Former Ghana star Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has eulogized Aduana Stars head coach Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin, branding him as a ‘great and intelligent’ gaffer.
Badu in an interview with footballmadeinghana.com revealed that the former Ghana U17 tactician was the one who engineered his move from Berlin FC to Berekum Arsenal and helped him settle in the side.
According to him, the coach encouraged him and even gave him a starting berth in his maiden Premier League appearance against Asante Kotoko.
“He’s a man who knows his stuff and how to work with young chaps. He’s very intelligent and a good manager,” Badu said.
“He’s the one who brought me to Berekum Arsenal from Berlin FC and the first manager to manage me in the Premier League.
“He knows how to encourage young players to give out their best and to play well.
“My first game under him in the Premier League was against Asante Kotoko. That was a big game but he had confidence in me and encouraged me to play well.
“Arsenal at that time had great midfielders like ‘Ballack,’ Osei Kofi Chikah, ‘Nomvete’ and James Boadu but he started me and I scored in that game,” he added.
Badu, a winner of the FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt, later crossed the carpet and joined giants Asante Kotoko just a year after playing for Berekum Arsenal before travelling outside the country to continue his career.
