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Former Ghana international Dong-Bortey: I’m always in pain about my career

The ex-Hearts of Oak winger looks back on his once promising career

Former Ghana international Bernard Dong-Bortey has revealed he holds regrets about his failure to realise his full potential.

Once Ghana's brightest young talent, the attacker first rose to prominence at the 1999 Fifa U17 World Cup, where he netted three times to finish the tournament as the joint-third top scorer.

He went on to win four Ghana Premier League titles, the 2002 league goal-king award and the Caf Confederation Cup, all early in his career but judging by his precocious talent, he is considered a big disappointment, an assertion he agrees with.