{"id":182849,"date":"2016-01-19T09:11:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T09:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=182849"},"modified":"2016-01-19T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T09:11:10","slug":"rahman-from-ghanas-dusty-pitches-to-leicesters-green-pitches-daniel-amarteys-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/rahman-from-ghanas-dusty-pitches-to-leicesters-green-pitches-daniel-amarteys-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahman: From Ghana’s dusty pitches to Leicester’s green pitches – Daniel Amartey’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghanaian contingent in the English Premier League keeps growing, and young defender Daniel Amartey is\u00a0the latest addition to the world\u2019s most watched league.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The young man from Teshi [A suburb in Accra the capital of Ghana] who gave up schooling to pursue a career in football is the latest to join the growing Ghanaian players in Leicester [Jeffrey Schlupp and Joe Dodoo already with the foxes].<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Amartey\u2019s story and journey to the very top in world football is \u00a0a classical story of, “from grass to grace” for the youngster who was playing in the 2nd tier of Ghana football just four years ago for International Allies. His story will move a lot and inspire the millions of talents in Ghana who wake up at dawn to train with strong passion and conviction that they will one day realize their dreams of playing professional football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n While playing at International Allies in the division 2 league, then only 17, was privileged to be among the selected few who pleased the technical eye of current Estonia coach Magnus Pehrsson, who signed him for Swedish club Djurgarden in 2013 after a scouting trip to Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n