Young footballers share a lot of similarities with young musicians. Both are the subjects of huge hype, only to be forgotten when they fail to live up to it. Some manage to carve out a career for themselves, but go largely unnoticed by the world, while others shine brightly for an instant only to descend into mediocrity.
This is a list that could go on for a long time, so Allsports.com.gh have lined up ten Ghanaian footballers who hae failed to live up to expectations:
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