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I-League side Minerva Punjab FC have signed 20 year old Ghana Junior international and Middlesbourgh FC’s Under-23 midfield sensation William Opoku Asiedu for the upcoming season.
The Ghanaian youngster sealed a switch to the Chandigarh-based side Minerva Punjab FC for the upcoming I-League season rumoured to begin in the first week of November.
William Opoku Asiedu comes with a rich experience of playing in the Ghanian Division One for Tafo-based Okyeman Planners FC where the Accra-born player scored 11 league goals for Okyeman Planners FC in Division One last season. His outstanding performance for the home club was rewarded as former English Premier League Middlesbrough FC Academy’s Head of Recruitment Thiago Cruz spotted the youngster during his visit to clubs in Ghana as part of a long-term project to build scouting networks and partnerships in West Africa, On a succesfull Trial at the Academy the youngster impressed the Boro’s staff and was signed on a long-term deal before the transfer window closed on February 2, 2017.
William Opoku Asiedu was then loaned out to Estonian giants FC Levadia Tallinn for 18 months for more game time under the observation of the English club staff who will monitor his progress.
Asiedu was part of the Ghana U-20 squad that missed a chance to qualify for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations hosted by Zambia.
Meantime with the addition of William Opoku Asiedu, Minerva Punjab FC have now have signed three foreign footballers with the other two being Japanese Midfielder Toshiya Hosoe and Beralusian forward Dzmitry Kowb with another three slots remaining to be filled.
