He was at the Cape Coast stadium on Monday to spend time with the team and to share a few words motivation with the players ahead of the next match on Friday.
Derek Boateng didn’t play at the U-17 level but represented Ghana at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina 2001 - where the Black Satellites finished behind the host after losing 3-0 in the final.
The Black Starlets lost 4-2 to Nigeria in the opening game of the tournament and need a win against Togo to progress to the semi-finals of the competition.
Derek Boateng currently works as a scout for Right to Dream Academy – having spent a long spell in Europe spanning 16 years. The skillful midfielder featured for the likes of Getafe, Fulham, Beiter Jerusalem, AIK Stockholm, Eiber, Dnipro, Rayo Vallecano and FC Koln.