Footballer Charles Asante stranded in Egypt, battling ulcer after agent’s alleged deception

Former Nsoatreman FC player Charles Asante has opened up about his ordeal in Egypt, where he is battling an illness after allegedly being lured to Egypt by an agent who has since abandoned him.

According to Asante, he was playing for Nsoatreman in the Ghana Premier League when an agent convinced him to travel abroad, promising to secure a club for him.

However, the footballer said the Ghanaian agent, named Nana Kwame, stopped responding to his calls after his arrival in Egypt, while the Egyptian agent he was promised would help him secure a club has also failed to contact him.

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“I played for BA United and helped Nsoatreman qualify for the GPL. After playing for some time, an agent [Nana Kwame] helped me travel to Egypt, but our agreement was different when I arrived, and he doesn’t pick up my calls. I did not know the agent, but he told me he had a powerful Egyptian agent, so when I came, he would help me get a club to join that was in their Premier League at the time.

“Since I arrived, I haven’t heard from the Egyptian agent yet. The Ghanaian who helped me doesn’t pick up my calls either. My phone got lost, so I’ve lost his contact,” he said in an interview with Ahenfie TV.

The former BA United player further revealed that his situation had worsened, as he was struggling to afford food and accommodation. He said prolonged periods without food had contributed to him developing an ulcer.

He added that his situation required urgent intervention, claiming that he had received little support from the Ghanaian community in Egypt.

“I got a team, but it’s a small club; the finances were poor, so I stayed for a while, and I got an ACL injury along the way. At this place, the clubs don’t cater for you when you get injured; sometimes they could even terminate your contract.

“My feeding and accommodation are problematic now, and I have developed an ulcer, so it’s not easy for me. The Ghanaians here, their way of living is that nobody cares about another, so if you don’t survive on your own, it will be very tough for you,” he added.

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