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Ghanaian-born footballer Mohammed Muntari claims that his decision to naturalize and play for Qatar was not motivated by money.

Muntari, who was born in Kumasi, moved to the Arab country when he was 19 years old, in 2013. Three years later, he accepted to play for Qatar.

He played for Qatar’s U23 team before graduating to the senior team, where he has made 43 appearances and scored 12 goals so far.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with 3Sports, the 28-year-old striker explained, “It was never financial [switching to Qatar]. We play football firstly because we love football and we want to take care of the people we want to take care of.

I wouldn’t say it was financially [motivated] because, at the end of the day, I could have been playing for Ghana and still be earning much.”

Muntari went on to say that he doesn’t regret his decision, and that it was the correct one.

“Truth be told, I will choose Qatar. I will choose Qatar every single day [because of] what they did for me [and] what they are doing for my people.

“Deep inside, I knew I took the right decision so if you ask me to do it again, I will choose Qatar over Ghana. I am not saying anything bad about my beloved country Ghana,” he added.

Since his arrival in Qatar, Muntari has played for four different clubs. He began at El Jaish before moving on to Lekhwiya and Al-Duhail. Muntari is a member of Al Ahli at the moment.

Muntari won the Qatari championship in both 2017 and 2020. He has also won the Emir Cup and the Qatar Super Cup.

He is expected to be included in Qatar’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this year.

By: Enoch Fiifi Forson|3news

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Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart has been named as Jojo Wallocott’s role model.

Hart,35, now plays in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic.He is best known for his 12-year spell with Manchester City, where he helped the team win two Premier League titles and one FA Cup.

Hart has been capped 75 times by England.

“As a goalkeeper growing up in the UK I use to watch Joe Hart of Manchester City and he is my role model,” Wallocott revealed in an interview with Accra-based Happy FM

Wollacott earned his Ghana debut against Zimbabwe in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Cape Coast last year September.

He gave a confident performance in Ghana’s 3-1 win and has been the team’s safest pair of hands since then.

The 25-year-old has made nine appearances so far, three of which were at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and two of which were in the World Cup playoffs win against Nigeria.

“It’s an honour to represent the national team and I’m proud to wear the jersey every time I’m called up. It’s a dream come true to play for Ghana. Sometimes I wake up and I think it’s a dream,” he said in the same interview.

Wollacott was just crowned English League Two Goalkeeper of the Season.

He’s also up for the Swindon Town Player of the Season award.