Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu reveals what Mohammed Kudus must do to win African Footballer of the Year

Former Ghana Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, has shared valuable advice with Mohammed Kudus on how he can be crowned African Footballer of the Year in future.

The 24-year-old West Ham United attacking midfielder has not been nominated for the 2024 award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) despite having a good campaign last year.

The former Ajax talisman scored 18 goals and provided eight assists in 48 games for Ajax and West Ham across all competitions last season, coupled with some entertaining performances.

But he was unlucky not to be near nominated for the African Footballer of the Year by CAF.

“I was hoping he would make the shortlist, but there were also many outstanding players who performed exceptionally well in Africa last year,” Agyemang-Badu told Flashscore.com.

A Ghanaian has not won the award in 32 years since Abedi Ayew last won it in 1992 but Agyemang-Badu believes Kudus can break this duck.

“Kudus is still young and has plenty of opportunities to be crowned Africa’s best. He just needs to stay focused, keep learning, and continue to grow. His time will come—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

Kudus has not had the start to the season he would have liked after scoring two goals one providing one assist in ten games in all competitions.