Ibrahim Husseini is among the quickest males in Ghana’s historical past.
Nonetheless, it’s fascinating to notice that his sprinting profession was only a sideshow to his old flame, soccer.
Throughout an look on Pleasure FM’s Sports activities Hyperlink on Saturday, the St Augustine’s College alumnus revealed that he began out as a goalkeeper.
“In my case, I did not at all times do monitor and subject. It was soccer from day one. I began as a soccer participant and I used to be a goalkeeper. I even keep in mind in my first yr at Augusto (St. Augustine’s Faculty) I used to be the college’s second-choice goalkeeper.”
Husseini reveals the decisive second that led to his change to full-time sprinting, however it’s not a wonderful story.
“At any time when there was an inner competitors, Evans Yeboah Cadman and Solomon Diafo at all times gained. So in my second yr, I made a decision I wasn’t going to lose to Evans anymore. So I made a decision to go away soccer and develop into a full-time sprinter.”
Since then, it goes with out saying that Husseini’s choice has paid off. He has blossomed into an elite athlete in Africa and is at present a member of Ghana’s relay workforce competing within the African Senior Athletics Championships.
