move, Atiku was given the number 16 shirt for the club and appeared only in the reserve team. On 28 October and after he refused to join Newport Country on loan Swindon cancelled his contract at The County Ground by mutual consent after failing to break into the first team, with Atiku making a statement that he has no regrets after his Swindon exit. International career In 1999, Atiku represented the Ghana under-17 team at 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand and later was part of the Ghana under-20 side at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. In 2010, Atiku participated in training with the Ghana senior team but eventually was not invited to play any official games. He was later called up to the squad to play Nigeria in August 2011, but the match was called off due to the rioting in England. Personal life Atiku has held a Swedish passport since 13 May 2009. References External links Ghana U-17 Squad Move to Vasteras IF Sylvia loan Vasalund move Signs for Ethnikos Piraeus Paolo Di Canio offers him Swindon contract 1983 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Västerås SK Fotboll players Assyriska FF players IF Sylvia players Vasalunds IF players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Greece Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Liberty Professionals F.C. players Association football midfielders