Former Accra Shooting Stars wonderkid Godswill Vadze joins Serbian giants Čukaricki
Ghanaian prodigy Godswill Vadze is set to take the Serbian Super League by storm after completing a 3-year deal with Čukarički.
The white and black were reinforced by the signing of the offensive midfielder Godswill Vadze, a youngster who was one of the best individuals in the Zvijezda 09 team in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina last season.
Vadze was born on September 4, 2001 in Tefle, Ghana, and after a 3-year spell with Accra shooting stars FC who fine-tuned his skills, he started his international career in the Austrian team Pinzgau Saalfelden, from where he moved to Zvijezda 09 from Stanišić. While at Republika Srpska, he was very noticeable, in 49 games he scored eight goals and assisted six times.
“I am very happy that I became a member of Čukaricki. I can’t wait to meet my teammates, to do the first training and I hope to be in competition for games very soon. I am grateful to God and to all the people in Ghana who believed in my talent. I promise to give my best for this club, to which I am very grateful for the fact that they signed me. It is a privilege to play for Čukarički” – said Vadze after being introduced to the club from Banovo brdo.
Vadze was assigned the number 11 jersey, on Monday he underwent medical examinations, and he will begin first training session with the team today.
“We followed several guys who were on our radar for a long time, including Vadze. We did a detailed analysis of his qualities, with the help of the club’s scouting service, together we came to the conclusion that this is the ideal profile of a player who fits the system and idea of the game that our head coach Goran Stanić is looking for. We expect the boy from Ghana to quickly adapt to the requirements and to play for the team as soon as possible, and the fact that he has already played in these areas will be of great importance” – said Goran Grkinić, the technical director of Čukarički.
“Our goal is to produce top level players who are capable of competing at the highest level and we are most definitely on that path having produced a couple of youngsters including Vadze in whom I am confident in the next couple of years, will be rubbing shoulders with the best in the world of football” – said Isaac Ansah, Vice president of Accra Shooting Stars FC.
