Before Gideon Mensah could crawl, I had already bought a football for him – Father

Gideon MensahWilliam Mensah, the father of Ghana left-back Gideon Mensah, expresses his joy that his son has reached the highest level of football.Gideon made his World Cup debut for the Black Stars at the 2022 tournament in Qatar and has also participated in the last two Africa Cup of Nations.These achievements highlight Gideon’s progress in football, largely thanks to his father’s encouragement.”Before Gideon could crawl, I had already bought a football for him to play with,” William reminisced proudly to Flashscore. For young Mensah, it was clear: “It was football or nothing else.”Currently playing for Auxerre in Ligue 1, Gideon was once courted by Barcelona in 2019, with the club making contact with his agents.However, the deal fell through after the media caught wind of it, as one of the clauses stipulated that the news should remain confidential.Since his debut in 2019, Gideon has made 19 appearances for Ghana and is now the first-choice left-back.