{"id":409083,"date":"2017-08-04T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T11:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/dislike-for-pork-prevented-me-from-excelling-in-korea-football-george-alhassan\/"},"modified":"2017-08-04T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T11:25:27","slug":"dislike-for-pork-prevented-me-from-excelling-in-korea-football-george-alhassan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/dislike-for-pork-prevented-me-from-excelling-in-korea-football-george-alhassan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dislike for pork prevented me from excelling in Korea football &#8211; George Alhassan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday,  4 August 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ultimatefmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-08-04<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/81147832.295.jpg\" alt=\"ALHASSAN1\" title=\"ALHASSAN1\" width=\"295\" height=\"170\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>George Alhassan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501845927_657_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Topscorer of the 1982 AFCON, George Alhassan says he was unable to make an impact in South Korea during his playing days because of his strong dislike for pork meat.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alhassan, who joined Ulsan Hyundai FC in 1984 from FC 105 in Gabon, at the time pork was the main delicacy in the Asian country and he did not like it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t like their food. The major delicacy was pig meat and I don\u2019t eat so I couldn\u2019t cope,&#8221; Alhassan, 62, said in an interview on Happy FM.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;That was why I spent just a season in the league&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that the tight travelling schedule of the Korean league also contributed to his decision to return to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, they had a very tight league schedule which made it difficult,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was very difficult for you to go home. 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