{"id":22705,"date":"2014-06-04T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=22705"},"modified":"2014-06-04T17:42:24","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:42:24","slug":"i-caused-cristiano-ronaldos-knee-injury-kwaku-bonsam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/i-caused-cristiano-ronaldos-knee-injury-kwaku-bonsam\/","title":{"rendered":"I caused Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s knee injury &#8211; Kwaku Bonsam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s most influential witch doctor has claimed he is responsible for the knee injury which is threatening to Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s participation at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Kwaku Bonsam \u2013 whose name translates literally as \u2018Devil of Wednesday\u2019 \u2013 predicted in February that the Real Madrid forward would be forced to miss this summer\u2019s tournament in Brazil with injury. A statement from the Portuguese FA on Wednesday confirmed that Ronaldo is suffering from tendinosis in his left knee as well as nursing a muscle problem in his thigh which caused him to miss the 0-0 draw with Greece at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With Ghana set to meet Portugal in their final match of Group G in Brasilia on 26 June, Bonsam claims to have conjured a special powder from his gods, mixed with several leaves and concoctions which have been placed around an image and caricature of the former Manchester United player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s injury is about, I\u2019m working on him,\u201d Bonsam, who serves at the \u2018Kofioo Kofi\u2019 shrine, said in an interview with Kumasi-based Angel FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very serious about it. Last week, I went around looking for four dogs and I got them to be used in manufacturing a special spirit called \u2018Kahwiri Kapam\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said it four months ago that I will work on Cristiano Ronaldo seriously and rule him out of the World up or at least prevent him from playing against Ghana and the best thing I can do is to keep him out though injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis injury can never be cured by any medic, they can never see what is causing the injury because it is spiritual. Today, it is his knee, tomorrow it is his thigh, next day it is something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: TheGuardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s most influential witch doctor has claimed he is responsible for the knee injury which is threatening to Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s participation at the World Cup. 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