Former Black Stars player Derrick Boateng has high praises for his former teammate Laryea Kingston after leading the Black Starlets to dismantle Ivory Coast in the WAFU Zone B U17 Africa Cup of Nations opener.
The Black Starlets started the competition on a flying note after thrashing the Ivorians 5-1 in their opening game at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium last Wednesday.
Goals from Joseph Narbi who scored twice, Godfred Sarpong, Harve Gbafa and Mark Mensah ensured the Black Starlets huge victory on Wednesday.
In an interview with the media, the former Getafe midfielder described Laryea Kingston as a top coach.
“We have a very fantastic coach in the person of Laryea Kingston. He is a top coach for me. He is really doing a great job and I’m so happy for him. If he wins, we have all win. I’m happy he is doing a great job with the Black Starlets” he said.
“Laryea came from that root, so I think he knows a lot about the games and tournament like this. You can see the players are playing for me. Anytime he steps onto the touch line to relay an information to the players, the game changes. Whenever players are ready to play for a coach, you have nothing to worry. He doesn’t coach a lot because the guys knows what to do already which is really good” he concluded.
The Ghana U17 are aiming to secure qualification to the U17 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2017.