Isaac Cofie wants to impress on his Black Stars debut

By Patrick Akoto

Midfielder Isaac Coffie is delighted to have earned his debut Black Stars call up and says he will seize the opportunity.

The Chievo Verona youngster was a surprised inclusion in a 24-man squad released by head coach Kwesi Appiah on Tuesday night ahead of next month’s double header against Malawi and Liberia.

The 20-year-old joined the Italian top flight side on a four-year dear this term after a terrific season on loan at Seria B side Sassuolo where he featured 36 times and score a goal.

The former Piacenza and Torin enforcer is thrilled with his shock call-up into the national team for next month’s double header and anxious to make an instant impact.

“I shouldn’t say they should expect anything from me. But I will put myself at the disposition of the team,” Cofie told Radio XYZ

“If the team wins, we all win and so personally the group comes first and I am ready to work hard and do my best for my country,”

“I played almost every game for Sassuoulo and so I believe the coach monitored my progress.  I have worked with Kwesi Appiah before with the Black Meteors and he knows what I am made up of,”

“I am ready to learn from the experienced players around me.”

Cofie must fight for a place in a star-studded midfield which comprises of experienced old hands Anthony Annan, Derek Boateng, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu Kwadwo Asamoah and Andre Ayew with highly-rated Christian Atsu   and Solomon Asante also in the frame.

The African giants will play the Flames in Accra on September 8 before travelling to Monrovia three days later to play Liberia in an international friendly.