{"id":1239571,"date":"2022-10-31T13:33:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/i-have-lost-interest-in-football\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T13:33:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:33:27","slug":"i-have-lost-interest-in-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/i-have-lost-interest-in-football\/","title":{"rendered":"I have lost interest in football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"541\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gettyimages-677156608-2048x2048-1-696x541.jpg\"   alt=\"Sulley Muntari, Ghana (Photo by Mike Egerton - PA Images via Getty Images)\" title=\"Sulley Muntari, Ghana   (Photo by Mike Egerton - PA Images via Getty Images)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sulley Muntari, Ghana   (Photo by Mike Egerton &#8211; PA Images via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Black Stars midfielder,\u00a0Sulley Muntari, has disclosed that he is not interested in playing football anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The former Inter Milan and AC Milan ace has left Hearts of Oak after failing to renew his contract with the Ghana Premier League side.<\/p>\n<p>Muntari is currently unattached after leaving the side. The former Portsmouth midfielder signed a six-month deal with the Phobian Club midway\u00a0through last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[To play] outside (Europe), no more, I don\u2019t want to play football anymore,\u201d\u00a0he told Dan Kwaku Yeboah in an interview on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only wanted to help the local league gain ground because the local league gave us a lot when we were playing. So I wanted to give back to the local league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that I\u2019m retired or not retired but I just don\u2019t want to play [football], I\u2019m tired but then with friends I train with them. If I decide to play, it will be in the local league but it\u2019s not my priority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muntari scored his first goal for the club in March when he converted a penalty in their 2-1 win against WAFA at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>He also surprised many with his fitness and impressive performances, as he helped Hearts to win the President\u2019s Cup and the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Muntari was part of Black Stars squad that qualified the country for the 2006 Mundial in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to play in the 2010 and 2014 global showpieces.<\/p>\n<p>Muntari won the English FA Cup, the Champions League, and also the Italian Serie A.<\/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=\"yJoKC4Chpgk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total Round down on the &#039;Sack Ofori Atta&#039; Demand Part 1 - Nnawotwi Yi on Adom TV (29-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJoKC4Chpgk?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>Sulley Muntari, Ghana (Photo by Mike Egerton &#8211; PA Images via Getty Images) Former Black Stars midfielder,\u00a0Sulley Muntari, has disclosed that he is not interested in playing football anymore. The former Inter Milan and AC Milan ace has left Hearts of Oak after failing to renew his contract with the Ghana Premier League side. 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