ðə tˈʌf tˈæklɪŋ dᵻfˈɛndɚ ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tʊ ɐsˈænt kətˈoʊkoʊ ænd wˈʌn ɐ plˈeɪs ɪn ɡˈɑːnəz skwˈɑːd fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wˈɜːld kˈʌp, dᵻspˈaɪt hˌævɪŋ nˈɛvɚ plˈeɪd fɚðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm, ænd wʌz ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ʌv dʒˈʌst fˈoːɹ dəmˈɛstɪkbˈeɪst plˈeɪɚz.
The tough tackling defender then moved to Asante Kotoko and won a place in Ghana's squad for the 2006 World Cup, despite having never played for the national team, and was only one of just four domestic-based players.