Harry Kane’s astonishing miss against Ghana stunned England fans. But in Accra, one spiritualist says he saw it coming.
Nana Kwaku Bonsam claims he put a ‘block’ on the England captain before the clash with Ghana – using a traditional fly whisk and the powers of his shrine.
Speaking at his shrine in the Ghanaian capital on Friday, Bonsam, whose name translates as ‘Devil of Wednesday’, insisted he’s actually a long-time admirer of the Bayern Munich striker.
“Harry Kane is my brother. I love Harry Kane so much, I even name my own baby boy <…> Harry Kane Bonsam. I use Harry Kane name to name my son.”
But admiration didn’t stop him from intervening.
“When I do the reading, I check and then the spirit, the powers of ‘Kofi oo Kofi’ [shrine] told me that Harry Kane [would] have two goals to score [against] Ghana, and Ghana [were] also going to have one goal, so I need to do something whereby he’s my friend, whereby he cannot score [against] Ghana.”
Bonsam claimed he used a traditional fly whisk to place a ‘block’ on Kane and several other England players.
Whether coincidence or not, Kane endured one of his most frustrating nights in front of goal. He managed three shots, including a close-range chance worth 0.32 expected goals, but somehow blasted it high over the bar.
“[I am] very, very happy England didn’t score [against] us because if England score [against] us, the whole world will see that Africans, we don’t have power, and we are just always blowing of horns.”
With the match ending goalless, Bonsam says the curse has now been lifted.
“Everybody is going to see that, hey, this is Harry Kane, you understand? Not the old Ghana he play for- Ghana Harry Kane, no (not the Harry Kane who played against Ghana). He is going to perform well.”
With Ghana still chasing a place in the Round of 32, Bonsam insisted he has no plans to place a similar ‘curse’ on Croatia ahead of Saturday’s decisive clash.
“I’m a traditional priest. I can’t say that maybe I’m going to follow Croatia. No, never. I will pray for my country <…> if I do it right now, I give the thanks to the gods, that one I can tell you this and this, but I will pray for my nation, Ghana,” he said.
This isn’t the first time Bonsam has made headlines with such claims.
In 2014, he claimed to have cursed Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Portugal’s World Cup clash with Ghana. Ronaldo went on to score in Portugal’s 2-1 win, although neither side made it out of the group.
Bonsam has become one of Ghana’s best-known spiritual figures. He says he runs three shrines in Accra and wants to revive traditional African spirituality, which he believes was eroded by Christianity and colonialism, while helping people through ‘a connection to higher powers.’
Source: Viory
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