{"id":256622,"date":"2024-11-27T16:56:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/former-kotoko-player-atta-kusi-shares-how-playing-football-in-ghana-has-turned-him-to-a-beggar\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:56:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:56:21","slug":"former-kotoko-player-atta-kusi-shares-how-playing-football-in-ghana-has-turned-him-to-a-beggar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/former-kotoko-player-atta-kusi-shares-how-playing-football-in-ghana-has-turned-him-to-a-beggar\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Kotoko player Atta Kusi shares how playing football in Ghana has turned him to a beggar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/814\/81401693.295.jpg\" alt=\"Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi\" title=\"Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi\" width=\"295\" height=\"212\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi has expressed deep regret over earning very little throughout his football career in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he regrets not pursuing a different career path or furthering his education, as his football talent only reduced him to a beggar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly regret playing football. It pains me that I didn\u2019t learn a trade or focus on education. If I had, I\u2019d be earning a better salary than what I got from playing football in this country,\u201d Kusi shared.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted feeling humiliated whenever he has to rely on friends for financial support, despite having played for renowned clubs like Asante Kotoko and Ashanti Gold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever I reflect on my career, playing for big clubs like Kotoko, Ashanti Gold, and Gold Stars, I feel a deep sense of pity. It\u2019s humiliating to have to beg my friends, who are mechanics and electricians, for pocket money,\u201d he confessed, as quoted by SportWorldGhana.<\/p>\n<p>Kusi urged young Ghanaian footballers to strive for opportunities abroad, as the local system does not guarantee a successful career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would advise all upcoming players to work hard and seek opportunities outside the country. It\u2019s extremely challenging to build a successful career as a footballer here. Additionally, the lack of proper insurance for players means a single injury could prematurely end your career,\u201d Kusi added.<\/p>\n<p>Currently a free agent, Atta Kusi is without a club after his contract with Heart of Lions expired at the end of the 2023\/2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, he has played for clubs including Asante Kotoko, King Faisal, Ashanti Gold, and Bibiani Gold Stars.<\/p>\n<p>EE\/MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi has expressed deep regret over earning very little throughout his football career in Ghana. He revealed that he regrets not pursuing a different career path or furthering his education, as his football talent only reduced him to a beggar. \u201cI honestly regret playing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-256622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former Kotoko player Atta Kusi shares how playing football in Ghana has turned him to a beggar - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/former-kotoko-player-atta-kusi-shares-how-playing-football-in-ghana-has-turned-him-to-a-beggar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Kotoko player Atta Kusi shares how playing football in Ghana has turned him to a beggar - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi Former Asante Kotoko player Atta Kusi has expressed deep regret over earning very little throughout his football career in Ghana. 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