Ghana Premier League legend Charles Taylor has ruled declared his availability for Saudi Arabia club, ruling out retirement from the game.
“I want a club in Saudi Arabia to play, I’ve not retired,” the 41-year-old said on Accra-based Angel FM.
The ‘Terror Taylor’ as he was affectionately called, played for two of Ghana’s glamorous sides, Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He’s indisputably one of the best players to have graced the local league with his dribbling and goal-scoring prowess.
He courted trouble when he left Hearts and went to their biggest rival Kotoko which was marred with on and off field drama and controversies.
In the meantime, the Saudi league has become the destination for players from Europe in recent times with Cristian Ronaldo being the frontrunner due to the government’s purchase of four football teams there and significant investment in signing recognized players.
Their popularity has been further boosted by recent additions like N’golo Kante, Karim Benzema, and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Saudi Pro League. Players like Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Bernardo Silva have been mentioned in connection with potential moves to the oil-rich country.
Charles Taylor was in the news recently when he voiced his displeasure with remarks made by Nana Oduro Sarfo, a member of the Ghana Football Association’s Executive Council.
Oduro Sarfo attacked Stephen Appiah, a former Black Stars captain, who encouraged the GFA to include former players in the day-to-day management of Ghana Football. Oduro Safo counselled the former Juventus player to pursue additional schooling in order to be qualified to hold such roles in the GFA.
“If Stephen Appiah wants to play a key role or wants to lead the GFA, he needs to have better academic knowledge and certificates,” Oduro Sarfo told Onua FM.
In response to the comments by Oduro Sarfo, Charles Taylor was disappointed, terming it as a senseless submission. He said Oduro and his ilks should use their common sense to effect a drastic change in Ghana football because, despite their academic qualifications, they have done nothing for Ghana football.
“At the GFA, I believe Oduro Sarfo ranks first among those who speak before thinking. He speaks before realizing what he has said is inappropriate. If you wish to tie school [education] into what Stephen said, then they [GFA] have failed miserably. Because, despite their schooling, they are not achieving anything at the FA.
