West Ham United striker Michail Antonio have confident his Hammers teammate, Mohammed Kudus has the potential to win the prestigious African Footballer of the Year award in the future.
The 24 year old, has been a star performer since joining the Hammer’s last season from Ajax
Kudus Mohammed since making his debut for Ghana’s Black Stars in November 2019, scoring in his first appearance against South Africa has earned 38 caps, netting eight goals, including two each in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
“With Mo’s [Mohammed Kudus] talent, there’s a 100% chance that he can win [African Footballer of the Year],” Antonio said to Muftawu Nabila on Joy Sports.
“Obviously, there are some great potentials there. There’s [Pierre] Aubameyang, there’s Mo Salah, there’s [Sadio] Mane, and there’s definitely Kudus, but I believe he has the talent to do it” he continued.
The West Ham forward on the other hand pointed pointed out that individual success often hinges on team performance.
“It’s just that he needs the surroundings of his team to help him to do it, and right now, Ghana isn’t at that quality,” he noted.
“Ghana has a quality past and quality history, but right now, they’re not doing as well as they feel like they should be doing.”
The Black Stars plays the Angola in Luanda later this evening at 7:00 pm Local Time.