Former Ghana Black stars, Inter Milan, AC Milan, FC Porto and Hearts of Oak midfielder, Sulley Muntari has announced his retirement from professional football.
Muntari retires from football at the age of 38 after his stint with Ghanaian Premier League club, Hearts of Oak.
The 38-year-old earned 80 caps for the national team scoring 20 goals.
Sulley Muntari retires as one of the best African midfielder
He started his career at Liberty Professionals before joining Serie A club, Udinese for five seasons.
He won the 2010 Champions League with FC Porto and played for AC Milan, Inter Milan, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Pescara and Al-Ittihad.
Sulley played 425 matches for all his clubs, scored 41 goals and won 10 trophies in total.
“I just did a few months with the local side [Hearts of Oak]. My son wanted me to play. I didn’t play for almost three years, then my son decided to ask me to go and play. I did that, but now I’m done,” Muntari said to Sky Sports on Monday.
Muntari was key to the Ghana’s qualification for the World Cup in Germany (2006), South Africa (2010) and Brazil (2014).
