{"id":450954,"date":"2025-12-16T19:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:25:53","slug":"dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Don&#8217;t let him leave Old Trafford&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.295.jpg\" alt=\"Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth\" title=\"Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth<\/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\">Antoine Semenyo made headlines at Old Trafford on Monday, December 15, 2025, after his first-half goal helped AFC Bournemouth secure a thrilling 4-4 draw against Manchester United. <\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian forward not only showcased his finishing ability but also his fighting spirit, having earlier been involved in a fiery clash with Diogo Dalot.<\/p>\n<p>With Bournemouth trailing after Amad Diallo\u2019s opener, Semenyo picked up the ball just to the right of the centre circle and immediately drove at the United defence. <\/p>\n<p>What followed was a trademark run, strong, direct and fearless.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Antoine Semenyo&#8217;s goal against Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Semenyo surged past retreating defenders with a powerful burst, holding off challenges as he carried the ball into the final third.<\/p>\n<p>As the United backline scrambled, the forward kept his nerve, slotting a low finish beyond the goalkeeper to bring Bournemouth back into the contest. <\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United official page as usual, updated fans with a post of the equaliser. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoal. Antoine Semenyo levels for the visitors,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p>The post drew instant attention from former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who playfully replied and pleaded with his former team to sign Semenyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let him leave after the game,\u201d Ferdinand replied.<\/p>\n<p>The strike not only dragged the Cherries level on the night but also reignited Semenyo\u2019s season, marking his seventh Premier League goal and his tenth goal contribution of the campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t let him leave after the game \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rioferdy5\/status\/2000671271818764503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>FKA\/EB<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch how Abu Trica fumbled on a simple question during his arrest<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UhWiVuhMA2I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch how Abu Trica fumbled on a simple question during his arrest\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UhWiVuhMA2I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth Antoine Semenyo made headlines at Old Trafford on Monday, December 15, 2025, after his first-half goal helped AFC Bournemouth secure a thrilling 4-4 draw against Manchester United. The Ghanaian forward not only showcased his finishing ability but also his fighting spirit, having earlier been involved in a fiery clash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":450955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Don&#039;t let him leave Old Trafford&#039; - 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\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Don&#039;t let him leave Old Trafford&#039; - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth Antoine Semenyo made headlines at Old Trafford on Monday, December 15, 2025, after his first-half goal helped AFC Bournemouth secure a thrilling 4-4 draw against Manchester United. The Ghanaian forward not only showcased his finishing ability but also his fighting spirit, having earlier been involved in a fiery clash [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6\"},\"headline\":\"&#8216;Don&#8217;t let him leave Old Trafford&#8217;\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":280,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/https:\\\/\\\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\\\/imagelib\\\/pics\\\/735\\\/73515587.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/\",\"name\":\"'Don't let him leave Old Trafford' - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/https:\\\/\\\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\\\/imagelib\\\/pics\\\/735\\\/73515587.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/https:\\\/\\\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\\\/imagelib\\\/pics\\\/735\\\/73515587.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/https:\\\/\\\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\\\/imagelib\\\/pics\\\/735\\\/73515587.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/16\\\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8216;Don&#8217;t let him leave Old Trafford&#8217;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6\",\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ghana News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2025\\\/author\\\/ghanamma\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"'Don't let him leave Old Trafford' - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"'Don't let him leave Old Trafford' - Ghanamma.com","og_description":"Semenyo is a player of Bournemouth Antoine Semenyo made headlines at Old Trafford on Monday, December 15, 2025, after his first-half goal helped AFC Bournemouth secure a thrilling 4-4 draw against Manchester United. The Ghanaian forward not only showcased his finishing ability but also his fighting spirit, having earlier been involved in a fiery clash [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/","og_site_name":"Ghanamma.com","article_published_time":"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg","width":1,"height":1,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ghana News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ghana News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/"},"author":{"name":"Ghana News","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/#\/schema\/person\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6"},"headline":"&#8216;Don&#8217;t let him leave Old Trafford&#8217;","datePublished":"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/"},"wordCount":280,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg","articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/","name":"'Don't let him leave Old Trafford' - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-16T19:25:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/#\/schema\/person\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/735\/73515587.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/16\/dont-let-him-leave-old-trafford\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8216;Don&#8217;t let him leave Old Trafford&#8217;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/#\/schema\/person\/19f97c9b96bb4eec1ec652714cfea7e6","name":"Ghana News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ghana News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/author\/ghanamma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}