Derek Boateng joins Europa FC as player-coach

Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng is set to arrive in Gibraltar to sign for Europa FC, FootballMadeInGhana.com can exclusively reveal.

The 35-year-old is signing on to become a player-coach at the club as he looks to make the transition into management.

Boateng signed the contract to join Europa while in Ghana.

He is expected to fly out to Gibraltar in the coming days to begin his work at his new club.

This will be the 13th club for the former Fulham man since making his first incursion to Europe back in 1999 to Kalamata.

Boateng is looking to end his playing career on a high and has now taken the option to complete his coaching badges while at Europa.

He has been played 47 times for Ghana at senior level and was part of the talented Ghana U20 side that finished second to Argentina in the 2001 FIFA World Cup.