After a career that did not rise to the heights that awaited her, Ransford Aussie announced last week his retirement from football at the age of 30. Ex-Maccabi Haifa, who was previously considered one of the most promising players in Africa, was interviewed on YouTube and said he was close to joining Real Madrid and Manchester City.
It happened in the summer of 2007, when the offensive talent finished as the top scorer of the Under-17 World Cup with six conquests. “After the tournament I was in high demand, a lot of teams wanted me, even Real Madrid. They submitted a bid for me and Daniel Oprah, but my team Casban said it was not enough money and the offer was rejected.”
In addition, Aussie was very close to joining the Citizens: “I had the opportunity to train with Manchester City for three months. They wanted to get a work permit, but were unsuccessful because I did not have enough games for the Ghana national team.” I flew to Manchester on the same flight with Am The two Brazilian twins, Rafael and Fabio de Silva. They went to United and I to City. “Alex Ferguson managed to get work permits for them, but City could not do it for me, so after three months I had to leave for Israel, where I joined Maccabi Haifa.”
Indeed, in the end, Oprah arrived at Real Madrid (and did not really succeed in it), and Osei found himself joining Maccabi Haifa in 2008. But the offensive talent failed to adapt to the Green Club and the three teams he was loaned to, and from 2012 he mostly traveled between Ghana, South Africa, Finland and Lithuania, until announcing his retirement last week.
In addition, the former striker, who was part of the team that won the World Cup until the age of 20 in 2009, criticized football in his homeland: “If my child plays football, I will not let him play for the Ghana national team. I am real and not afraid to say it. “Depending on the talent, you have to give something before you get the chance. So why should I let my son pass it?”
