Former Black Stars Coach, Kwesi Appiah has revealed how he handed the late Christian Atsu his first National team call-up.

According to him on Asaase Radio Monday, “A friend of mine called me and said there’s a certain player who plays for Porto in Portugal so I watched about four, five games.” 

Kwesi Appiah added that “I took him to the AFCON 2013 and we got to the semifinals. He’s so talented as an individual because he tries to get goals or assists. It is not easy to find people like Atsu because even though I do give out, I must say that what Atsu has done and was doing is extraordinary.” 

“He’s one kind of a player that when he’s off the pitch, he’s lovely because when new players are coming into the team, he tries to get close to them. He’s very jovial.” He told Asaase.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme