Nana Kwaku Bonsam, the Ghanaian spiritualist whose name translates to “Devil of Wednesday,” has made his boldest claim yet of this World Cup declaring that Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are destined to lift the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy, with the outcome already settled, in his words, beyond the football pitch.
“This World Cup is for Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo. They will win it,” Bonsam said, according to reports, adding that Portugal have already won the tournament “in the spiritual realm” and that Ronaldo can be confident because “his moment has arrived.”
The claim follows an earlier storyline involving England captain Harry Kane. Speaking to the Daily Star ahead of England’s World Cup clash with Ghana, Bonsam said he was “working on” Kane: “I have shown what I am capable of before, so I know what work I must do to stop him.” England were held to a goalless draw by Ghana, with Kane missing two clear-cut chances — a result that sent fans straight back to Bonsam’s pre-match comments.
Bonsam has since softened toward Kane, denying any personal feud. “Harry Kane is not my enemy. I have a baby whom I will soon name after Harry Kane,” he said, also posting on Facebook that he would “release” Kane so the striker could score in his next game.
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Bonsam, who operates three shrines in Accra and describes himself as an African traditional priest and herbalist, says he turned to spiritual practice in 1992 after surviving a gas cylinder explosion. He has since built an international profile, having lived in New York’s Bronx, Amsterdam and Berlin, and has reportedly been profiled twice by The New York Times.
Football fans will recall Bonsam from the 2014 World Cup, when he claimed to have influenced Cristiano Ronaldo’s knee injury ahead of Portugal’s group-stage meeting with Ghana, saying he wanted to keep Ronaldo out of the match. Portugal were eliminated in the group stage that year. None of Bonsam’s claims, then or now, have ever been proven but that hasn’t stopped his predictions from becoming one of the more talked-about subplots of this World Cup.
