During the 2006 World Cup, the Ghanaian FA stated that his name is Kingston; however, the player's shirt used the correct spelling of his name, as confirmed by Kingson himself.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wˈɜːld kˈʌp, ðə ɡˈæneɪən ˌɛfˈeɪ stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hɪz nˈeɪm ɪz kˈɪŋstən; haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə plˈeɪɚz ʃˈɜːt jˈuːzd ðə kɚɹˈɛkt spˈɛlɪŋ ʌv hɪz nˈeɪm, æz kənfˈɜːmd baɪ kˈɪŋsən hɪmsˈɛlf.