Christian Atsu is touted as the next big thing for Ghana football
By Patrick Akoto
Christian Atsu is relishing his chances at next year’s African Cup of Nations in South Africa.
The 20-year-old exciting left winger played an influential role for the Black Stars as they secured their 19th qualification to the Cup of Nations at the expense of Malawi.
The Porto whiz kid is the fans favourite after churning out impressive performances for the team since he got his big breakthrough during a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in Kumasi.
Atsu has been touted as the new big thing to happen to Ghana football and will be one of the key players for the team at the continental mundial in South Africa early next year.
He says he will be relishing his prospect in the tournaments.
“I have always been watching the Africa Cup of Nations and it has been my dream to play at the Nations Cup,”Atsu said
“I am going back to Porto to work hard and fight for a position in the team and also to prepare myself for the tournament.
“It won’t be easy an task for me. As a young player it has not been easy for me at Porto to start games, but by God’s grace I have been coming on in the second half and then doing well. I will go back there and continue with what I’m doing.
The Rio Ave loanee admitted playing for the West African giants has raised his stocks.
“Playing in the Black Stars has really improved my profile. It isn’t easy to play in the national team.
“Porto were hoping for this opportunity to come and by God’s grace I had the chance and now I am with the team and I’m very happy.
“Also playing in the Nations Cup will also add a lot to my profile. I will give thanks to Ghanaians for their support and prayers.
“They should keep supporting us and we’ll make them proud.”
The rising star has an amazing technical skill and movement that will thrill fans at the tournament to be held in South Africa.
Atsu God is by your side..We love you and you also have our support in prayers.
He was really average in the game against Malawi, not sure if it was due to the poor nature of the pitch. Nevertheless Atsu is the new darling boy of GH football now, he needs our support and prayers.
cos dem bwois wer playin like kick boxers n de referee was very bad on de day plus sakasaka pitch.
U are a good player but it seems u flop at away matches…. you have to be tough because the afcon is not gonna be play in Ghana but south africa and again,don’t be selfish with the ball because i quite remember against malawi, after good solo effort,three ghanaian players were waiting for the ball in the malawian 18 but u decided to shoot waywardly!! The players didn’t like what u did from their gestures!! Learn to be a team player because what makes messi great is not his individual brilliance but his collective team work!!! U hardly see messi wanted to
i guess the pitch in lilongwe was in a very bad shape.guys believe me anytime atsu comes in as a substitute to replace eighther the portuguese international silvestre varela or the colombian nwew wonderkid james rodrigues,he always performs.
in asll the two champions league games they played against croatia zagreb n paris saint-germain,atsu was the rwal deal.
against psg ne tested the italian keeper sirigiu to stretch to his fullest two times to be able to catch the ball.
he made the fool out of the the psg right back jallet twisting him in n out.
dont forget that our african referees are not good.they always fail to protect players from being butchered becuz if they warn these butcher players n the next time they give them their matching orders for a wreckless tackle,believe me the african game will flow.african referees are the worst i have ever seen in my life.
coach pereira knows what he has in atsu its just a matter of time he will blossom.
@ Keith…. well said but that does not take away the fact that he holds unto the ball for too long and from your analysis,African referees doesn’t protect players so whenever he comes down to play in africa,he should release the ball early to avoid nasty injuries.. yet again,he is too selfish and love showboating which slow down play thereby making the opponents re-organised!!! Dino,messi etc are great players by their teamwork and they hardly play to the gallery esp when the scorelone is zero!!! We understand he is a young player but this is the time for him to learn which ll help him to develop even better!.. viva the revolutioncioooooo
@keith… the pitch shouldn’t be an excuse because he wasn’t born in Europe but right here in Ghana and i know he has played in worst pitches than this one,so the pitch shouldn’t be an issue at all….. if he want to be a great player then he should embraced himself for even worst pitches and conditions!!! Sometimes is not all about talent but hardworking and determination!!! He is gonna be a great player but he needs to be a fighter and a soldier on the field!!! He should be tough because the road to stardom is not easy!!! A word to the wise is…… viva the revolutioncioooooo