Former Black Stars player, Laryea Kingston says he was psychologically affected after he was booked and subsequently missed the 2006 World Cup.

The Youth Coach of Right to Dream Academy was booked a red card in a game against Senegal during the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

This led to the player being handed a three-game suspension and dashed his hopes of playing in the first three games in the 2006 World Cup.

Speaking in an interview on Joy PM Personality Profile, Kingston said the incident was a big blow to him.

“It’s rather unfortunate, I was in my prime, I did soo much for the Black Stars as a Ghanaian. In the 2006 Nations Cup, I had an encounter with one Senegalese player in which both of us got red-carded and we have to be sent off and I was banned for like three matches so I had to miss like three matches in the first three games in the world cup.

"It happens to be that I can’t be part of the squad but it’s something that affected me in my career because every player’s dream is to play in the World Cup. All the contributions that I contributed to the team and I couldn’t make it to the world cup, it’s such a big blow to me…psychologically I was really affected, I stayed indoors for a like a week and could not train with my club team,” he told Ayisha Ibrahim on PM Personality Profile.

He added that not only was he affected psychologically by the incident in 2006 but also missed the 2010 World Cup.

“2010 was something that I think to knock me out because I’ve made my mind that will be my last tournament for the national team because I was ageing and I wanted to give out my last best to the national team.

"But it happened to be that I was out again so 2010 back-to-back I miss both but 2010 was the knock out one, it really got me very well,” he said.

However, Ghana went on to progress to the Round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup but lost to Brazil by 3-0.

Laryea retired from football in 2013 but last played for the national team in 2011.

Currently, he is a youth (Under 18) coach at Right to Dream Academy.