Former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko forward Charles Taylor has disclosed his desire to venture into coaching.
Taylor was a mainstay in the Hearts of Oak side that won the 2001 Champions League and 2001 African Super Cup titles, as well as three Ghana Premier League titles.
The 38-year-old, who called time on his illustrious career in 2012 after his long battle with injuries, believes has so much to give to football by developing the youth to attain similar heights in the game as he did during his illustrious career in Ghana.
He is planning to undertake a formal coaching course to equip him with the skills and certification necessary for his new career path.
“I started training young players with Platinum FC in 2017 when a friend who established the team handed it over to me. I have, therefore, been training them since then, but I am eager to attend a coaching course in Ghana as soon as the ban on football activities is lifted,” Taylor told the Graphic Sports in an exclusive interview in Accra.
He believes that attending a coaching course will help him build a formidable career as well as meet the minimum requirements of the football governing body to be recognised as a coach in Ghana.
“We have been training regularly at the Atomic junction in Accra, and as a former footballer who made it big in Ghana, I am desirous to impart some of my experience to the youth in football.
“I want them to be better players than me because that is what a coach is supposed to do. Training as a coach will offer me the opportunity to unearth, nurture and develop the potentials of the youth for them to be more proficient on the field of play,” he explained.