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Guinea midfielder Abdoulaye Cisse has been exposed for using black magic 'juju' to help his side defeat Ghana at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after he was pictured wearing a talisman which is an amulet to help his side to victory during the match in Malabo.

The player was exposed while he changed his jersey exposing what he had beneath his shirt to be a charm or talisman which was expected to help him during the match. (See picture above)

This caused massive shock for those watching the game as this is the first time a player has been caught red-handed in the act of using juju even though it is widely known that it is common in Africa.

Cisse, who was wearing the No 13 jersey for Guinea was forced to take the place of goalkeeper Naby-Moussa Yattara who was sent off after the Sylli Nationale had exhausted all their three substitutions which means an outfield players must replace him.

While Cisse was taking off his jersey to exchange with disgraced goalkeeper Yattara, it was clearly captured on his waist that he had the amulet which was tied round his wait.

Despite wearing the talisman, Guinea were thrashed 3-0 by Ghana to reach the AFCON semi-final.

Several footballers have been accused of having used or continue to use special charms which make them perform better—despite the non availability of any sort of evidence to back this assertion.

Commonly accused footballers or those who sought for special charms for protection or to enhance their playing skills are those who come from Africa where superstition is somewhat valued than science.

The talisman which is mostly associated with African charm was spotted around the waist of a player who was replacing him as the new goalie—fuelling social media talks that he was using juju (charm).

FIFA laws frown on players using charms and amulets during matches and Cisse's conduct could be drawn to organisers of the 2015 AFCON which could lead to sanctions.

Do you think juju works in football? Do you think he should go a refund from the jujuman? Make your views about juju in football known in the box below

 

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  • BANGER 9 years ago

    MR WRITER U ARE VERY FUNNY.DO U KNO WHAT PEOPLE DO BEHIND CLOSE DOORS.DO U KNO WHAT PEOPLE WEAR IN THEIR SHOES OR SOCKS.85PERCENT OF AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS USES CHARMS.SOME TO ATTRACT THE CROWED OTHERS FOR PROTECTION. BUT I GUESS THIS GUY LET HIS GUARD DWN.BELIEVE ME I USE TO USE CHARMS WHEN I WAS PLAYIN IN GERMANY.IT WORKS BUT I GOT RID OF IT COS THE END OF IT IS NOT GOOD.YOUR BEST PROTECTION SHOULD BE JESUS.AMEN

  • lion-fire 9 years ago

    our God is greater

  • Thegreatest 9 years ago

    I will defend him against any sanctions. He wore his work waist beads. Asiedu Nketia wears his wife's waist bead when travelling outside Ghana

  • Stranger Danger 9 years ago

    Who told you is "juju amulet"? and who gives a str_repeat('*',strlen('fuck')) if it was. If his religion is juju, if he believes in juju, then how is his belief/religion different from yours? smh

  • Rastaman 9 years ago

    These amulets are very common in Africa, particularly amongst the muslims, or northerners in West Africa. What is the big deal here? Nothing.

  • Roy 9 years ago

    Hahahahah u guys r funny those beads u saw at da playes waist r not mean for powers to perform on the field or any bad tins i understand is part of their culture of a particular tribe he is from,they r there as virgin adimah said to protect hm from injuiries and some kind of illness and protections,u know sometimes these players fight among their selfs in spirit for a position in da team i understand during da 2010 afcon a player of our blackstars was wearing dat same waist beads we r talkn abt and he perform credibly during dat afcon so gNS dont use dat word juju cos is not sometin strange in african soccer and besides do u even know what equitorial guinea did b4 gabon and tunisia match,am telln all ghanaian to pray very well for the stars cos i understand a man believe to be a juju man was on the field over night b4 those two games and some fowls and snakes were planted on the field and i dnt even think the mistake that the referee did was sometin he intend to do but was all part of that juju they did.so ghanaian shld pray very well for the stars cos with God all thing r possible not even juju...

  • sululudxb 9 years ago

    Allah bless u Adams!u said it all.

  • Mumbi 9 years ago

    Banger so you are a witch.

  • Virgin Adimah 9 years ago

    I believe the writer did not talk to the player wearing the talisma to know why he wore it.The fact that it was spotted in his waist on the field of play does not necessarily mean it was worn to aid them/him win.It could be worn to save him from injuries,to enable him gain selection from the coach or even for treatment of illness or attacks that has nothing to do with football.The fact that it was seen worn by an individual player should've made you limit your "maybes" to him(Cisse) as a person rather than the entire team since they could be christians among their team who will certainly not be part of such practice.

  • adams 9 years ago

    its unfortunate i cant see whoever said amulet wearing is mostly common amongst muslim's name on my server here.pls i want u to broaden ur horizon b'cos am not sure u know the different between religion and tribe.if a person carries a name of an arabian it doesnt mean he is a muslim whilest u have not seen him performing salat anywhere.being a northner doesnt really mean u are a muslim.a religion is a group anyone at all can join willingly but a tribe cannot be chosen. Am an Ashanti guy yet am a muslim.so pls dont say anything that may seem a receipe of chaos among tribes and countries.we are talking football here not religious issues. Thanks.

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