Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has made a shocking revelation that he was once a footballer.
According to him, during his days at Tamale Senior High (SHS), he played for the schools reserve football team but was not selected to the main team due to his height.
In an interview with popular sports presenter, Countryman Songo, Dr Bawumia said, “I wanted to be a footballer but my mates were given me tough tackles on the pitch.I was also short so it was a disadvantage to me.”
Though he had to quit football, the Vice President said he found love in playing table tennis.
“I resort to tennis and I was comfortable with that” he added.