Mohammed Kudus, a teammate of Andre Ayew in the Ghana national team, said that the Black Stars’ captain frequently praises his former club. This admiration significantly influenced Kudus’ choice to join West Ham.
While John Paintsil holds the distinction of being the first Ghanaian to play for West Ham, the former FC Nordsjaelland player clarified that he didn’t have the chance to converse with the former Black Stars defender.
Even though John Paintsil held the honor of being the inaugural Ghanaian to play for West Ham, the former FC Nordsjaelland player revealed that he didn’t have the chance to engage in conversation with the former Black Stars defender.
“Ayew has been speaking highly of West Ham, John Paintsil is way older so I didn’t get the chance to speak with him but Andre Ayew is still in the national team.
“He speaks a lot about his experiences at most clubs and West Ham is one of the clubs he speaks highly of,” Mohammed Kudus said
Mohammed Kudus will be wearing jersey number 14, the same jersey number John Paintsil wore while at the club.
The 23-year-old Ghanaian joined the Hammers on a 5-year deal from Dutch club Ajax at an estimated cost of 45 million euros.