I used to play football barefoot on a pitch without grass in Ghana – Emmanuel Gyasi reveals

Ghana forward, Emmanuel Gyasi has disclosed that he grew up playing football barefoot on a pitch without grass during his young age.

The forward currently plays his football in Italian where he is a star player for Serie A side Spezia Calcio.

Speaking to Corriere dello Sport in an interview, Emmanuel Gyasi has opened up about what it was like for him growing up in his home country.

“From 5 to 11 I lived in Ghana and that’s where I fell in love with football. I dreamed of imitating my first idol: Ronaldinho. Every play of him was joy and I tried to imitate him,” the winger said.

Emmanuel Gyasi continued, “On Sundays I played games with my friends on the pitch without grass and all barefoot. Pure fun and no one was going to miss it. I often think back to those moments. Those games made me hungry to get to Serie A and face Cr7. Growing up I got passionate about him too and it was crazy to face him. I still get chills. In Turin he came to look for me to give me his shirt, I was about to faint.”

Meanwhile, the Ghana attacker says his dream is to play for Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.