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Asamoah Gyan is my idol- Ex-Kotoko goal machine Dauda Mohammed

Former Kotoko goal poacher Dauda Mohammed has said that Asamoah Gyan is the person he looks up to in his football career

Dauda Mohammed

Mohammed is looking forward to turning his career around after joining Dutch topflight side Vitesse Arnhem from Anderlecht in Belgium.

The 20-year-old Ghanaian forward has indicated that Asamoah Gyan is his role model as a footballer.

"My big idol is Asamoah Gyan, the captain of the Ghanaian national team. He was the African with the most goals at the World Cup and is the top scorer of all times of the Ghanaian team," he told the De Telegraaf.

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“My game is similar to his. He is also a fast, easily scoring player. I like to watch his matches, because I can learn a lot from that. I hope to be able to follow in his footsteps,"

Despite struggling to break into the first team of Anderlecht, the striker explains the Purple and White i

 "I made 29 goals in 25 games, but I did not play a lot in the first. Some coaches have the principle that they prefer to work with experienced players. As a young player you will then have difficulty playing minutes. At Vitesse I hope to get it now. I am not only a fast player, but also an attacker who easily scores."

Asamoah Gyan is currently plying his trade in Turkey wuth Kayserispor.

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