Four (4) interesting attributes of Mohammed Salisu in Black Stars Squad for World Cup
Mohammed Salisu
Mohammed Salisu Abdul Karim popularly called Mohammed Salisu or just Salisu is a Ghanaian born football player. He was named by head coach Otto Addo as one of the players to represent Ghana at the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
He plays the Southampton football club in England. Salisu is a great footballer and Ahead of the World Cup, here are some interesting facts to know about his football skills;
1. Mohammed Salisu with his incredible height of 6 feet 3 inches equivalent to 1.91 m will be the tallest player among the Black Stars squad to play in the World Cup.
2. Mohammed Salisu and Alexander Djiku are both going into the World cup as the Black Stars players with the highest ratings this football season after 15 matches played Salisu and Djiku have a rating of 7.06 and 7.07 respectively.
3. Mohammed Salisu goes into the world cup tournament as the Ghanaian football player who has the most number of minutes among our defenders. Right behind him with 14 is Alexander Djiku and Denis Odoi who has 15.
4. Mohammed Salisu is versatile and is capable of playing in three different positions for the Black Stars. With the likes of Daniel Amartey who can fit into the right back, Salisu could also effortlessly fit into the left back position and as well as the defensive midfield area because of his ability to handle and make passes effectively.
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh