hiː tˈʊk ɐ stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ɹˈoʊl ɪn ɡˈɑːnəz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl fɹˈɛndli ɐɡˈɛnst fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənz bɹɐzˈɪl ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən wˌɛɹ ðə ɡˈæneɪənz lˈɔst wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ, tˈɛɹɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ ðə sˈæmbə bˈɔɪz ɹˈaɪt bˈæk ɪlsˈɪnhoʊ, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ dɪsmˈɪst lˈeɪt ɪnðə ɡˈeɪm fɚɹə sˈɛkənd bˈʊkəbəl əfˈɛns ˌɔn ɪlsˈɪnhoʊz ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt dˈænjəl ˈælvz.
He took a starring role in Ghana's International friendly against former World Champions Brazil on 27 March 2007 where the Ghanaians lost 1–0, terrorising the Samba Boys right back Ilsinho, before being dismissed late in the game for a second bookable offence on Ilsinho's replacement Daniel Alves.