Wigan Athletic Signs Ghana Keeper Richard Kingson

Wigan Athletic have signed Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson, the Latics said on Tuesday.

Kingson was lured to JJB by manager Steve Bruce, who worked with the 30-year old at Birmingham City last season.

"He's a really decent keeper. You don't play nearly 60 times for one of the top 20 nations in the world without having something about you," Bruce told The Independence.

"I think he'll add to the competition here."

Kingson will compete with Chris Kirkland and Mike Pollitt for a first-team spot.

Attributes

- An excellent "to the ground" keeper.

- In the 2008 African Nations Cup, he saved Ghana from suffering an embarrassing home soil loss to Cameroon, despite being defeated by a lone goal.

- Not exclusively efficient with high balls.

- Tends to lack a certain amount of firepower at times.

- One of the best African goalkeepers, after El-Hadary, at handling one-on-one situations.

Kingson Higlights

He starred as an international for the Ghanaian national team in the 2006 World Cup in Germany and more vividly in the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. He received second team honors behind Essam El-Hadary of Egypt.

Playing most of his career in Turkey, he has not been able to make a name for himself. Even with Birmingham City, the rock-solid goalkeeper failed to cherish the opportunity. With Wigan, the 30-year-old humble keeper can revive his chances of succeeding.

Will Amr Zaki and Kingson become the most successful pair of Africans to take the Premier League by storm? Only Steve Bruce has the answer.