Eric Ayiah wants to captain the Black Stars of Ghana

pulse-ghana admin 12:46 - 23 November 2017

The youngster wants to progress to become captain of the Black Stars.

Captain of Ghana’s Under-17 team Eric Ayiah is hopeful of rising to become the substantive skipper of the senior national team, the

The Black Starlets striker is one of the most highly-rated youngsters on the continent following his impressive performances.

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Ayiah was influential as Ghana’s U-17 side finished second in the Africa Under-17 tournament earlier this year, while he was also crucial in the Black Starlets’ quarter-final appearance at the World Cup in India two months ago.

Despite coming in for criticism following some close misses, Ayiah believes he can improve into a better player, saying he hopes to even captain the Black Stars in the near future.

“These criticisms motivates me a lot especially the bad ones. I just wantmyfanstoprayforme so I canprogresswithmycaptain’s band tothe U-20 andeventothe Black Stars,” he is quoted as saying in an interview with Starr Sports.

Ayiah has reportedly been a target of both local and European clubs, however, it remains to be seen where his next destination lies.