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DAILY HERITAGE
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018
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It feels great to
score a hat-trick
against Barcelona
— Boateng
Ghana’s
Duke Micah
to fight on
June 9
GHANAIAN FOR-
WARD Emmanuel
Boateng is ecstatic
to be the first
Ghanaian to score a
hat-trick against Spanish giants
Barcelona.
The 21-year-old scored his first
career hat-trick for Levante as they
ended Barcelona's unbeaten run in
the La Liga. Boateng stole the
headlines with his performance
and by so doing he also becomes
the first Ghanaian to score against
Real Madrid and the Catalans in
the same season.
"Preparations for this match
was very good because we had won
four games in a row and with such
form, we knew we could win even
though Barcelona is a big club," he
told Oyerepa FM.
"As a striker what matters is to
score and that was my prayer before
the game but I never thought
of scoring 3 so all the glory to God,
I was very happy."
"It feels very great
to be the first
Ghanaian to score
a hat-trick against
Barcelona, a
privilege I thank
God for and
Ghanaians for the
support."
"I didn't know what to do after
realizing I had scored 3 against
Barcelona, I felt ecstatic and so
happy, as young as I am and
this is my first hat-trick in professional
football. "
"It feels very great to be the
first Ghanaian to score a hattrick
against Barcelona, a privilege
I thank God for and
Ghanaians for the support."
"My secret is prayers and
hard work. Coutinho told me
in Portuguese that I should
continue with what I am doing
and that will take me to places.
He asked me to believe in myself."
"I am looking forward to
perform better than this in the
national team, I have received
an invitation for the two
friendlies, it's an honour to
wear the national colours and
so I will do my possible best
for Ghana".
Boateng has been invited to
the senior national team and will be
expected to make his debut against
Japan and Iceland.
GHANA’S DUKE Micah will return to
the ring on June 9 in Brooklyn against
yet to be named opponent in the coming
days.
The former Olympian was billed to
fight last month against former World
title contender Yoann Boyeaux but was
called off after the latter failed to make
the weight.
The bout will become Micah’s second
defense of his WBC international
super bantamweight title.
The 26-year-old pugilist, won majority
decision against Jose Santos Gonzalez
in the first defense of his belt last
November.
He won the belt in March 2017 when
he stopped Mexico’s Jonathan Aguilar in
round five at the Bukom Boxing Arena
in Accra, Ghana.
• Emmanuel Boateng
against Barcelona