{"id":1110369,"date":"2022-06-04T16:29:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T16:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/04\/no-regret-snubbing-ghana-for-germany-asamoah\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T16:29:19","slug":"no-regret-snubbing-ghana-for-germany-asamoah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/04\/no-regret-snubbing-ghana-for-germany-asamoah\/","title":{"rendered":"No regret snubbing Ghana for Germany &#8211; Asamoah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"394\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/external-content.duckduckgo.com_-10-696x394.jpg\"   alt=\"Gerald Asamoah\" title=\"Gerald Asamoah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerald Asamoah <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Germany international, Gerald Asamoah, has insisted that he harbours no regret in picking the former World Champions over Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, the\u00a0first-team manager of Schalke 04\u00a0shared that\u00a0he gave strong consideration to several issues before pledging allegiance to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, playing for the European giants propelled him to the height he attained in his career, and he has no regret in making that decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no regret. At that moment it was the best decision that I took. Maybe I would have taken a different decision today because Otto Addo is the coach but at the time it was one of the best decisions,\u201d he told Accra-based\u00a0<strong>Peace FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has helped me a lot and I love Ghana. I follow Ghana and watch Ghana. I\u2019m a Ghanaian but the decision to play for Germany is one of the best decisions I took.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Schalke man played in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, mainly was capped 43 times by Germany, scoring six goals.<\/p>\n<p>During his playing career, Asamoah played as a forward, and he was mainly known for his pace, his physical strength, and his hard-working approach.<\/p>\n<p>He has bonded the most of his career to Schalke, where he has been widely appreciated not only for his accomplishments as a player but also for his relaxed and positive attitude and his role as a community leader off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah was born in\u00a0Mampong before his family moved to Germany in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>He immediately started playing football in several local teams and entered the youth academy of\u00a0Hannover 96\u00a0at the age of 16.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"bKXsvV4Szgg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Energy Mix: Time for Ghana to move towards using clean energy \u2013 Ministry of Energy (3-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bKXsvV4Szgg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerald Asamoah Former Germany international, Gerald Asamoah, has insisted that he harbours no regret in picking the former World Champions over Ghana. Speaking in an interview, the\u00a0first-team manager of Schalke 04\u00a0shared that\u00a0he gave strong consideration to several issues before pledging allegiance to Germany. 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