Forget the Premiership title race for a minute; what’s the deal with Ghanaian players and those wonky hairdos? I was watching Sunderland play Liverpool last Sunday and I just couldn’t get over what I was seeing.
Of course, it was kind of impressive to see three Black Stars in the Black Cats’ starting eleven, but what’s with the hair?
First, there’s Sulley Muntari. Okay, his do wasn’t that bad – just a tad untidy - and he did limp off injured after 25 minutes or so.
John Mensah didn’t see out the match either, capping off a miserable afternoon with a second half red card for a foul. But he probably should have been sent off for that thing on his head anyway. It just looked scruffy – untrimmed, uncombed and just unruly, like someone just dragged him out of bed just before kick off.
But if Mensah deserved a sanction, I suppose Asamoah Gyan should never have been allowed on the pitch in the first place. I’m really not sure if he’s trying to grow a Mohawk - looked more like a “’frohawk” – or maybe it’s just something in transition. It just looked horribly wrong. Do these guys have a clipper allergy or is there just a shortage of barbers in Sunderland?
Not that their compatriot in London was much better though. Michael Essien bossed midfield as Chelsea tamed Man City at the bridge, but he wore the same “I need a barber” look – and we no there’s certainly no shortage of barbers in that most metropolitan of cities.
On a more positive note, it’s great to see some other African players sporting a more clean-cut look these days. Super Eagles forward Peter Odemwingie finally got rid of those corn-row braids, favouring a nice crew cut in their stead; and Emmanuel Adebayor discarded that horrid “perm-sheen” look for a more appealing short ‘fro.
Now if someone can just get Didier Drogba to follow suit….
