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Ben Fisher

Antoine Semenyo: ‘I’ve watched Afcon all my life – it is bragging rights’

Antoine Semenyo AFCON Bournemouth Bristol City Ghana Didier Drogba Andoni Iraola Ayew Jared C Tilton Ivory Coast
Ghana's Antoine Semenyo
Antoine Semenyo says he is ready to embrace the challenge of playing for Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Where to start when the past year or so has been as memorable as it has for Antoine Semenyo? From becoming a Premier League player a month after pulling on a Ghana shirt at the World Cup to scoring at Anfield – he celebrated by doing a backflip in front of the Kop – and establishing himself as a key cog in a revitalised Bournemouth side, the past 13 months have been quite the ride.

“One word is surreal,” he says, smiling. “Everything has happened so quickly, from being at Bristol City, getting called up for the World Cup, the transition of moving to the Premier League … the feeling is just crazy.”

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