One of the greatest players to have ever represented the Black Stars was the former great Rev. Osei Kofi of Ghana.
The playmaker, who during his youth was head and shoulders above his contemporaries, never played for a team outside of Ghana despite receiving numerous offers.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was the talk of most Ghanaian football fans and spent his whole playing career with Asante Kotoko.
According to the nimble-footed Osei Kofi, his love for Asante Kotoko prevented him from traveling outside the country to seek greener pastures.
Speaking in an interview with Asanteman FM, the former Ghana great revealed why he opted to stay with Kotoko despite the allure of traveling abroad.
“I had a lot of offers from different European clubs but I refused to go because of the love for Asante Kotoko,” the player tagged as a dribbling wizard by FIFA said.
Meanwhile, Rev. Osei Kofi has declared that he is Ghana’s Greatest Footballer of All Time (GOAT).
“I am now the GOAT in Ghana now.
“I always feel proud being a Ghanaian, although I’m not sometimes being recognised,” Rev. Osei Kofi said.
He was a joint top scorer in the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations tournament held in Tunis, as Ghana won the tournament for a second time.
He was the joint top goalscorer in the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations and he was the third-highest scorer in the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations.