The Porcupine Warriors new striker has lifted the lid on the player he looked up to most as a youngster and also shed light on how he has worked his way to the top
Asante Kotoko striker Emmanuel Boateng has revealed that the club’s former forward Amed ‘Simba’ Toure was his Ghana Premier League idol growing up.
Toure joined Kotoko from Kessben FC, now Medeama in 2011, and quickly became a cult hero with an incredible goal scoring records and is considered by many to be the best foreign player to play for Kotoko in the last two decades.
And Boateng, who signed a three-year deal with Kotoko last week, was clearly a big fan of the Burkina Faso international, insisting that he always followed his progress which shaped him into a better person
“I want to be like Amed Toure and even become more powerful than him,” Boateng told Kotoko’s media in his first interview after signing for the club.
“He came to worship Asanteman with his good deeds, everyone accepted him and I want to do the same and even more than what he did for Asanteman.
“For years he has been our best player and the way he played for Asanteman showed how good he was and he always inspired me” he added.
Boateng was influential in Future Star Academy’s impressive performance last season in the lower tier league as he scored 18 goals in 15 games.
With the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season set to commence on October 29, Boateng is expected by a lot of pundits and Kotoko supporters to replicate his last season’s performance in order to help Kotoko win the title.