed, but I just tried to do my best and then try to fit in the first team. But when I started, I was training with the first team and was playing with the second team. Then there was an injury to a teammate. I came in, and then I took my chance, and then right from there, I built on it."

"For me, it's a great honour to play in the Champions League. We will play a play-off. i just pray we get the win, and then we can fit in (group phase)."

"I think some players, like the younger ones, are a bit tired. But with experience, we have to motivate and support them. It’s also my job to guide them and set a good example."

"Playing my first match with the national team against Brazil was really difficult. But I was really happy to make my debut."

"I loved the Brazilian Ronaldo! I watched a lot of videos of him when I was younger. He was a fantastic player who carried his team all the time."

"I am happy with the confidence in me and the support. I am glad I lived up to expectation," he told."