{"id":729225,"date":"2019-10-23T05:14:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T05:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/i-draw-inspiration-from-a-promise-i-made-to-my-mom-mohammed-salisu-reveals\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T05:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T05:14:52","slug":"i-draw-inspiration-from-a-promise-i-made-to-my-mom-mohammed-salisu-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/i-draw-inspiration-from-a-promise-i-made-to-my-mom-mohammed-salisu-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"I draw inspiration from a promise I made to my mom &#8211; Mohammed Salisu reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 23 October 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-10-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26865147.295.jpg\" alt=\"Salisu Mohammed23\" title=\"Salisu Mohammed23\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Mohammed Salisu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Highly-rated Ghanaian defender, Mohammed Salisu has disclosed that he is motivated to play at such a top-level because of a promise he made to his mother before moving to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Currently just 20 years of age, the center-back has shown great potential following his explosive form for Spanish club Real Valladolid in the ongoing Spanish La Liga season.<\/p>\n<p>He moved from Ghana when he was 13 years and has managed to progressively improve his game over the past years.<\/p>\n<p>He has seen tremendous progress in the last seven months after his mature performance earned him a promotion into the first team of Real Valladolid.<\/p>\n<p>Since that time he has not looked back and is currently one of the most sought after young defenders in the la Liga and to some extent Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a recent interview, Mohammed Salisu has shared that his promise to his mother before leaving Ghana is his source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I left Ghana, I promised myself that I would make my family proud of me, Salisu remembers<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mentality is the key\u201d, the pacey center-back observed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Wednesday, 23 October 2019 Source: footballghana.com 2019-10-23 Mohammed Salisu Highly-rated Ghanaian defender, Mohammed Salisu has disclosed that he is motivated to play at such a top-level because of a promise he made to his mother before moving to Europe. 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