Yaw Yeboah: I want to be Africa's best

Ghanaian teenage football prodigy Yaw Yeboah has disclosed how he aims to be the best player in Africa.

The Manchester City player on loan at French Ligue 1 club Lille in an interview with Get French Football news talked on topics concerning life at Lille and his adaptation to the move to France.

The 18-year-old who played in the U-20 World Cup for Ghana said when asked about his big football dream:

“I really want to be the best player in Africa and also the world’s best I think. That is every footballer’s dream, but you know that. I am more focused on the African Best Player, to get to the top. And also to play in the top teams in the world as well.

“That is what I am waiting on now, that is my dream. Win the Champions League, the World Cup and my league as well.”

Yaw Yeboah despite getting plaudits for his good work is not getting carried away by the praises. The youngster is seeking to do more in preparation for an opportunity to get a call up to the senior national team of Ghana, the Black Stars.

Asked if getting a first international cap for the Black Stars was an ambition, the Manchester City player said:

“I think everyone is saying that I am performing well but I think that I also have more to do. And now I am focusing on my club. But if the chance comes and they call me up, I will be so happy. My mum and dad, they are always looking to see what I’m doing with the national team. It would make them happy as well.

“But now, you know I am 18. If I get the chance then I will be happy. Rooney, Messi and all those players started playing for the national team when they were young and that made them what they are now. It gave them a different experience at an early stage. I am always ready. Now, I am focusing progressing well with my club and I want to keep doing that.”

Yaw Yeboah made his debut in the French Ligue 1 for Lille in a game against Andre and Jordan Ayew’s former club Olympique Marseille on October 25, 2015.