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Ex-Ghana Star Confesses: I Cheated My Age

4/17/2025

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Former Ghanaian footballer Douglas Nkrumah has come clean about his past, confessing to age cheating while representing the U-17 Black Starlets, claiming he was actually 20 at the time. Speaking on the Gajio podcast, he shed light on the prevalent issue of age discrepancies in Ghanaian football, reflecting on his impactful career with Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko.

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Former Ghanaian footballer Douglas Nkrumah has come clean about his past, confessing to age cheating while representing the U-17 Black Starlets, claiming he was actually 20 at the time. Speaking on the Gajio podcast, he shed light on the prevalent issue of age discrepancies in Ghanaian football, reflecting on his impactful career with Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko.