Agyemang-Badu hails impressive Black Stars debut of Atsu

Published on: 02 June 2012

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has described youngster Christian Atsu as a genius and believes he has justified his inclusion. 

The FC Porto youngster came off the bench to score on his international debut as Ghana thrashed Lesotho 7-0 in the 2014 World Cup qualifier on Friday.

Atsu replaced stand-in captain Sulley Muntari deep into the second half and curled home a sensational strike on the 85th minute mark.

The 20-year-old who was named Rio Ave best player of the season award nearly grabbed a brace but his effort stopped by the Lesotho goalkeeper.

Badu believes Atsu has come to stay in the Black Stars

"He's a great chap. I really love his style of play and he is a wonderful player," the Udinese enforcer told MTNFootball.com

"He's always at his best and I knew it long time that when he gets the chance he is going to impress and he did just that."

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