Photographer Total Football Analysis At 22 years of age, Salis Abdul Samed has played a crucial role in Clermont Foot earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time
Salis Abdul Samed: The Ghanaian Midfielder Making Strides at Lens
Despite impressing in their efforts to build a strong national team, Ghana were dealt another extremely bitter disappointment on the World Cup stage. While the team showed a great deal of fight in a tough group consisting of Uruguay,…
Despite impressing in their efforts to build a strong national team, Ghana were dealt another extremely bitter disappointment on the World Cup stage. While the team showed a great deal of fight in a tough group consisting of Uruguay, Portugal and South Korea, ultimately the Black Stars failed to make it out of the group. Upon exiting the tournament, Otto Addo – Ghana’s manager – confirmed his decision to step down and take up a role at Borussia Dortmund as a talent scout.
Former Newcastle and Brighton manager, Chris Hughton, has since taken the reigns. He was appointed on February 12th, 2023 with a view to cement Ghana's place at AFCON 2023 and, crucially, to make amends for the embarrassing 2021 AFCON in Cameroon which saw the Black Stars exit the stage bottom of their group and loses what is now an infamous game to Comoros, 3-2.
Importantly, Ghana’s squad is now in the best position it has been since their remarkable run in 2010 South Africa. With players like Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus, they have extraordinary flair and stability in the midfield. But to supplement this they have players like Daniel Kofi-Kyereh, Elisha Owusu and Salis Abdul Samed, all players in possession of a strong work rate and a laser-like focus.
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Ogunniyi Abayomi