German talent on Black Stars radar

Dusiburg coach, Karsten Baumann, may have a secret he can no longer keep under wraps.
His constant fielding of 21- year- old defender Phil Ofosu Ayeh has allowed football analysts and the German media to get a better look at the emerging and powerful stopper who is making headlines in the lower league of German football.

The question now is how long can Duisburg resist tempting offers and hold onto their no nonsense young defender?

It is believed Germany's national team coach, Joachim Lowe, is also keeping close tabs on the player who, technically, can play for either Ghana or Germany.

When he was 18, Ayeh was called by Ghana's youth national team coach, but missed the boat due to the late approval by his club which was reluctant to release him thus delaying the processing of his documents for Ghana.

Phil Ofosu Ayeh, (born Phil Schluter on September 15, 1991) started his amateur football career at age 11 with VFL Wihelmshaven in Germany.

The right full back has gone through the German system and with his "power, skill and pace” is highly tipped for a major call up soon.

Even at age 17, his powerful physique was in full force when he was promoted to the senior side of SV Wilhelmshaven in 2009 and he  made 30 appearances before joining FC Rot-WeiB Erfurt in 2011.

The player continued his education and rise in German football under the strict guidance of his Ghanaian father who insisted that his son completed his college education first.

The first step to that major breakthrough came in 2013 when Phil Ofosu Ayeh signed for MSV Duisburg in the FuBball- Liga.

Ayeh lists players like Anthony Baffoe as one of his heroes. Baffoe famously opted for Ghana when he could have become the first Black footballer to play for Germany in 1991.

Source: worldsportscentre.com