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.
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.