Fatau Dauda tells struggling Ghanaian footballers to return home

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• Col Q 9 years ago

  Its not easy to return if you consider certain things! for example someone playing in Germany might not be fielded regularly, but he is paid regularly and has insurance coverage and to some extent some pension benefits!Moreov ...
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  Its not easy to return if you consider certain things! for example someone playing in Germany might not be fielded regularly, but he is paid regularly and has insurance coverage and to some extent some pension benefits!Moreover what is the guarantee that he would also get regular starts at home. Some are also in relationships which also makes it difficult to relocate to Ghana. Some also haven't earned big like you(see Bonuses and starting fees at WC 2014). A lot who are back home were just around the corner (Africa) and always on the bench and not playing regularly can be very frustrating. Its a different thing if the fellow doesn't have any club at all and is struggling to even make ends meet or even have a place of shelter, but even this, where does someone like that get the money to pay for his flight? Its not easy as one sees it , a lot of us are really having hard times and feeling too bad and are ashamed to return into the same old poor situation before we left for overseas! Its not easy at all if you haven't put something down for "rainy" days and just return home as "nobody"! If you don't take care even the hungry dog around the corner would start hooting (barking) at you for nothing after the mosquitoes had "drank" your blood well well.Your own "paddies" would even shun you because you are down and kick you about as if you are a stranger! Hmmm its not easy at all,but good idea and advice!

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• Kwabena Piso 9 years ago

  Life is tough here Dauda, what can you do with $ 200.00 a month? Sometimes you have to go 3 mths without pay.

  Life is tough here Dauda, what can you do with $ 200.00 a month? Sometimes you have to go 3 mths without pay.

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• Asuo ba Kyere-Denkyem. 9 years ago

  Relaunching your football career in the domestic front is far, far better than to rot away in overseas because of assured insurance and pensions. I totally agree with Fatao Dauda. Real display of common sense and intelligence ...
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  Relaunching your football career in the domestic front is far, far better than to rot away in overseas because of assured insurance and pensions. I totally agree with Fatao Dauda. Real display of common sense and intelligence.

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