Germany U17 star Razak Iddrisu will switch to play for Ghana, says dad Abu Iddrisu
Posted On Saturday, 15th September 2012
Germany U17 striker Razak Iddrisu is the son of former Ghana U17 star Abu Iddrisu
Highly-talented Germany U17 attacker Razak Iddrisu will switch nationality to play for Black Stars, says his father Abu, a former Ghana U17 star striker.
Abu Iddrisu, a member of the Ghana team that won the U17 World Cup in 1995 in Ecuador, has revealed that his son has no option than to play for Ghana.
Razak Iddrisu is one of Germany hottest striking prospects and has been touted as the next Jurgen Klinsmann because of power and precise finishing.
Germany U17 attacker Razak Iddrisu could play for Ghana, says his father.
The Wolfsburg player’s striking ability for the youth side of the Bundesliga club has led to his invitation to the Germany U17 team.
The 16-year-old, who looks just like his dad, was born in the port city of Tema in Ghana and he is on the verge of securing a professional contract with Wolfsburg.
Now his father, who scored the winning goal for the Black Starlets to lift Ghana’s last U17 World Cup title, says his son will follow in his footsteps to play for the Black Stars.
“I want him to play for Ghana in future and surely he would do that, playing for Germany at the junior level would build him more,” Iddrisu told Goal.com.
Abu Iddrisu was a key member of the Ghana 1995 U17 team. Abu wore the No.9 jersey for Ghana
Despite his willingness to convince his son to play for his country of birth, Abu also warned the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to act quickly to secure his nationality switch.
“Presently, I have not talked about the Ghana national team with him but as time goes on I would do that whilst the GFA should also act fast to tie him down because the more he gets call ups from Germany the more he would develop much love for them.”
Abu Iddrisu was tipped as one of Ghana’s future stars after excelling atr the U17 World Cup in Ecuador.
He secured a move to Germany to play for Leverkusen but a serious knee put paid to his ambitions of playing professional football.
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MR.ABU IDDRISU,SON TO PLAY FOR GHANA IS A GOOD NEWS.
i will welcome him because he is a striker.no more room 4 midfielders…
17 YEARS AFTER HIS DAD WAS 17
17 years ago, this 16 year old boy’s father was 17 years old. Not strange but questionable b’cos Abu Iddrisu got married b’4 he became a Starlet, that’s a fact. Impregnating his wife at 17 years old points to the age cheating game we talk about very often. Haaaa, a 17 year old at 17 years ago, has a 16 year old son today. Hmmmmm, it can happen but questionable. Sounds like a poem.
at 17 he can give birth not necessarily getting married.so there is no point about the age and again to talk about cheating in the game.
STRIKER! THATS GREAT NEWS. WE RARELY COME ACROSS NEWS OF BUDDING GHANAIAN STRIKERS ESPECIALLY IN GERMANY! ALWAYS MIDFIELDERS AND DEFENDERS. THIS IS NO BUDDING STRIKER FROM norway or sweden THIS IS A STRIKER COMING FROM GERMANY! THATS GOOD!
Thank God for him. Abu Iddrisu was such a talent. I hope his son would give him the Glory that he lost through injury.
We need to start building formidable Black Star caliber players from the youth team. It should be a graduation kind of system. You play u17 if you good enough then you graduate to u21 when the time comes then u23 then senior team.some players mite be exempt but majority needs to start from this system.so in order for this to work we need all these players to be call.with this kind of system we will never lack good players in any kind of position.
A good parent. What a challenge to all Ghanaian parents both home and abroad.
May God bless Abu family.
Yes e ye good news, Ghana should call him as soon as possible. Memphis Deapay is also a very good half Ghanaian player from PSV Eindhoven, an attacker als well. Ghana should call him to for real !!!
Yes this is good news !!! Ghana should call him as soon as possible.
” Memphis Depay ” is also a verry verry good player of PSV Eindhoven, the GFA should call him for real !!!
GFA call ” Memphis Depay ” of PSV Eindhoven !!!!!!!
Wow so Abu had his son when he was barely 18yrs as he was part of U-17 squad for 1995 Equador tourney. Interesting.