Ghana’s national team coach Avram Grant says that the national team is extremely lucky to have a player like Daniel Amartey. The young defender has recently shone during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
One of the primary reasons forAmartey impressing everyone is his versatile nature according to Grant. The recent African nations cup qualifier against Mauritius witnessedAmartey being utilised in a right back position instead of his preferred centre back position. However, many were left impressed with the wayAmartey adapted to this new way of playing.
Ghana went on to win the match 7-1 and are very much expected to continue this winning run when they take on Rwanda in the game in September. Still just 20 years old,Amartey currently plays for Danish club FC Copenhagen. He made his international debut only in 2015 after being used in the Africa Cup of Nations 2015. One of the reasons that led to his international presence in a firm way was the Europa League match for Copenhagen against Torino. Grant says that the 20-year-old impressed straight away with his ability to play in a number of positions. Apart from being able to play as the centre back on a regular basis,Amartey is also good as a defensive midfielder or full-back.
“Daniel Amartey is of great quality, Ghanaians are so lucky to have such a player. It is not usual to see versatile youngsters like him especially in African football. He can play in central defense, as a right back and also as a defensive midfielder and he does so well in all those positions. I watched him against Torino in the Europa league and he scored as a defensive midfielder. He has also featured as centre back and as a right full back for his club,” said Grant.