EurAfrica Academy: Perusing the talents of Ghana’s most exciting development academy – scout report

Established in 2018, the EurAfrica Academy is a football academy based in Ghana that is committed to nurturing young players with a view to them moving into European clubs. The academy has become something of an important development hub for young Ghanaian players on their footballing journeys. 

Serie A is a popular destination for players leaving the EurAfrica Academy, with the likes of Stephen Anorful joining Salernitana and Felix Afena-Gyan signing for Roma’s youth team in 2021 before moving to Cremonese the following year. 

Additionally, Shadirac Chyreme Say also made a move to Europe, signing for Hungarian giants Ferencváros. 

With the EurAfrica Academy increasingly demonstrating its prowess at developing young talents and bridging the gap between African and European football, we decided to showcase some of the players at the club.

This tactical analysis will take the form of a scout report where we look into three players currently at the EurAfrica Academy. We will assess what each player brings to the team’s tactics and what makes him a unique prospect. 

Sulleyman Mohammed

The first player we are going to look at in this analysis is a 17-year-old midfielder, Sulleyman Mohammed. A highly progressive player who can play as a central midfielder or further forward in the number ten role, Mohammed has put in some impressive performances recently, which caught our attention.

Mohammed is very adept at carrying the ball forward and linking up with his teammates via quick one-twos or intricate passing sequences. We can see here how he picks the ball up and makes a progressive run forward. He plays the ball into the path of his teammate, who gives it back to Mohammed when he reaches the edge of the area, from where he hits a powerful drive at goal.

His ability to progress with the ball from the midfield provides a dynamic offensive dimension. By breaking through opposing defensive lines, Mohammed creates openings where he can thread, passes through to teammates. This is apparent in his 1.56 key passes per 90.