This Champions League winner looked unrecognisable after he came out of retirement to join new club
THIS former Champions League winner looked unrecognisable after coming out of retirement to play in his native country of Ghana.
The 38-year-old is better known for his trophy-laden spell at Inter Milan.
He won eight major titles with Inter between 2008 and 2012.
That includes two Serie A titles and a Champions League.
The 84-cap former Ghana international retired from professional football in 2019.
That was after an unsuccessful spell with Albacete.
But after three years out, the new-look Sulley Muntari signed for Ghana Premier League champions Hearts of Oak back in February 2022.
Muntari only penned a six-month deal to see out the remainder of the season with his local team and made 15 appearances, scoring once.
But despite only staying for a brief time, he still managed to end it with two new additions to his trophy cabinet.
He firstly helped them to beat arch-rivals Asante Kotoko 2-1 on March 4 2022 to win the President Cup before coming off the bench in June as they lifted the Ghana FA Cup following a win over Bechem United by the same scoreline.
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Not many would have recognised Muntari as the veteran has now ditched his usual short hair for a longer look with a beard.
The former Portsmouth ace and FA Cup winner isn’t the only high profile former Ghanaian to return to his native country to play.
Asamoah Gyan – who has 109 caps and 51 international goals – played for Legon Cities FC.
Muntari’s younger brother Sulley Muniru is also a professional footballer.
The 29-year-old previously played for FCSB in Romania but his last club was FC Minsk in Belarus.