Throwback Photo of Qatar Striker Playing Street Football in Ghana With Defender Mohammed Salisu Emerges

Mohammed Muntari and Mohammed Salisu will represent Qatar and Ghana respectively at the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup. A few years ago however, the duo were playing street football in Sabon Zongo, a surburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

The duo have had an upward trajectory in their careers, from the days of honing their skills in Kumasi to leaving the shores of Ghana.

From Sabon Zongo to the global stage. Mohammed Salisu & Mohammed Muntari will be playing in their first World Cup.

Salisu will represent Ghana ?? at the World Cup

Muntari will represent Qatar ?? at the World Cup#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/l7eRoVn4Xo

— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) November 18, 2022

An old photo of the two players has since gone viral on the internet.

Muntari was picked up by the Aspire Academy at a very young age, and left Kumasi to play in Qatar. After years of development, he switched nationalities to the Middle East country.

These days, he plays for Qatari Stars League side Al-Duhail. Meanwhile, Salisu left Kumasi to join Nsawam-based African Talent Football Academy. His meteoric rise saw him quickly establish himself as a starter in the first team. He then left to Spain after he was scouted by Real Valladolid before later joining English Premier League side Southampton in 2020.

Source: Sports breif