Ghana Premier League has witnessed talents like Osei Kofi, Abdul Razak, Jones Attuquayefio, Mohammed Polo, Abedi Pele, Emmanuel Osei Kuffuor, Opoku Nti, Charles Taylor, Don Bortey, Asamoah Gyan, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku among many others.
The next big talent to come from the Ghana Premier League is undoubtedly Abdul Aziz Issah. The young talent is a bonafide playmaker who has the potential to reach the upper echelon of world football.
Aziz Issah is only 18 but his style of play belies his age. He has a lot to his game that many marvel when watching him.
The diminutive playmaker after a stellar performance in the CAF Confederation Cup is been chased by top European and African clubs.
Abdul Aziz Issah is made completely by Dreams FC as he played for their youth before being promoted to the senior level.
He has already won the Ghana FA Cup with Dreams and also dazzled in the 13th All-African Games hosted in Accra which Ghana won gold in the finals.
Abdul Aziz Issah’s qualities
He is a bit different player from Kudus and Fatawu Issahaku even though they all have the Ghanaian dribbling DNA, per what we have witnessed so far. Abdul Karim Zito plays a three-man midfield with him and Godfred Atuahene serving as the main playmakers to strikers John Antwi and Agyenim Boateng Mensah with Emmanuel Agyei serving as the main defensive midfielder. He is blessed with immense ball control and the ability to keep the ball. Aziz Issah’s vision at his age is incredible. He is the set-piece taker of Dreams FC and the free kick he scored in the first round of the GPL against Asante Kotoko in Kumasi says a lot about his set-piece ability. The 18-year-old can manoeuvre his way through any midfield and defence with ease.
CAF Confederation Cup performance
Abdul Aziz Issah in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup was the top scorer with 4 goals and 2 assists. The midfielder was the best player in the group stage as he was unplayable against Rivers, Club Africain and Academica Lobito. In the company of the experienced John Antwi and the talented Godfred Atuahene, Aziz Issah excelled in the midfield role.
In the knockout stage against Stade Malien, he was a constant menace to the Maliens in both legs.
Zamalek’s defence and midfielders struggled to contain him in the 3-0 defeat of the Still Believe as he was too strong to take the ball away from him even though he is very smallish.
Clubs chasing Abdul Aziz Issah
Zamalek met him in the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup and saw who he was. The young talent in Kumasi was probably the brightest talent for Dreams at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium even on their bad day. Zamalek alongside their arch-rivals Al Ahly have shown interest in the teenager. Pyramids and Al Masry in Egypt have all shown huge interest in the diminutive playmaker, per multiple sources.
In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen, the German Champions, according to Ghanasoccernet is interested in Abdul Aziz Issah.
Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United in England are ready to splash the cash on the Dreams FC star.
Sporting CP who signed Abdul Fatawu Issahaku from Dreams FC have shown interest in Abdul Aziz Issah.
Where will he end up
It’s only a matter of time before the young forward cum attacking midfielder leaves Dreams FC and develops his natural talent.
It will be a matter of whoever is ready to offer the highest fee will likely win his signature.
Sporting CP will have the upper hand because they signed Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and helped him find his way in Europe. It is likely they will guide Aziz Issah to the promised land.
Ghana is blessed with left-footed playmakers and Abdul Aziz Issah is the newest kid on the block.
