In 2008 , he was offered a contract with Cypriot side Onisilos Sotira , having impressed two Newcastle United scouts who happened to be in Ghana at the time . He spent two seasons with Sotira , before being offered trials with English sides AFC Wimbledon and Gillingham . As he was still under contract in Cyprus , he was not allowed to accept these trial offers . He was also offered a trial with Newcastle , but due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption of 2010 , he had to travel for 4 days to reach England . He was injured in his first training session , and ultimately was not selected for the team
Icelandic volcanic eruption of 2010
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
Alistair Slowe