Hearts of Lions Football Club is the best Club in Ghana. It is not the most popular Club in Ghana but it may be a club with a snowslip of silverware but when it comes to producing young talented footballers who have carved a niche of themselves.
Hearts of Lions is one of the clubs which very difficult to best them in terms of producing goalkeepers in the country, Ghana Division One League.
Gabriel Nudakpa is a goalkeeper for Kpando Hearts of Lions in Division One League Zone 3, Goalkeeper is among of the finest goalkeeper which cannot be exempted in the country.
Gabriel Nudakpa was born on 24 January, 1996 and has been the backbone for Kpando Hearts of Lions in their swashbuckling performance in the Division One League and was absolutely phenomenal in last year Normalisation Committee's special competition which ends up him with a call up in Ghana Black Stars Team B for Chan 2020.
Gabriel Nudakpa conceded the least goals in the entire Normalisation Committee's special competition last year and also been great in this year Division One League in which he has also conceded the least goals (5 goals in 13 matches).
Gabriel Nudakpa possesses the qualities that makes a good shot-stopper, he has all the five qualities of a good goalkeeper which comprise good hands, Quickness, Height matters, Being tough and Games awareness.
Having good hands means having soft hands while collecting the ball and being strong when needing to punch the ball away. Gabriel has a soft in those situations and he's able to save most of the shots taken from close range.
Goalkeeper has to be a quick thinker and mover. Gabriel has such qualities which help him to cover the box quickly and be quick with his decision making and his reflexes are very sharp.
Height matters of goalkeeper is very advantageous. Gabriel Nudakpa is not too tall but normal which helps him when going for airball or stretching in air.
A goalkeeper has to be tough and fearless in all situations. Gabriel is very good when gathering balls from on onrushing attackers or collecting during the corner from a crowd of tall and strong players. He's very courageous and good at 50-50 ball.
Goalkeeper has to show enough intelligence to understand how the game is going and guide the defenders accordingly. Gabriel Nudakpa understands the importance of positioning and anticipation. He is a very good presence of mind because when he gets the ball he is fast and ready to distribute the ball at a time.
I hope and pray that Gabriel Nudakpa will continue to work hard, focus, determine and keep on learning to become of the best in the world as far as football is a concern.