Veteran coach, Francis Oti Akenteng has expressed joy after the record-breaking transfer of Kudus Mohammed.
The former Ghana U-17 star signed a five year deal with Ajax for a transfer record for teenager from Ghana worth 9 million Euros from FC Nordsjaelland in Denmark and was handed with the number 20 jersey.
In an interview with Bryt FM in Koforidua, the former Accra Hearts of Oak lamented that he is happy to see a player who pass through the ranks of the national teams to set a transfer record in the country and is hopeful he will become a world-class player.
“Now everybody knows that it is good to start our development from the grassroot because Kudus Mohammed is a product from the grassroot. It will be important for the Ghana FA to take it very serious that we need to develop our young ones from the grassroot”
“When we are able to nature them from the grassroot, the U-17, U-20 and other national teams will not struggle with talents. I feel proud to be a Ghanaian now because of Kudus move to Ajax” he stated.