The career of Mario Balotelli may be summed up as the legend of a player who became well-known worldwide for both his skill and antics off the field.
His frigid goal celebrations were one of his numerous shenanigans.
Balotelli will give a straight, angry face and start to walk back to his half while his teammates rush to him to celebrate the goal, unlike most players who dance or make gestures.
It’s easy to remember him in his prime because of his “why always me?” celebration against Manchester United, which has become synonymous with his name.
Finding a player who celebrates goals as “cold and serious” as Mario Balotelli does is far from possible, but a trait of his is found in Ghanaian politics.
Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, describes the National Democratic Congress‘ general secretary, Asiedu Nketiah, as the Balotteli of politics.
The member of parliament for Banda Constituency asserted while endorsing Nketiah to become the NDC national chairman.
“The courage of the man – general mosquito – is incomparable. When it comes to its parliament, the place we are afraid to be, that is where you will see him. When you see him you cannot relent…one thing about general is that, he is like Balotelli. When he scores, he doesn’t smile. He doesn’t care about credit so whatever you will do he doesn’t care,” he said.